OLL — for a more active student and higher education

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The Finnish Student Sports Federation has a varied operating environment. Our federation can be classed as a student, youth, sports, or non-governmental organisation. OLL has partners both on an international level and among other sectors of society that promote health.
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Membership of the Finnish Student Sports Federation brings a range of useful and enjoyable benefits, such as membership benefits, training and expert services to promote sports in higher education.
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For students

On this page, we have collected tips on how to start a more active student life – just for you. Here you will also find basic information about on-campus sports tutoring and student sports clubs. Don't forget to find out more about our member benefits!
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Higher Education on the Move

The Finnish Schools on the Move programme is now being expanded to higher education institutions as well! At the start of 2020, OLL launched its three-year Higher Education on the Move activities . We are inviting higher education communities to join the us to develop, experiment and embed new solutions into the community to promote a more physically active lifestyle.
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67%

Two thirds of the Finnish university students do not get enough exercise.
3 000 MEUR

The annual costs of lack of exercise for society are staggering.
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Our members include both student associations and unions and university sports organizations.
152 000

Our federation has student members all over Finland.

Happening now

Sports Tutoring Meeting

Tapahtuma
16.2.2021

The Finnish Student Sports Federation is organizing a national sports tutoring meeting online on February 16th 2021 for anyone working with the coordination of sports tutoring or anyone willing to start sports tutoring activities in his/her university.

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Liikunnan sektoritapaaminen

Tapahtuma
17.2.2021

Se on vihdoin täällä, liikunnan sektoritapaaminen!

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The OLL Board divided areas of responsibilities and is heading towards municipal elections

Press release
18.1.2021

The Board of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) for 2021 held their constitutive meeting and divided areas of responsibilities among themselves. The Board also decided on the respective sponsored student unions (list below).

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Korkeakouluopiskelijat ‒ helposti unohdettu käyttäjäryhmä

Blog
14.1.2021

Usein puhutaan lasten ja nuorten liikunnasta ja heidän tasa-arvoisista harrastusmahdollisuuksistaan. Kuinka tietyt lajit ovat kalliita harrastaa, mutta kuinka liikunta on tärkeää kehityksen, sosiaalisten suhteiden ja jopa terveyden kannalta. Kun heidän asiansa on saatu jotenkin kuntoon, hypätään useampi kymmenen vuotta eteenpäin ja keskustellaan vanhusten liikuntamahdollisuuksista. Liikunta näytteleekin todella suurta osaa heidän terveytensä ja toimintakykynsä tukemisessa. Heille täytyy siis tarjota mahdollisuus turvalliseen kuntosaliharjoitteluun, lähellä olevat lenkkipolut ja kaupungin liikuntapalveluiden ohjatut eläkeläisryhmät.

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Ruotsinkielinen seminaari Liikkuva Korkeakoulusta 27.11.2020

Blog
16.12.2020

Finlands Svenska Idrotts järjesti Liikkuva opiskelu -aiheisen seminaarin ruotsiksi 27.11.2020. Seminaariin osallistui Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliiton puolesta vuoden 2020 varapuheenjohtaja Sanna-Maria Ahl. Hän piti siellä esityksen opettajien merkityksesta osana opiskelijoiden matalankynnyksen liikkumista.

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Parkour and ultimate offered to higher education institutions!

News
14.12.2020

The project Parkouria ja ultimatea opiskelijoille (Parkour and ultimate for students) supports increasing physical activity and exercise among students through these sports. With the help of the project, we are able to offer sports try-outs to higher education institutions at a reasonable price using, if possible, the facilities of the educational institution or nearby facilities. Sports try-outs can be carried out very flexibly, for example, as part of events and exercise sessions. Sports try-outs can also be offered as sports courses.

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Julia Tuuri was elected as the President of The Finnish Student Sports Federation

Press release
19.11.2020

Today on Thursday, the remotely held General Assembly of The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) elected a new Board for 2021.

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The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL): After the corona pandemic, student sports needs money, no cuts

Statement
19.11.2020

The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) demands that higher education institutions secure the funding for sports services after the coronavirus crisis. The sports services contribute significantly to the physical and social well-being and coping of higher education students. Even small cuts can have a disproportionately big impact on small budgets.

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