It’s Thursday and time for Stammtisch. Dressed to impress, startle or amuse, students crowd the undermanned bar. All attempts at conversation, be it in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, English or Finnish, are nullified by the pounding music; the DJ cranks up the volume as odourous smoke is disgorged upon the dance floor. I almost choke on my karpalo lonkero when I ...

Prepare for fun and mayhem: the first Stammtisch-party of the fall semester will be taking place on Thursday the 17th of September at Bar Rentukka in the Student Village Kortepohja. As traditional, the first party will be organized by the tutors of the international students. Later parties will be organized by international students themselves. Usually the parties are themed by countries.