Independence Day Reception for International Students and Staff Members

The UNIPOLI network invites all international students and staff members of UTA, TUT and TAMK to celebrate Finland's Independence Day  on 29 November 2012 at 18:00 at the UTA (Main Auditorium, Kalevantie 4).

Finland was declared independent on 6 December 1917. In Finland, the Independence Day is celebrated in a respectful and solemn manner. During the reception, we will hear reflections on Finland and enjoy Finnish music and dance. The event is formal, but there is no dress code.

The reception is offered by the UNIPOLI Tampere network (the University of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology and Tampere University of Applied Sciences).

Please, sign up on 23 November 2012 at the latest.

For further information, please contact:
intoffice@uta.fi

PROGRAMME

‘Finland has it all’ by Monty Python
Images of Finland

Welcoming words
Kaisa Kurki
Director of International Education Services, UTA

Speech by
Pertti Haapala
Vice Rector, UTA

Finnish folk dance and music
performed by
Sorokoska

Experiences in Finland
Jens Närger & Stephen Burrell
International degree students, UTA

Finnish songs

Nouse lauluni (composed by Soila Sariola/lyrics trad. and S.S., arranged by Carlos Rubio)

Hiljaisuus (Essi Wuorela/Kirsi Kunnas, arranged by Carlos Rubio)

Hyvästi (Kaj Chydenius/Aulikki Oksanen)

Kulkuri ja joutsen (Lasse Dahlquist/Reino Helismaa)

performed by

Trio Rubio
Kielo-Kristiina Kärkkäinen, vocalist

Henna Tahvanainen, accordionist

Carlos López Rubio, basist
TAMK´s music students

‘Maamme’
National anthem

Coffee and Finland´s Birthday Cake

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