Nuoria henkilöitä teekkarilakit ja haalarit päällä.

Welcome to Teekkari Culture!

Our caps have tassels, our overalls are full, and we have the best Wappu activities.
History
When did Teekkari culture begin? What has happened along the way?
Teekkari Cities
In Finland, there are more and more Teekkari cities, each with their own, special traditions.
Teekkari ABC
Jäynä, guild, Kyykkä, secret society, Sitsit, Speksi, Tempaus, Wappu...
Teekkari Song Culture
"Teekkari sings rather than well."
Jäynä Culture
In Teekkari communities, there is a great deal of Jäynä activity.
Contact details for student liaisons
If you have any questions about Teekkari culture or TEK, contact your local student liaison.
TEK's services for students
Student membership is free – if you aren't already a member, join now!

We are Teekkari. This means we study technology at universities all over Finland, celebrate Wappu enthusiastically, and wear the tasselled cap as our signature. However, being a Teekkari is also so much more, as you can learn from these webpages. Welcome then, to the land of Teekkari culture!

For those who aren’t Teekkari, these pages are also for anyone who just wants to learn more about the culture. You may be looking to hire a technology student, or thinking of beginning your own university studies in technology. From these webpages, you too can get to the bottom of what being Teekkari is all about.

Kolme opiskelijahaalareihin pukeutunutta henkilöä pitelee uutta, itäsuomalaista tupsulakkia.
Students
News article

New tassel cap from Eastern Finland

The first teekkaris at the University of Eastern Finland received their tassel caps on May Day this year. The cap has been designed by the teekkaris themselves.
Opiskelijoita
Students
News article

Student, is your summer job about to start? Join the KOKO fund

Especially because of the changes in the legislation, now is the time to join KOKO fund.
Piiroskuvassa kaksi henkilöä keskustee työkalupakin äärellä.
Students
News article

TEK's Workbook helps you find a summer job

The summer job search season is underway! Student, grab the latest TEK job search and career planning guide, Työkirja 2024, from your campus to support your job search or thesis job search.
Opiskelijoita luentosalissa.
Organisation
News article

Record number of student members, again

Last year, 5,206 student members joined the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK.
Organisation
Blog post

TEK membership builds good life

TEK develops member services that make an impact based on what we know about the wishes and needs of TEK members.
Mustavalkoinen kuva Teekkarirallyesta 1969.
Students
News article

Rally of the tassel folk

Tech students (teekkarit) were among the first to organise a rally competition in Finland. Even the competitors of Teekkarirallye have fallen victim to jäynäs or practical jokes.
Työkirjan kansikuva.
Students
News article

Workbook 2024 offers job search advice for students

TEK Workbook is a job search and career planning guide for students in technology, architecture, mathematics and natural sciences.
Juha Heinonen
Organisation
News article

TEK, TFiF and MAL give out awards for the best theses in 2023

The world’s most sensitive photodetector, an environmentally friendly weather balloon and the use of machine learning to detect Parkinson’s disease. These are the topics of the winning theses in 2023 that received awards from TEK, TFiF and MAL.
Jäynäkilpailun voittajat saivat mukaansa kiertopalkinnon
Students
News article

Team from Tampere wins National Jäynä Competition

In the best Jäynä, or practical joke, citizens were asked for ideas for new sounds for electric cars.