New student - Fuksi
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Hello Fuksi!
First of all, huge congratulations on getting into the program, and a warm welcome to the Hervanta campus! On this page, you’ll find everything a fuksi (first-year student) needs to know to get through the first week. The page includes a Fuksi checklist that will help you make sure you don’t forget anything essential during orientation week. In addition, this page features a “teekkari–English–teekkari” dictionary, where you will find one after another more interesting, but is extremely important vocabulary for the coming year.
Orientation Week 2026 officially begins on Monday, August 17. Mark this date on your calendar so you’ll be sure to show up! However, Orientation Week traditionally kicks off early at the Hervanta campus on Sunday, August 16. At this early kickoff event, you’ll get to meet other incoming fuksis, your tutor group, and maybe even make some new friends. The event has a laid-back, relaxed vibe and has been extremely popular and well-received in previous years.
Your most important sources of support at the start will be us, the fuksi coordinators—Lauri (Fuksi Captain) and Josefina (Fuksi Official)—as well as the two tutors in your tutor group. As fuksi coordinators, we’ll make sure your fuksi year is unforgettable! Our job is to introduce you to the Teekkari culture and the ins and outs of studying at the university. So feel free to reach out to us anytime!
As you may or may not have heard, our main communication channel is Telegram. Right NOW might be a good time to download the Telegram app from the app store, if you haven’t already done so as a savvy engineering fuksi. Telegram might be new to many, but it works much like WhatsApp—though you don’t need a phone number to send messages. You can use these links to join the most important Telegram groups for your fuksi year in advance: Skillan Fuksit 2026-2027 and Skillan fuksitiedotus 2026-2027.
The easiest way to reach us, the fuksi responsibles, is on Telegram under the usernames @fuksikapu and @ fuksipaimen. See you in the fall!
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Lauri Viitala
Fuksi Captain
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Josefina Huhtasaari
Fuksi Official
Fuksi's checklist
Activate your TUNI account
Register for the academic year
Familiarize yourself with your degree programme at tuni.fi
Join important Telegram channels: Sähkökilta ry, Skillan tiedotus
Read your @tuni.fi E-mail actively
Pay the healthcare fee to Kela
Apply for a study grant from Kela
Arrive at the orientation week
Orientation week schedule - This is where it all begins!
Sunday
16th August 2026Headstart
Monday
17th August 2026First get together
Degree programme lecture and getting to know the campus
Crêpe party
Tuesday
18th August 2026TEK-info
Registering for courses + HOPS
Getting to know the campus
Fuksi-info
The Ekat Bileet (First party)
Wednesday
19th August 2026Getting tot know the campus
Waarallinen tehtävä Herwanta
Thursday
20th August 2026Getting to know the campus
Beach hangout
Friday
21st August 2026Morning jog
Do you still have questions? Please contact the fuksi responsibles!
Electrical engineering fuksi's short encyclopedia
Keskiasteen välitutkinto
EventKeskiasteen Välitutkinto is a different sort of degree, in order to complete which you need to visit a few Hervant-ean pubs. The event is organized right in the beginning of the semester, and the new freshmen (fuksis) will get to complete a degree of their own: the Fuksi Degree (Fuksitutkinto). This is one of the best ways to get to know Hervanta!
Excursions
Business visitExcursions, a.k.a. XQs, are organized a couple of times a year. Usually it is about visiting companies in the area of electrical technology. "Rankka" is an excursion, which takes a few days longer.
KumipelausISO
Outdoor gameDuring Wappu Skilta organizes a sport-ish event called KumipelausISO. In this game the inner tube of a wheelbarrow acts the "ball". Usually it is played at a beach, though sometimes the game has taken a trip into the water too...
Sauna nights
EventA couple of times in a year we are having events at a sauna (you know sauna; the Finnish substitute for superfood, since we don’t have seaweed). There we sing, have fun together, and of course go to sauna. These events are usually organized at Teekkarisauna called Mörrimöykky near Hervanta campus.
Sitsis
EventSitsis, or academic dinner parties, are dinners where you sing, eat and drink. Sitsis often have a theme, so people either dress up or wear overalls. The anniversary parties of various associations are also similar, but they are more official and you should dress better there. You can get familiar with sitsi culture by attending the annual fuksisitsis. There you can learn what sitsis are all about and learn the most common sitsi songs.
Mikontalo
Student residenceMikontalo is a legendary student residence owned by Tampereen opiskelija-asuntosäätiö (TOAS) and located in Hervanta. Mikontalo is particularly recognisable for its eye-catching architecture and impressive size.
Mörrimöykky
BuildingMörrimöykky, also known as teekkarisauna, is a sauna building particularly important to teekkaris. It's located on Tekniikankatu and various events are arranged there throughout the year.
Academic quarter
TermAn academic quarter means, for example, that a lesson starts 15 minutes later than what is told on your schedule. Academic quarter is widely used in all university teaching and teachers usually mention explicitly if it is not used.
Tupsufuksi
TermA second year student.
Bommari
LocationBommari is a bomb shelter located in the basement of the University of Tampere's Hervanta campus. In Bommari you can spend your free time with activities such as floorball and skateboarding. Sitsis are also often organised in Bommari.
Front lawn
LocationFront lawn is a grass area in the center of the Hervanta campus of Tampere University where various events are often organised.
Obelisk
MonumentObelisk is a mirror-coated structure in the middle of the front lawn. It's often used a starting point for various events or as a general meetup place.