Opening ceremony of the Academic Year 2022-2023

The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2022–2023 will be held on Kuopio campus on Thursday, 8 September 2022, at 1.15 p.m. in the Great Lecture Hall, Snellmania building. Welcome!

Opening Ceremony Service in the Great Lecture Hall at 12.15–12.45 p.m.

Liturgy by University Chaplain Raimo Hakkarainen
Speech by Vicar Anu Kiviranta
Music by  Cantor Jarkko Maukonen

PROGRAMME at 1.15 p.m.
Hosted by Lauri Tolkki, Director of Language Centre and Sanna Niskanen, University Teacher.

Academic Procession
 

Opening Address
Rector Jukka Mönkkönen
 

Speech
Creative Director, Journalist Jani Halme
 

Address by the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
Chair of the Executive Board of Student Union Sami Tanskanen
 

Choir Music
University of Eastern Finland Choir Joy with Matti Makkonen as the Conductor

The Finnish National Anthem
“Maamme”
 

Coffee

Opening Ceremony Service can be followed online at vimeo.com/737489352.
Opening Ceremony starting at 1.15 p.m. can be followed online at vimeo.com/737490927.

Campus Happening at 3.30 p.m. Programme will be available in the address isyy.fi/campushappening.