Welcome to the 91th Annual Gala and Sitsfest of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä!
Interdisciplinary Annual Sitsfest
JYY’s interdisciplinary annual party will be held on Wednesday 19.3. at Ilokivi Venue from 6 pm! There will be a capacity of 100 participants. The JYY’s new interdisciplinary sitsfest book JYYPOS will be used as the song book. The sitsfest is bilingual (Finnish and English).
The price of the sitsfest package is 25 € and includes a drink package of your choice, food and dessert, snacks and a badge! Food at the sitsfest is vegan. Sitsfest packages will go on sale on Kide.app on 14.2. at 2 p.m. The sale of the packages ends on Wednesday 12 March at noon. The seller of the packages JYY has a liquor licence (licence number: 01067608).
Dress code is something green and overalls (overalls not mandatory).
Ilokivi Venue’s address is Keskussairaalantie 2, 40100 Jyväskylä. The Venue is a accessible space. For more information on accessibility click here.
The sitsfest will follow JYY’s safer space principles. By attending the sitsfest, you agree to abide by the principles. The sitsfest’s Trusted Persons will be introduced at the beginning of the sitsfest. You will recognise them from the Trusted Person pin and JYY’s grey hoodie. You can find out more about the JYY safer space principles here.
ACCOMMODATION OFFERS
Hotel Alba
850 meters to Ilokivi Venue
Reservations can be made directly on the Alba website here. The accommodation offers are valid from 19 to 20 March. Prices include free parking, breakfast and access to the sauna during the opening hours of the sauna. When booking, please use the code Vuosijuhlat
Room offers
- Single (one person room) 99,00€/vrk
- Single Standard 104,00€/vrk
- Twin Standard (two persons room) 116,00€/vrk
- Superior (one person room) 114,00€/vrk
- JuniorSuite (one person room) 167,00€/vrk
- JuniorSuite (2 persons room) 187,00€/vrk
Time Hostel
650 meters to Ilokivi Venue
You can book Time to Stay accommodation in Jyväskylä with a 10% discount for the period 19.-23.03.2025.
- You can book your accommodation here. Use code jyy10 when booking.
- You can see the Time to Stay rooms here.
JYY’s 91st Annual Gala
Welcome to celebrate the 91st anniversary of our Student Union! The annual gala will be celebrated as a cocktail party on Saturday 22.3. at 6:00 pm at Ilokivi Venue! The gala will include speeches and greetings, musical performances, the awarding of the Student Union’s academic badges of merit and a celebration of our beloved Student Union. For more information about the gala, please visit our website.
TICKETS
45 € – Gala ticket: JYY member
55 € – Gala ticket
The gala ticket includes a welcome drink, two drink tickets, cocktail bites and cloakroom fee. The cocktail bites are vegan. Gala tickets will go on sale on Kide.app on Friday 14 February at 2:00 pm. Ticket sales end on Friday 14.3. at 12 noon. The vendor of the drinks packages JYY has a liquor licence (licence number: 01067608).
Dress code is dark suit and academic merit badges.
The gala is bilingual (Finnish and English).
SCHEDULE (tentative)
6:00 pm Doors
6:30 pm Gala starts
11:30 pm Moving on to the nightclub Freetime
Ilokivi Venue’s address is Keskussairaalantie 2, 40100 Jyväskylä. The Venue is a accessible space. For more information on accessibility click here.
The gala will follow JYY’s safer space principles. By attending the gala, you agree to abide by the principles. The gala’s Trusted Persons will be introduced at the beginning of the gala. You will recognise them from the Trusted Person pin. You can find out more about the JYY safer space principles here.
GIFTS
If you would like to remember our Student Union, you can make a donation to
ACCOMMODATION OFFERS
Hotel Alba
850 meters to Ilokivi Venue
Reservations can be made directly on the Alba website here. The accommodation offers are valid from 19 to 20 March. Prices include free parking, breakfast and access to the sauna during the opening hours of the sauna. When booking, please use the code Vuosijuhlat
Room offers
- Single (one person room) 138,00€/vrk
- Single Standard 154,00€/vrk
- Twin Standard (two persons room) 175,00€/vrk
- Superior (one person room) 164,00€/vrk
- JuniorSuite (one person room) 228,00€/vrk
- JuniorSuite (2 persons room) 228,00€/vrk
Time Hostel
650 meters to Ilokivi Venue
You can book Time to Stay accommodation in Jyväskylä with a 10% discount for the period 19.-23.03.2025.
- You can book your accommodation here. Use code jyy10 when booking.
- You can see the Time to Stay rooms here.
Questions and more information?
For more information about the Annual Celebrations, please contact our event producer Suvi Liukkonen by email tapahtumatuottaja@jyy.fi or by calling +35845 137 1961.
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History
The history of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä, or JYY, is naturally linked to the history of the University of Jyväskylä. The roots of the University are in the teacher seminar founded in 1863, where the first Finnish-speaking teachers in Finland were trained. In 1934, the seminary was transformed into an educational university, and at that time the student union was founded. At that time, JYY was known as JKKY – the student union of Jyväskylä University of Education.
In 1967, the University of Jyväskylä became an actual university and the journey towards a multidisciplinary university like the one we have today began. At the same time, the name of the student union also changed and the name JYY, which is still in use today, was introduced. For the first 70 years of JYY, a work has been written – Youth and Hope.
JYY will celebrate its annual celebration usually on March 24 to commemorate the launch of Finnish education.