Happy Independence Day from the students of the Capital Region!

The collective Independence Day greetings of HYY, AYY, SHS, ArtSU and Helga are published in our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube! Join us at 6 pm on Sunday 6 December to help us create a solemn yet dazzling atmosphere for Independence Day!

In addition to students’ greetings, we will also get to hear greetings from the Mayor of Helsinki and the President of the Republic to the students of the Capital Region.

The student unions of the Capital Region decided earlier not to organise the traditional Students’ Independence Day Torchlight Procession as a physical event this year. The organising parties came to the conclusion that organising a public event for several thousand students would not be responsible in the current coronavirus situation.

Despite the difficult coronavirus situation, student unions want to work together to keep this fine tradition alive. The first Students’ Torchlight Procession was organised in 1951. Back then, the event began with laying wreaths at the soldiers’ graves, followed by 2,000 students marching to the Senate Square to listen to speeches and choirs.