page_title: University of Oulu
section_title: Student services
hierarchical_section_title: University of Oulu / Student services
caption_attribution_description: English: Student house Aurora with restaurant Tuba in the street level in Oulu.Suomi: Opiskelijatalo Aurora ja katutason kahvilaravintola Tuba Oulussa.
context_page_description: The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 13,000 students and 2,900 staff. 21 International Master's Programmes are offered at the university. The university is often ranked as one of the better universities in Finland and in the top-400 worldwide.
context_section_description: Student Union of the University of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta; OYY) provides services to and supervises the interests of all undergraduate degree students in the University of Oulu. All bachelor's and master's degree students at the University of Oulu belong to the Student Union. By paying the Student Union membership fee, students are entitled to a student card which allows them to get student services and discounts. This way, students get inexpensive or free medical and dental care from Finnish Student Health Services, (Finnish: Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiö; YTHS) traveling discounts in trains and buses, student meals reduction, etc.
  There are a number of students organizations or so-called student guilds presented within the University.
caption: The international student house Aurora.
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