Student events are one of the most important leisure activities for students. They are a great way to meet new people, have memorable experiences and, of course, to have fun! PIRATE organises a wide range of events for its members throughout the academic year – check them out below. PIRATE also organises activity days and sporting events.
Appros are a type of event in which you round different checkpoints and bars, with the aim of completing a “degree”. In Tampere, there are, for example, Hämeenkadun approt, Bubirundi and Snäkkiappro. PIRATE ry is organising an appro-style event called Cirque De La Medicine.
Sits are academic table parties. Sits are the time for singing songs, eating food and having fun together, according to strict sits rules, of course. You should get your own PIRATE songbook, LauluHilkka for for the sits! PIRATE ry is organising sits with different themes, alone and together with other organisations, throughout the year.
PIRATE ry’s events
Cirque De La Medicine or “Cirque” is an appro-style student event for medical and healthcare students.
Excursions introduce PIRATE members to the cultures of other countries, both in their leisure time and in the health sector. Excursions are organised once a year.
Glögi event is the traditional Christmas relaxation session organised by PIRATE. The event is held near the office.
An evening shift is an occasional sit-down in a restaurant or café where you can meet new people, spend time with friends or take part in a program organised by PIRATE, such as quizzes. Of course, there are also student prizes on offer.
Contamination starts the year for our new students, when the newcomers get “contaminated” by student life in the form of “baptism” and recite the healthcare student vows.
Kyykkä is a traditional academic winter sport. The World Academic Kyykkä Championships is organised every year in February in Hervanta. Together with other associations, we organise qualifying competitions.
The sport trials are low-threshold sporting events of various kinds, where our students can get to know and play new sport in a relaxed atmosphere. We have organised sports experiments with different companies, such as aerial yoga and twerk classes. PIRATE also organises our own regular sport shift on Wednesdays at SportUni at TAMK Kaupin campus.
Ski trips to Sappee have been encouraging students to take to the slopes for several years now. Organised together with the Tolu. The day trips involve packing the students onto a bus at the end of the school day and heading home after the evening on the slopes.
Movie nights are a great way to spend time. We usually organise our movie nights in co-operation with SOPU. At the movie nights, we watch a few films voted by the participants, with snacks of course. How about a Christmas movie?
The egg hunt is a great way to start spring! PIRATE hides eggs in Tampere. You can find eggs by following clues and claim prizes for yourself/your group!
Pakoputki is one of PIRATE’s most popular student events of the year, with buses touring Tampere’s suburban pubs. It always ends with a PISTOT party, where the theme continues with the theme of the Pakoputki.
PIRATE’s anniversary celebrations, or “vujut”, are held every few years to honour the longevity of the association and the traditions of the past years.
PISTOT is a monthly organised student party with changing themes. PISTOT is organised in co-operion with PIRATE, TIRO and TTO. The venue is currently Ravintolamaailma! Follow PISTOT also on social media.
Project-X is our houseparty event, which was first held in spring 2021. The event involved virtual round of checkpoints in teams and students had a lot of fun!
The autumn trip brings autumnal shades of nature, fresh air and outdoor activities in good company together in the beginning of the semester. We pack the students into the bus and head off along the great nature trails or we head directly from TAMK to the beautiful Tampere countryside during the most beautiful autumn colors.
Savirieha & Lumirieha are twice a year organised non-alcoholic races for new students, where new students put themselves into the teams and get to know their new fellow students, other associations and companies.
Wappustartti is an annual event organised in partnership with TIRO and TTO to start the Vappu. In Wappustartti students go around checkpoints in teams and the best teams will be rewarded.
In addition to all this, we have often organised, in co-operation with others, charity flea market, election panels, training courses and educational trips, various events, visits to, for example, Turku Health care students sits and parties, excursions to Heureka, Trampoline Park and FlowPark, sauna nights for, for example, tutors and those who are interested in becoming involved in our activities , and much more!
Safe space
PIRATE has put together a set of principles and measures for a safe space as for all activities.
The aim is to ensure that every member and every person attending these events feel safe and valued just the way they are.