As of Autumn 2025, all news will be in English on the news feed of Nefa's website: Ajankohtaista
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You can view other subject associations on The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä's website.
You can also read KUMU/Nefa students' stories of student exchange abroad on this page. Just scroll down to Instagram posts' comment sections to view them.
NEFA-Jyväskylä ry represents ethnology, anthropology and cultural policy students in Jyväskylä. Our study program is called KUMU (Cultures, communities and change). Nefa co-operates with the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä (JYY) and works for the good and rights of its members. Nefa keeps contact with other cultural studies associations around Finland, usually through the umbrella organization Kulo. Furthermore, Nefa has interdisciplinary collaboration with other student associations in Jyväskylä, especially with history students and their student association, Tosine.
Nefa keeps in contact with its exchange students and organizes intercultural events, such as parties and board game nights, to integrate them to the community. International and exchange students are always welcome to our other activities as well, in which case you should follow our social media channels to know what is going on in Nefa. Welcome aboard!
NEFA-Jyväskylä ry is the student association of ethnology, anthropology and cultural policy students in the University of Jyväskylä. Most of us study in KUMU degree programme (in English: Culture, Communities and Change) in Department of History and Ethnology (HELA) . NEFA-Jyväskylä ry was founded in 1973 as a sub-organization of NEFA Norden, the Danish umbrella organization for students of ethnology and folklore. Unfortunately, NEFA Norden stopped operating in the 2000s. In 2010, NEFA Norden was replaced with Kulo ry, a Finnish umbrella organization for various student associations focusing on cultural studies, such as ethnology, folkloristics, anthropology, literature, media culture or musicology. NEFA-Jyväskylä ry is nowadays an active member of Kulo ry.
NEFA-Jyväskylä ry represents ethnology, anthropology and cultural policy students in Jyväskylä. Nefa co-operates with the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä (JYY) and works for the good and rights of its members. Nefa keeps contact with other cultural studies associations around Finland, usually through the umbrella organization Kulo. Furthermore, Nefa has interdisciplinary collaboration with other student associations in Jyväskylä, especially with history students.
The student association is run by the board consisting up to 11 persons. The board is elected annually and all the board members have their own responsibilities. Nefa’s current chairperson is Jenna Simonen, and you can contact her if you have any questions about Nefa. The person in charge of international affairs in 2025 is Ruusu Farghlay.
Nefa keeps in contact with its exchange students and organizes intercultural events, such as parties and board game nights, to integrate them to the community. Exchange students are always welcome to our other activities as well, in which case you should join our group on Facebook to know what is going on in Nefa. Welcome aboard!
Sisu: Application for courses happens here
Moodle: You can find course news and other assignments here
Kirjasto Lähde: The good ol' library at Seminaarinmäki and near the main campus. Search and browse library materials from JYKDOK
Exam: Here you can book making digital exams at the located exam spaces. Afterwards, you can review the exam results
JYY's associations and hobbies: List of student associations and hobby groups under JYY. You can also learn about official JYU deparments
Are you interested in doing complementary studies? Here you can learn about JYU programmes and Movi language studies
If there's anything that's still on your mind, you can (presumably) find the thing you're searching from New student handbook
Pro Tip: Download MyJYU to make studying in Jyväskylä easier
If you face any kind of harassment or discrimination in Nefa's events, please let us know! In every event we are commit to complying the principles of a safer space which you can read more from here (coming in english)
You can send feedback with this form HERE. The form is anonymous and doesn’t require logging in. The form sends your feedback to Nefa’s board confidentially. If needed, you can also contact Student Union JYY’s harassment contact persons.