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Excursions & Kirkkarit
Excursions & Kirkkarit
Excursions are an important part of the Guild's activities. Every autumn and spring, the guild organises excursions to industrial companies to see production and hear about their activities. The courses are an excellent way for students to get in touch with companies in the industry and potential future employers. In the autumn, freshers are taught how to do the course in the form of a traditional fresher excursion. The content of the Fresher excursion is a closely guarded secret and therefore needs to be experienced and witnessed by everyone. Only the duration, one day, will be announced in advance.
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After practising at the Fresher excursion in the autumn, you can put your skills to the test in the legendary Domestic RanKka course in the spring. The tough one lasts several days and culminates at the weekend in Kirkkarit. The Kirkarit is an annual gathering of mechanical engineers. All the Finnish mechanical engineering guilds, apart from us from Oulu, Otaniemi, Turku and Tampere, gather in alternate years in each location to celebrate their friendship. Exceptionally, in 2022, Kirkkarit is planned to take place in Oulu. In addition to the Kirkkaris, the event will include a number of business visits and explorations of other student cities along the way, or alternatively, parties in cities with nothing. Rankka will witness many traditions, as well as wear out the dance floors of nightclubs in several cities. This spectacle is not to be missed.
KRK visiting Jet-Steel Oy in spring 2022.
Each year there are also a few "dress-up" excurion, where you visit the company during the day and possibly spend an evening with company representatives in the evening. A rarer treat is the abroad Rankka, which takes place every few years.
Things often happen when you travel.
There are plenty of stories from the kirkkarit, if you remember anything from the trip.
