Symbols

Provisions related to the emblems of the student union and the issuing and use of those emblems are given in the Flag and Emblem Code of the Student Union. In addition to the emblems of the student union, many associations have their own emblems and their own codes that regulate their issuing and use. The emblems include e.g. various sashes, badges of honour and badges of merit and their miniature versions.

TREY cockade

Each Student Union has their own cockade that can be attached to the graduation cap. All members of our student union can wear the cockade on their graduation cap. The first year students will change the old cockade for the new TREY cockade on their graduation cap on Wappu, after the joint Wappu Oath. Students of later years can exchange TREY’s cockade on their student cap right away! TREY’s cockade is only used in the graduation cap. The cockade of Teekkari Union of Tampere is used in the teekkari caps, and it is already attached to them when arriving.

The student union’s sash

Current and former members of the student union as well as employees have the right to carry the student union’s sash. Each member of the student union may get the sash for free from the student union’s service points

The student union sash is 30 mm wide and is carried from the right shoulder over the chest diagonally to the left. The sash should not touch exposed skin. The sash can also be carried as a 95 mm wide three-leaf rosette in the left lapel.

Student cap

The student cap is a part of the university traditions, and it has a history of over 150 years. Originally a part of the graduate uniform, the remaining symbol became more common in Finland at the turn of 1870, based on the models of Sweden and Denmark. In the ’50s, the cap was still used generally from the beginning of May until the end of September, but nowadays it’s only used at Wappu.

The Finnish black and white student cap is lower and slimmer than the Swedish Finn’s version. The cap’s lining is usually blue and white or in the colours of the student nation. In addition to the student cap, other graduation caps are in use. The cap of people with double degrees has a dark purple velvet band instead of a black one. The student cap is not the only graduation cap, and vocational school’s graduates have their own caps in their own field’s colours.

Teekkari cap

The engineering students’ most explicit and visible symbol is the teekkari cap. The use of this playful cap with a tassel begun in Sweden at the end of the 20th century. After various development phases, four different versions of the cap are now in use: Oulu’s pixie cap-like version, Jyväskylä’s 8-cornered version, Lappeenranta’s and UEF’s 7-cornered one, Turku’s round one and Otaniemi, Tampere and Vaasa’s 6-cornered versions.

The use of the Tampere teekkari cap

The engineering students of Tampere put their caps on at the same time, as the cap is put on the Suomen neito statue on Wappu night. The cap can be used freely during the summer, until the last day of September, when it is laid to rest for the winter. During winter, the cap can only be used with a separate permission. The teekkari cap is almost like a sacred item to the engineering students, but it is not meant to sit on a shelf gathering dust, but it’s for frequent and dignified use. The rights to use the cap is granted by Tampereen Teekkarit ry.

Ordering the teekkari cap

Tampereen Teekkarit ry takes care of selling the teekkari caps. The teekkari cap is tried on, ordered and paid during the academic year. A cap ordered and paid in time is cheaper than one ordered at the last minute. Teekkari cap fittings are done at the student union’s service office in Hervanta. Note! The size of the cap you ordered cannot be changed, so decide carefully. The order is binding. You can order the teekkari caps from Tampereen Teekkarit’s website.