Articles with category: Blog
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Municipal solutions: Better service chain for exercise counselling
Published:Wellbeing services counties should develop their service chains with student health care and university sports services to enable students quick access to exercise counselling provided by municipalities and wellbeing services counties. Wellbeing services counties and municipalities should introduce a mini intervention model to discuss the importance of exercise, writes OLL President Akseli Haanpää.
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Municipal solutions: Student exercise at low cost
Published:Wellbeing services counties should develop their service chains with student health care and university sports services to enable students quick access to exercise counselling provided by municipalities and wellbeing services counties. Wellbeing services counties and municipalities should introduce a mini intervention model to discuss the importance of exercise, writes OLL President Akseli Haanpää.
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Municipal solutions: Local exercise as part of a functional city
Published:Cities and municipalities have a key role to play in determining the opportunities people have to do exercise in their everyday life. Exercise does not have to be limited to separate workout sessions or gym visits: it is easy to adopt an active lifestyle if the urban environment supports walking, cycling and local exercise. Especially for students, who often have limited resources and schedules, accessible opportunities for exercise are important, writes OLL’s 1st Vice President, Nette Rimpioja.
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Municipal solutions: Making student exercise a strategic target
Published:This spring sees the first ever combined municipal and regional elections in Finland. These elections are indeed an important celebration of democracy for Finns, who get to choose the politicians who make decisions on almost all the basic services of everyday life. However, preparing strategies for the next municipal and regional council term is already under way, says Akseli Haanpää, President of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL).
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New study shows that students exercise more than before, but there is no reduction in sitting
Published:According to the Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey (KOTT), which was published in November, 55 percent of university students exercise enough according to the physical activity recommendations. Exercise promotion is, however, still needed. Marika Uusi-Illikainen, OLL’s Vice President for 2024, summarises the research results and discusses how student sports can be improved going forward.
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The strategy funding for sports is a big lobbying victory – and the start of a new phase of advocacy work
Published:The 2025–2028 agreement period is the first time that sports are included in the university funding model. OLL’s Head of Communications Niko Peltokangas writes about what this lobbying victory means for the future advocacy work within university sports.
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A challenge from FISU Forum to improve equality in student sports
Published:The major international student sports event FISU World Forum took place in Zagreb, Croatia at the end of August. Finland and the Finnish Student Sports Federation were represented at the event by student of health promotion and FISU Student Ambassador Tia Saharinen and the OLL’s Head of Communications Niko Peltokangas.
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation’s new membership model makes headway: a service design project leads to concrete results
Published:The organised university sports in Finland are stepping into its second century with one word in mind: together. To achieve truly impactful collaboration, the Federation will now invite universities to become ordinary members alongside the student unions. The background to this change lies in the membership model report which was drawn up in 2021–2022.
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The Exercise Day of Your Dreams: exercise is for everyone
Published:Physical activity has an indisputable positive impact on mental health, and all students should be able to benefit from this regardless of their background or abilities, according to human rights activist Selinä Nera and Tommi Yläkangas, Influencing Specialist at Nyyti ry. The university sector is currently offering a wide variety of sports services for students, but is exercise for everyone if all students don’t have equal access to these activities?
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President Niinistö walked and roller-skated – how the future president practices their handshake?
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) asked the presidential candidates how they plan to prepare for the most important task of the President, namely shaking hands with the thousands of visitors at the annual Independence Day event.
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OLL represented at General Assemblies of international federations
Published:Elections, Russia and rule changes were hot topics at the general assemblies of the international umbrella organisations of student sports. OLL’s Secretary General Niko Peltokangas, who took part in the assemblies, writes about the decisions that were made.
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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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