Students and Young Adults

Uusi Verso

Uusi Verso is a Christian community located in Tampere, Finland. At Uusi Verso, we believe everyone has important talents and gifts needed to build our church. Together we want to learn more about God and figure out ways to serve the people of Tampere.

Uusi Verso hosts church services every Sunday in either Pispala Church or Hervanta Church. Both services are held in Finnish, but translation into English is provided on site. Services at Pispala start at 17:00 and they are held on uneven weeks. Services at Hervanta start at 17:00 and are held on even weeks.

Besides church services, Uusi Verso has various groups that meet during the week. For non-Finnish speakers, we currently have only one group, Elämän suola - a small community for Arabs. If you are interested in joining or starting a new group, please contact Riku Rantanen (tel. 050 362 2692, riku.rantanen(at)evl.fi).

Whoever you are, you are most welcome to join our community!

• Website for students and young adults: www.uusiverso.fi
• If you have any questions, feel free to contact any of Uusi Verso staff.

Students

The student chaplaincy of the Evangelical Lutheran parishes in Tampere welcomes You to Tampere! Our services and activities are ecumenically oriented, inclusive and open minded.

Come and visit our campus chapel either at the main campus of the University of Tampere (Pinni B, Kanslerinrinne 1 5th floor) or at the Tampere University of Technology (Festia building, 2nd floor). There is also a silent room at the TAMK campus.

All these places are available for you for personal prayers, prayer services, Christian student activities etc.

Our student work is ecumenically oriented and open minded. We have good ecumenical relationships with both local Greek and Roman Catholic churches, other Protestants and especially with Anglicans. We arrange worship services, weekend camps, gospel concerts, Bible groups, sauna evenings and silent retreats.

University chaplain Risto Korhonen is available for pastoral councelling and also gives more information.

Contact information you find here

 We come together on Saturday evenings at Nekalan seurakuntatalo for fellowship and sauna. We enjoy each other’s company, eat some snacks and socialize. We share our thoughts about God, faith and life in general. We also have time for just hanging out and playing games. Once a month we have a ”K18-ilta”, in which we discuss some themes based on requests. More details and information in Finnish at https://tampereenseurakunnat.fi/etnut/k18-toiminta.