Join SAVOTTA, and Make Life at Savonia UAS Full of Benefits and Activities!

The student union SAVOTTA, student associations, peer tutors, and SYKETTÄ sports services add variety to your studies. SAVOTTA advocates for students’ interests, selects student representatives for the university administration, and voices students’ concerns to city officials. Our mission is to make your student life easier, funnier, and even cheaper!

Join us and experience the best of student life at Savonia!

Join the Student Union and Enjoy All the Benefits!

According to the University of Applied Sciences Act, all full-time students can join the student union by paying the membership fee. You can easily pay the membership fee either in the student union’s online store or in cash/with payment cards at the service points on the Microkatu campus.

As a member of the student union, you will receive a physical AMK student card with a validity sticker and the Slice mobile student card. You can start using the card immediately after your studies begin, once you have received your Savonia user credentials in mid-August.

Make sure you have granted the data transfer permission to the student union. You can grant permission in the Savonia Account service. After receiving the confirmation email that your information has been transferred, you can manage student card matters in the student union’s online store. More info of how to join as a member can be found from the student union website.

Note: Open university path students cannot join SAVOTTA.

For more information and detailed instructions on how to join, visit the student union website.

Student Associations on Campus

Several student associations operate on Savonia UAS campuses and within various fields of study. These associations offer a variety of services, including student overalls, their own benefits, and events in collaboration with the student union. The associations will provide more details about joining at the beginning of the academic year.

Student Card

All degree students (Bachelor and Master) at Savonia University of Applied Sciences receive a free student card after the card photo sessions held at the beginning of the academic year. This student card functions as an ID card within Savonia’s premises, a login card for multifunction printers, and a key to campus storage lockers.

By joining the student union and paying the membership fee, your card becomes an official UAS student card, valid throughout Finland. After paying the membership fee, you can obtain a validity sticker for your card from the student union café or campus service points.

Mobile Student Card

As a student union member, you can download the SLICE mobile student card to your phone. You can do this after receiving the validity sticker for your plastic student card or by requesting to activate your mobile student card.

If you need the mobile student card for travel discounts before your studies begin, you can find the ordering instructions on the student union website.

Another option for a mobile student card is the Frank App. Frank is a free mobile student card that works in the same way as other student cards, without the Student Union membership.

Student Discounts

With the official student card, you get access to all national (including Finnish Railroads VR and Matkahuolto) and student union-negotiated local student benefits and discounts. Members also benefit from discounts at student union events, cafés, and many other valuable perks.

Remember to show your student card at museums, theaters, swimming halls, sports facilities, and other places that offer student-priced tickets. Always ask for student discounts!

For more information about discounts visit:

• Opiskelijan Kuopio / Student Kuopio
• SLICE mobile student card benefits across Finland

For more details about the student card, membership fee payment, and student benefits, always check the student union website.

Meal Support and Campus Dining

As an enrolled degree student, you are entitled to a discount on student meals at restaurants that are a part of the meal support program. These restaurants follow the maximum meal prices set by the Finnish Government. The restaurant operator has already deducted the meal support from the maximum price, so you pay less for your meal. You can get this benefit by presenting a Kela meal support card, a valid UAS student card, or an active mobile student card.

Join the student union and enjoy all the benefits and discounts! We aim to make your student life easier, funnier, and cheaper!