Articles with category: Blog
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OLL alumni: “During my term as chair, policies were established that still affect students sports”
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) addressed lack of exercise and equality and experienced changes in the membership model already in 2014 when Hanna Huumonen was the chair. Although Huumonen had some obstacles to negotiate as a women in the international sports scene, she wouldn’t change her OLL experience for anything.
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OLL alumni: “My year on the board gave direction to my career and skills”
Published:Perseverance, seeing projects through to completion and public speaking. Jorma Alastalo took these lessons with him from his time as second vice chair of the board of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) in 2021. “In the future, I hope to see elements of OLL’s practices in every work community I'm part of,” Alastalo writes in his blog post.
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University heads responded to the challenge – OLL President to Yle: “Routines for physical activity are already formed during the years of study”
Published:OLL challenged the heads of universities and universities of applied sciences to think about how the physical activity of higher-education students could be increased and how students could be encouraged to adopt a physically active lifestyle during their studies. University heads across Finland took up on the challenge presented as part of the European Week of Sport.
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Changing the world is a team sport – the Finnish Student Sports Federation is helping to improve the position of girls in sports
Published:Disturbing body-related comments, taking photos and videos without permission, harassment and advances. Rape attempt during travel to competition. These experiences by university sports are examples of gender harassment.
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Miia Puustinen: What is the smallest thing you can do in a day to maintain your wellbeing and ability to study?
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Finnish Student Sports Federation to clarify its strategy – strives to engage the entire higher education community in increasing students’ level of physical activity
Published:What if higher education institutions became full members of the Finnish Student Sports Federation? President Emilia Junnila and Secretary General Niko Peltokangas prepared a draft strategy for this major reform.
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Back to the wonderful yet stressful student life – how to take care of yourself in the autumn rush
Published:Returning to studies and everyday routines can be cause for celebration for one, and cause for tears for another. One person enjoys scheduling and planning, while another would like the holiday to continue for a bit longer. To make the start of the autumn a little more enjoyable, we’ve put together a few tips to brighten up your days.
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International sports advocacy in the shadow of war
Published:Universiades, Russian ministers and university sports services – there is a lot going on in international student sports, both on playing fields and in meeting rooms. OLL’s Secretary General Niko Peltokangas writes about how the Federation is exerting influence in international umbrella organisations.
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Make exercise a natural part of every student’s day
Published:Kristiina Teppo writes about the Finnish Student Sports Federation’s fourth election goal. The Finnish model could be developed further in order to make it into a tool to build an activity-based culture not just in comprehensive school, but also in secondary and university education, because students also deserve physical activity with a low threshold in their everyday lives.
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Promoting exercise must be a cross-party team sport
Published:Promoting exercise and counteracting the increased lack of physical activity must be made one of the priorities in the new government programme. This way all parties can become messengers of exercise.
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We will include students in the promotion of exercise
Published:The problems of students are hidden beneath the coping narrative, and the cause is their youth, writes Niko Peltokangas, Secretary General of OLL. During the parliamentary election, the Federation is campaigning to see students identified as a separate group in the legislation for exercise promotion.
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Higher Education on the Move supports long-lasting and overall well-being
Published:How does the activities of Universities on the Move manifest in the everyday life of students and why should the programme's funding be continued? Special Advisor for University Sport Anni Liina Ikonen writes in the second part of the Finnish Student Sports Federation's election blog series about the importance of the Universities on the Move programme.
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Student sports must be taken into account in university funding
Published:Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden hyvinvointi on viime vuosina kriisiytynyt, minkä vuoksi korkeakoulujen liikunnan rahoitukseen tulisi panostaa enemmän, kirjoittaa Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliiton puheenjohtaja Emilia Junnila. Suurempien kriisien ja liikkumattomuuden kustannusten ehkäisemiseksi tulee panostukset tehdä nyt.
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♥ Valentine’s Day workout tips from Nyyti ♥ How to manage your stress levels through exercise
Published:Student life can be busy. You’re feeling stressed, and it can be difficult to fit in workouts in your hectic life. But here’s the good news: you don’t need to work out, it’s enough to just get active in your daily life! Exercise can also be a great tool for managing stress. Of course, having sports as a hobby will enhance the benefits of exercise even more.
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Promoting equality is part of all operations at OLL
Published:The promotion of equality is present in all areas of our operations. OLL’s operations are guided by an extensive equality plan, which was updated this year. The updated plan was approved at the General Assembly held on 2–3 November in Vuokatti. The plan opens up the concepts of equality and OLL's actions in promoting equality. In addition, the plan highlights OLL's role a feminist and anti-racist organisation.
