Vaasa Campus Festival - the festival for all students in Vaasa kicks off the academic year

Vaasa Campus Festival warmly welcomes both new and returning university students
to the city and the new academic year, now for the fifth time.
The event, held on September 11th, gathers all university students studying in Vaasa
to celebrate the start of the academic year together at the Vaasa market square.

On the event day, the city center of Vaasa will be filled with students as the festival area at
the market square opens its gates starting at 16:30. All universities operating in Vaasa are
involved in organizing the academic year’s opening festival: Vaasa University of Applied
Sciences, University of Vaasa, Hanken, Novia, Åbo Akademi, and the University of Helsinki,
along with their student unions and the City of Vaasa. The event is free and open to
everyone interested. The entire festival area is a licensed venue, which means it has an 18+
age limit.

-The event has been successfully organized four times, so now it’s time to start calling it a
tradition. Vaasa is a student city, and we want it to be visible and heard as joy on the streets
of our city. The event aims to welcome students back to the city and student life after the
summer, says Sami Korpela, event specialist at the Student Union VAMOK of Vaasa
University of Applied Sciences, and adds with a wink, “see you at the square”!

International and Finnish top artists on stage

The evening’s program will feature both international and Finnish top artists. The artists have
been selected to best serve the entire university community, regardless of their language of
study. The afternoon will kick off with DJ Okki, well known to the party crowd from Vaasa’s
nightclubs, and rising rap artist Jokrates, known from the YouTube channel “Iha Just Imus.”
Later in the evening, multiplatinum-streaming Finnish star Cledos and Swedish viral rap
sensation VC Barre will take the stage. The evening will culminate with the much-anticipated
performance of Danish DJ megastar Martin Jensen, who has amassed over 3 billion streams
on Spotify.

Event area full of fun activities

As in previous years, the area will feature various activities, from a bouncy castle to a sumo
wrestling area. The festival area will also offer community activities organized by other
partners, such as a wheel of fortune, various speed games, and raffles for everyone to try. –
It’s easy to enjoy yourself on the grounds even between the performing artists! And we
haven’t forgotten those who get hungry, as familiar dill macaroni from Vaasa’s nightlife will be
available, Korpela mentions.

Based on previous years, thousands of students are expected to attend the event to soak up
the festival atmosphere. The entrance to the festival area is located at the lower square,
near the Citymarket corner.

- It’s worth arriving early, as the first 2,500 visitors will receive the coveted Vaasa Campus
Festival overall patch, Korpela hints.

Vaasa Campus Festival: Program on Wednesday 11.09.2024

Place: Vaasa market square

16.30 The gates of the event area are opened
16.40 DJ Okki
17.30 Jokrates
18.45 VC Barre
20.15 Cledos
22.00 Martin Jensen
23.00 Headliner finishes and the area closes

More information

Sami Korpela, Student Union of Vaasa University of Applied Sciences VAMOK
| tel. 050 406 8667 | e-mail sami.korpela@vamok.f