The Nation of Southern Finland (Eteläsuomalainen osakunta), is one of 15 student nations in Helsinki University. Traditionally the student nations each took members only from a certain part of Finland, but these days they're more relaxed, and international students are free to choose which one they like. Our home province is Uusimaa, the area immediately surrounding Helsinki.   

Above all, Eteläsuomalainen osakunta is a nonpolitical student organisation that gathers together students from all academic fields, to have fun with a wide range of events. Our activities range from traditional academic dinner parties to excursions and scientific evenings. We also have biweekly coffee evenings, were you can come meet other people in the nation and just hang around in a relaxed atmosphere.   

We would be happy to see more international students join ESO, get to know Finnish students and experience what student life in Finland is like outside of lectures and coursework.
The spring semester's activities for ESO have ended, and we don't have any regular activities at the moment. We will update this page with a list of the Summer's events by June.
ESO really comes to life in the autumn, starting with a traditional Nordic crayfish party on the 2nd of September. Check back before then on more up-to-date information on our fall schedule.