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Why does Putin want to control university sports?
Published:Big money in sports is a major incentive for many people hungry for power. But why did Putin also want to sit on the throne of university sports, where there is less money and fame?
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How did Putin gain control over university sports?
Published:Power in FISU, umbrella organisation of university sports, transferred to Putin in the 2010s. But how did it come to this? The Finnish Student Sports Federation’s events and training specialist Markku Rantahalvari will answer this question in the OLL blog.
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Strateginen päiväkirja: Liittokokouksessa jäsenmallista kirjaus toimintasuunnitelmaan
Published:Päiväkirjan sivu 8: Puheenjohtaja Essi Lumme raportoi parin viikon välein OLL:n jäsenmallin kehitystyöstä. Vuoden 2022 aikana laaditaan eri vaihtoehtoja kartoittava selonteko.
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Markku Rantahalvari: Boycott sporting events the right way!
Published:What’s the right thing to do when a country that grossly violates human rights organises and hosts sporting events by questionable means? Our events and education specialist Markku has a few tips for you!
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Niko Peltokangas: OLL’s membership model is all about developing operations
Published:Developing a new membership model felt like a monster that you can’t quite make out in a dark room, OLL's Secretary General Niko Peltokangas writes. How does it feel now? Peltokangas describes his feelings and observations from the past year.
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Strateginen päiväkirja: Jäsenyhteisöjen lausunnot mukaan selontekoon
Published:Päiväkirjan sivu 7: Puheenjohtaja Essi Lumme raportoi parin viikon välein OLL:n jäsenmallin kehitystyöstä. Vuoden 2022 aikana laaditaan eri vaihtoehtoja kartoittava selonteko.
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Strateginen päiväkirja: Lausuntokierros on alkanut
Published:Päiväkirjan sivu 6: Puheenjohtaja Essi Lumme raportoi parin viikon välein OLL:n jäsenmallin kehitystyöstä. Vuoden 2022 aikana laaditaan eri vaihtoehtoja kartoittava selonteko.
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Markku Rantahalvari: The budget proposal for sports contains some all-too-familiar tunes
Published:The proposal for the 2023 state budget includes 2.8 million euros worth of cuts to sports funding. To OLL Specialist Markku Rantahalvari, the proposal contains some all-too-familiar tunes.
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Essi Lumme: Decisions on the future of students’ wellbeing and promotion of physical activity are made now!
Published:Who needs the Finnish Student Sports Federation? Our President Essi Lumme launches a discussion on the future of OLL.
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Tekla Hahl: University sports recommendations at the core of sports lobbying
Published:Advocacy by the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) is based on university sports recommendations that guide universities in the creation of sports services and a healthy studying environment. OLL’s vice chair Tekla Hahl studied the recommendations only to realise that she had already come across during her studies at a university of applied sciences.
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Here’s what the new county councils can do to promote sports and exercise
Published:What is the sports sector looking for from the county councils that will commence work this March? OLL Communications Specialist Niko Peltokangas lays out the kinds of decisions the councils could make right at the beginning of their term to boost wellbeing through sports and exercise.
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This year, the activities of OLL will focus on collaboration, the joy of sports and the federation’s future
Published:Our job is to build a team that works to promote student sports and higher education on the move, writes OLL President Essi Lumme.
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County elections: The wellbeing services counties need goals and plans in order to improve the conditions for exercise
Published:Set indicators are used to measure the work of the wellbeing services counties and municipalities, and these also take exercise into account. The aims of the indicators and the measures to achieve these are defined in the county’s strategy and statutory wellbeing plan. We want these to include entries on promoting exercise.
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Essi Lumme: The coronavirus pandemic can leave its mark on higher education sports for a long time
Published:The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the sports services of higher education institutions and spurred them to action, and its effects will be seen for a long time. Vice-President Essi Lumme describes what OLL’s follow-up survey reveals about the effects of the pandemic on higher education sports.
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Essi Lumme: Students must not be left in the dark regarding the continuation of restrictions
Published:Higher education students are currently returning to their studies. Meanwhile, many students return from their summer vacation to their everyday routines, such as university sports. However, not all higher education students get to start their autumn studies on the campus. Due to COVID-19, different areas in Finland follow different restrictions, which also poses challenges in organising university sports.
Page last updated 30.8.2020