Student Pass

Welcome to study in Pori – congratulations on an excellent choice! We’ve put together a Student Pass for new students, which allows you to get to know the city’s services and, as a welcome gift, you’ll receive a unique Pori overall patch.

Welcome to study in Pori – congratulations on an excellent choice! We’ve put together a Student Pass for new students, which allows you to get to know the city’s services and, as a welcome gift, you’ll receive a unique Pori overall patch. (A competition was held among students for designing the student passport’s reward overall patch, and the winning design was Iina Viljanmaa’s, chosen through a vote by the student organizations.)

Here’s how it works: you’ll get the pass from your student organization. It includes five city services, where you’ll get a stamp or other mark after your visit. Once you’ve visited all five services, you take your pass to the city’s customer service point, Porin Leijona (Yrjönkatu 6), and leave with a new overall patch. Then just sew it onto your student overalls!

The pass includes five different services, each of which is either free or very affordable with a student card – and of course fun and/or useful. After your visit, you’ll receive a stamp in your pass from the customer service staff. The pass can be used throughout the academic year, but the patches will only be distributed while supplies last.

Participating services

  • Libraries, those cradles of knowledge and skill! Pori has several libraries, where in addition to books you can also borrow things like games and season tickets. The world of Pori’s libraries opens up on Instagram here.

  • Ohjaamo is a guidance and counseling center for people under 30, where you can get free help with issues related to work, education, and everyday life. Ohjaamo also organizes various interesting events and groups. You can find Ohjaamo, for example, on Instagram.

  • Pori Museums include the city’s five museums, offering a wide variety of cultural treasures and experiences. Did you know? Students always get free admission to Pori’s museums! Each museum has its own social media – here are their Instagram accounts: Satakunta Museum, Pori Art Museum, The Ark Nature Centre, Rosenlew Museum, and the Building Preservation Centre Toivo.

  • Pori Sinfonietta, the city orchestra, takes you beyond classical music into many other genres. Its programs have featured everything from Pori rock legends to Bond movie themes and even ABBA – and since it’s an orchestra that engages with the community, you might even bump into them performing at shopping centers! You can follow them on Instagram here.

  • Sports Services cover not only fields and other outdoor sports spots around the city, but also organized exercise classes, sports halls, and swimming facilities (to name just a few). You can get a stamp in your pass from the central and Meri-Pori swimming halls, the outdoor pool, Karhuhalli, and the Sports Hall. Naturally, Sports Services can also be found on Instagram.

Have fun!