By becoming a member of POKA, you will receive an official national student card

Hello new student – read more information about the issuance of the student card!

• Once you have received your Karelia University of Applied Sciences email address and username, you can become a member of our student union! Welcome!

Please note a few things about the membership:

• The membership for new students is valid starting from August 1st.
• We recommend maintaining your membership for the entire study period (2.5 – 4 years) – you’ll save real money!
• Mobile student cards in the Slice and Tuudo apps are free of extra charge and will be available to you as soon as the membership payment is made (starting from August 1st at the earliest)!
• Enjoy the benefits offered by Slice and Tuudo all over Finland!

If you have some questions about our memberships – please contact Paula ([email protected])

By becoming a member, you’ll get immediate access to the Tuudo and Slice student card on your phone. You can also choose a plastic student card in addition to the mobile student card. As a POKA member, your student card gives you all national, local, POKA’s and Slice’s student benefits.

You will get your mobile student card as soon as you join and pay the membership fee. It takes about 2 weeks to order a plastic card. You will be notified when your card is available for collection or you can choose to have it posted (4 € mailing cost to Finland).

Membership fee

You can join for the whole duration of your studies (new student) or for one semester or one year at a time.

25 €

One semester (membership valid, for example, from September 2025 until the end of January 2026)

Multi-year memberships are only available for first-year students and are valid for 2.5 to 4 years, depending on the normal duration of your studies.

Please note that if you graduate/are not a current student, your membership will automatically expire. If you have a multi-year membership and are absent between studies, please let us know or your membership will expire as normal.

Also note that the expiry date in your student card might be the last date you have signed as a present student at the Karelia UAS. This doesn’t mean that your membership is not valid after that, if you have paid for a longer period.

Once paid, the membership fee is non-refundable (POKA rules).

If you would like a plastic student card in addition to the mobile student card, we will charge a one-off fee of € 15 to cover the cost of producing the card in addition to the membership fee.

Conditions for issuing a student card

You can get a POKA student card if you meet all the following conditions:

1. you are studying for a degree or a higher university degree in Karelia UAS.
2. you are enrolled for the semester/term.
3. You are a member of the Student Union POKA. Read the POKA rules and the POKA Privacy Policy.

Please note that students of the Open University of Applied Sciences do not meet the requirements for a student card.