I AM A NEW STUDENT, HOW TO BE A MEMBER OF STUDENT UNION KAAKKO?

Congratulations on your study place, and welcome to our student community! We have compiled here instructions on how to become a member of the student union Kaakko.

BEFORE JOINING

  • Accept the study place and register as present student.
  • Enable Xamk usernames and login credentials.

Joining Kaakko is done through the membership form: order student card

WHAT YOU NEED TO JOIN KAAKKO

  • Your student number, which is the “23” initial number, the number also includes 5 random numbers, e.g. 2312345
  • The payment method. You can pay the membership fee in the online store using the most common payment cards, MobilePay, Pivo or online banking
  • A face view of yourself. The image should be vertical, JPG-shaped, with a clear face image with a neutral background and from which you can be identified
  • Choose if you want plastic student card + mobile student card, or only mobile student card.

TO JOIN KAAKKO

  1. Go to the membership form: order student card
  2. Identify yourself by “edu.xamk.fi” email
  3. Enter the information requested on the form
  4. Add a face photo
  5. Now you can choose which membership option you want to acquire. You can choose whether you want to pay the membership fee one semester at a time, or the membership fee for the whole academic year at one time. In addition, you can choose whether you want to obtain a physical student card, or choose to have a digital student card (Slice and/or Pivo) included in the membership price only.

YOUR CHOICES ARE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS:

  • Membership, autumn term 2023 – 22 euros
  • Membership, academic year 2023-2024 – 35 euros
  • Membership + physical student card, academic year 2023-2024 – 47 euros
  • Membership + physical student card, spring term 2024 – 34 euros

Now you have paid the membership fee for Kaakko and become a member! Now you can enjoy our student discounts!