Using the Slice student card is easy. Install the Slice app on your phone from the App Store or Google Play. Open the app and follow the instructions for registration by clicking on the link “How to log in?” 

You can also find more information on our website under Student card.

To reset your login, go to slice.fi/resetoi and enter your e-mail in the given field. If you run into any issues, you can also contact Slice’s customer service at info@slice.fi.

You can get additional instructions on paying the membership fee without Oili or Peppi by filling out the electronic Google Form. You will receive the instructions to your e-mail.

You can check the availability of the sauna on our website under Leipis sauna facilities. After booking your time, you must also visit VYY’s Service Office to sign the rental agreement. We will also instruct you further on how to use the space.

You cannot book Domus Bothnica through us. VYY has sold its share of Domus Bothnica in early 2024. To inquire about renting Domus Bothnica, please contact the current owners via e-mail at neotide@neotide.fi.

The student union is a community and advocate for all university students. It acts as the students’ voice at the university and in society. It advocates for students, supports students’ wellbeing, and builds a better student life. 

In practice, a student union

• represents students in decision-making at the university and brings out the students’ point of view in developing teaching.
• organizes guidance and support services for e.g. studying and living.
• supports and funds student organizations, like subject organizations and hobby clubs and associations.
• advocates for students in municipalities, in the state, and in Europe to ensure that daily life for students runs smoothly.
• first and foremost, creates opportunities for community, participation, and funding your own place in the academic community.

A student union is democratic. The highest decision-making body is the Representative Council, whose members are chosen in elections. Students can impact what the student union does, how it operates, and what its values are. Daily operations are run by the Executive Board, and hired specialists work alongside to support them. The structure and principles are very similar to those of cities and municipalities. 

A student union is not just administration and politics. It’s a concrete part of student life. Its work shows in better teaching practices, cheaper student meals, events, sports opportunities, and better mental health. 

Without a student union, students would often be alone in the crossfire of massive structures. The student union unites students, raises their needs to the center, and works to ensure that student life is more than sitting in a lecture hall. It’s a life that includes the right to feel good, make an impact, and be heard.

A degree student receives national member benefits, such as numerous discounts for public services like transportation and culture venues, Kela meal subsidies, and the FSHS health services. The academic year sticker on your student card is also a membership benefit. Additionally, students are entitled to student financial benefits from Kela, and they include the student grant, the housing supplement, and the government guarantee for a student loan. The amount of study grant is dependent on your living situation.

Postgraduate students have more meager member benefits, and student union membership is not mandatory for them. Postgraduate students are not entitled to the FSHS services or the Kela meal subsidy. As a Student Union member, postgraduate students have access to the VR student discounts and several of VYY’s own membership benefits.

Special benefits for VYY members, both degree and postgraduate, include the membership discount for the Leipätehdas sauna facilities, rental and borrowed items like board games and sports equipment, VYY’s rental van, and the opportunity to participate in events and training organized by VYY. As a VYY member, you can impact the activities of the Student Union and get support for your student life. 

If you forget to register by the deadline, you will have to pay both the Student Union membership fee and a re-registration fee of 50 euros to the University. If you register late, please e-mail us at ylioppilaskunta@vyy.fi to receive instructions for how to pay your membership fee. The re-registration fee is paid in the University of Vaasa webshop.

For more information on registering for the academic year, please visit the University’s website under Academic Year and Registration.