Info
Guild
What is TiTe?
TiTe (the Guild of Information Technology, Tampereen TietoTeekkarikilta in Finnish) is one of the many guilds (subject organisations) of Tampere University. Every guild is targeted for a specific field of study. The guild’s website is available here.
Guild room
Our guild room is located in the basement of Tietotalo, and it is almost always open 24/7. It's a great place for studying, hanging out, getting to know your fellow students or getting a little snack. The guild room has a number of consoles (including an Xbox 360 and an XBONE), some board games, PCs intended for the guild members, different vending machines, magazines and our very own Tekken 3 arcade machine.
Events and sports
TiTe organises various events for its members throughout the year. Most frequently, our events consist of sauna evenings, LAN parties, excursions (study trips), sitsis (academic dinner parties) and recruitment expos. We also have a number of sports activities available - for example, the guild offers weekly sports shifts for playing floorball and badminton.
Joining the guild
You can access all of the guild’s benefits and events by becoming a member. The membership fee is 5 euros, and membership lasts for one year. You can pay the membership fee at the guild room once you have started your studies.
Activity
The guild is run by our very own board and officials. The board consists of around 40 volunteer workers, who we can thank for providing the services of our guild.
Tips for the fuksi year
General advice
As a new student, you must have a lot of questions.
Hopefully the following explanations and advice make it easier to adapt to the new university and our guild.
You can also ask questions directly from fuksi captains and tutors. Telegram is a good way of communication. You should also read the 2026 International Fuksi Guidebook.
During the summer
Before the beginning of the semester it's obviously a good thing to find yourself an apartment for making your studies possible.
You can find yourself a student apartment from TOAS or from POAS. Getting a one-room flat from TOAS will take longer than getting a shared flat.
If you're already living in Finland, you can register as a student ahead of time and send your student card application during the summer. This makes moving around the campus easier in the autumn and you'll be able to utilize the student benefits starting from the orientation week. More tips regarding the start of your stuides from Tuni's official info packet here!
At the beginning of the academic year
You can join the guild's Telegram channels already before your studies begin. You should also start reading your school email every day from the beginning of the orientation week.
There you'll get important information and announcements regarding to your study program and the guild. The course personnel will be using email to let you know of anything important related to their courses, and tutors might send emails to their tutee groups.
Upcoming events
Head start
16.8. at 18:00
Excited about arriving to the university? Do you want to have a smooth landing to your fuksi year? Take a headstart to the year!
Arrive in front of the store center Duo on Sunday 16.8. at 18.00 (Hervannan valtaväylä side (eastern side))! After a short trip around Hervanta we will head to the front lawn of the university to hang out! There will be some casual hanging out and great company!
Orientation week
17.8.–21.8.
During the orientation week there'll be an official schedule and unofficial events organized by the guild and the tutors.
The unofficial activities are related to getting to know the practicalities of the campus and getting to know other fuksis in social evenings. So reserve time outside of the introduction lectures on the orientation week!
Telegram
Telegram is an instant messenger (IM) similar to WhatsApp, which
is widely used at Tampere University. It works on every platform,
it’s faster than WhatsApp and also has many cool features.
Telegram is a great way to keep contact with your friends, tutors
and fuksi captains!
By following these simple steps, you can start to use Telegram:
Download the client for your operating system from here. If you don’t want to download anything, you can also use Telegram through your browser on web.telegram.org.
Register yourself as a user by following the instructions.
Join the TiTe fuksis 2026 group with the link https://t.me/+dNuv09zVoYY2Njk0 and also the fuksi announcements channel https://t.me/titetiedotus26
Introductions
Fuksi captains + head of international affairs
Fuksi captains are responsible for the comfort and happiness of the guild’s fuksis (first year students).
To organise the world's best fuksi year for the new students at Tampere University, the guilds’ fuksi captains (at TiTe, the übertutor, two national fuksi captains and the international fuksi captain) organize many different kinds of fun events. At the events fuksis can get to know each other, the university and the guild.
New students can contact fuksi captains whenever they have questions from finding a student apartment to beating boredom and everything in between. You can send an email to fuksi@tietoteekkarikilta.fi.
The international fuksi captain and the head of international affairs are here to help international students integrate better with Finnish student life and culture, along with the tutors. While nearly all of the guild’s activities are open to international students, there are also events organised specifically in English (such as the board game evenings, organised through the schoolyear). If you have any suggestions for activities or would just like to ask questions on the guild, student life, or Finland in general, feel free to send an email to international@tietoteekkarikilta.fi
Fuksi Captain
Fanny Pakkanen
Hi! I'm Fanny, one of your fuksicaptains. We'll help you get settled into university life and make sure you have an unforgettable first year! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us either on Telegram or in person. :) See you at the Head Start! <3
Übertutor
Teemu Hämäläinen
Hi! My name is Teemu, and I'm the current übertutor of our guild. A big part of my role is supporting and guiding both new students (fuksis/freshers/freshmen) and the tutors. Together with our fuksicaptains (freshmen coordinators), I'll be making sure you have the best possible first year at the university! Feel free to come and grab me by the shirt sleeve anytime if you have questions, need help with anything, want to tell me something, or just feel like having a chat. :)
Fuksi Captain
Arttu Salminen
Hey! My name is Arttu and I’m one of your fuksicaptains. We’re here to help you get used to university life and make new friends. I hope you’ll join in this autumn with an open mind and a brave heart, because I can promise you’ve got an unforgettable year ahead! See you at the Head Start!!!
