Articles with category: Blog
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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.
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Julia Tuuri: The policy paper and the code of ethics to be discussed in the General Assembly – but who will be elected to next year’s Board?
Published:The General Assembly is one of the most important and thrilling yearly events for The Finnish Student Sports Federation. OLL’s member organisations all around Finland gather in the General Assembly to decide the most important issues for OLL. The programme includes exciting voting segments, meeting new and old acquaintances, and inspiring conversation.
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The municipal elections were held – decision-making in municipal councils and committees begins
Published:How was physical exercise featured in the municipal elections of 2021 and what happens next?
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Can you find municipal candidates who promote physical activity in voting advice applications?
Published:We went over the questions of a few voting advice applications and looked at how important a role physical activity plays in them. We paid special attention to how physical activity among students was taken into account in the questions.
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Oscar Byman: Exercise crucial to student wellbeing
Published:Oscar Byman, candidate for RKP in Helsinki, blogs about the municipal elections.
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Hanna Kivimäki: Cycling should be made accessible to all
Published:Hanna Kivimäki, candidate for SDP in Helsinki, blogs about the municipal elections.
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Essi Lumme: It is worth acknowledging higher education students in the municipal decision-making
Published:During our studies, we try to find ways to expand our cross-disciplinary networks before hitting the workforce. We all create several new friendships during our studies. Too often these encounters and this networking takes place at different kinds of parties. It would be fantastic if we could increase the role that sports play in networking and maintaining friendships.
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Sanni Lehtinen: Can students afford to ski?
Published:Sanni Lehtinen, candidate for the Greens in Helsinki, blogs about the municipal elections.
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Toni Ahva: Let's turn the municipal elections into sports elections!
Published:Toni Ahva, Head of Public Affairs at the Finnish Olympic Committee, blogs about the municipal elections.
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