Head of International Affairs
Lumi Indrelite
Hello and welcome to TiTe! I’m Lumi, a third year university student and TiTe’s Head of International Affairs. My main duty in our guild is to organise events for international/internationally-minded students! You can frequently find me from the guild room and I'm always down to chat :) Can't wait to meet you all and I hope you enjoy your time here <3
International Fuksi Captain
Vilina Tarnanen
Hey! I'm Vilina and I'm your international fuksi captain. We're here for you and we're going to make your fuksi year an amazing one! The most important thing is to come with an open mind. You can always come talk to me, whether you're a Finnish or an international student :) See you at the Head Start <3
International tutors
New students are divided to tutor groups in the beginning of the school year, which are led by degree programme’s tutors.
If you have something on your mind, you can always ask your tutor
about it! If they don’t know how to answer, they will at least
know who you should contact to get the answer. We asked the
following questions from the tutors:
1. What year are you starting next autumn?
2. How did you end up at TiTe?
3. What's your best memory from your own fuksi year?
4. What's the best thing about studying IT?
5. Best thing about your tutor pair(s)?
6. What do you wish you had known before starting university?
7. Would you rather take 300€ or go on a trip abroad with fuksi captains?
Group 21
Khai Nguyen
- Year 2
- The wind brought me here.
- Speedrunning deadlines and events everyday like a mad man, somehow still got good grades and great student life. Barely slept though.
- Big guild, cool guild, fun guild. Studies are modern, chill and practical.
- We a have THE superfuksi on our team.
- I should have taken a loan from Kela ??
- Trip abroad all year long.
Lassi Halminen
- 2
- I intended to finish up my computer science degree and since the entrance exam is the same for Tite and computer science I put Tite as my first option and got through basically by accident.
- In general the whole year, making friends from other guilds when trying to get all the points in the fuksipass
- Not having to do chemistry since I haven't studied it in over 10 years
- He actually has had to do some of the DVV stuff so one of us has some experience with those issues.
- Do not aim only for perfection, you will rarely reach it and you need to accept that reality or you won't get things done on time
- Trip abroad of course, no contest
Group 22
Miko Salmi
- 2nd
- I found technology and computers interesting. Also Tampere was a familiar place to me, so I decided to apply here.
- Wappu as a whole, the best part being the Teekkari dipping!
- IT is a diverse field with a wide range of opportunities. And maybe the people too, I guess :D
- Energetic and always ready to help :)
- You don't need to stress too much about studying. + There are lots of guilds and clubs that organize all kinds of events.
- I'd go on the trip if all expenses are paid for. Otherwise, hand me the money!??
Kristian Päivinen
- 2.
- Out of pure dedication! Raaah. I got accepted and got a studying place :D
- Dipping of course, you can never get over that!
- Being surrounded by nerds and being one ??
- One is actually active and me, I am covertly active!
- That I will have much less free time than I initially anticipated.
- TRIP ABROAD WITH FUKSI CAPTAINS ANY DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHRRRRR ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Group 23
Yaqin Chen
- 2nd year
- Tutor introduced
- Party
- Interesting
- Nice and kind
- How to use sisu
- Go on a trip
Hasini Athukorale
- 2
- My tutors introduced me first, then I like to offer help to newcomers, so joined the TiTe for tutoring program
- Christmas baking and gaming event
- It is my passion since childhood
- She is my best friend here. A humble, trustworthy girl
- Many things. More detailed about sisu. I will help with these
- Take 300 euros and go on a trip with family
Noman Malik
- 2nd
- Emre
- Saunas, Meet Ups and Games
- No Math
- Haven't got/know them yet
- That Enjoying moments won't slow down my degree.
- Trip Obviously
Important terms
Fuksi
Fuksi means freshman in Finnish. All firs year university students in Finland are called fuksis. At Tampere university fuksis will become Teekkaris after being dipped in Tammerkoski during wappu (Labor day) on the 1st of May.
Fuksi captains and tutors
The guild's fuksi captains are responsible for making the first year of university as unforgettable as possible by organizing events where new students get to know each other and the university.
Tutors are at least 2nd year students who help all new students to get started at the university. New students will be divided into tutor groups and each group will have 2 or 3 tutors who will introduce the university to the group. Also, different kinds of smaller events will be organized in these groups.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask your tutors, they are happy to help you. Even if they don't know the answer to your question, they can always lead you to someone who knows, or they can find out the answer for you.
Events
TiTe organizes different kinds of events throughout the year, such as sauna evenings, parties, LAN-parties, excursions and sitsis (google sittning). The events are a great opportunity to get to know new people and have fun. The guild also has a weekly sport slot at Bommari, where floorball and other sports can be played. Most of the events are free of charge, but some may require a small participation fee. More information on events will be provided via email and on the guild's website.
Guild room
The guild room is located down the stairs behind Tietotalo infodesk. It is a great place to relax, have a cup of coffee and hang out with friends. The guild's very comfortable sofas offer a perfect place to chill during lecture breaks, and the vending machines will provide some snacks if needed. There is also a big TV, Xbox360, XBONE, board games, magazines, computers, and Tekken 3 Arcade at the guild room for the members of the guild. You can join the guild by paying the membership fee (5€) at the guild room.
Overalls
University students in Finland wear student overalls in university related events. Each degree program has their own color of overalls, TiTe has stylish black ones. A group of fuksis will organize the order of overalls during the autumn. Follow your email to make sure you don't miss it!
Fuksi passport and Teekkari dipping
Fuksi passports will be handed out during the first days of university. The idea of the passport is to collect “fuksi points” by attending events and doing (fun) tasks at the campus. Fuksi captains or the organizing party will stamp your passport at the event. Fuksi points are needed in order to get dipped in Tammerkoski during wappu. Teekkari dipping is an old tradition of teekkaris in Tampere, where fuksis get dipped in the waters of Tammerkoski to become teekkaris.
Other important terms that you will hear during your studies:
https://tite.cs.tut.fi/wiki/teekkaridictionary