Traditional Freshman baptism in Lappeenranta Harbour will take place on Sunday 29.8. at 12 pm. All the freshmen will be baptised in the lake Saimaa, after which they will be given the title of Teekkari or Kylteri. The baptism starts at 12 pm, when the first ones slide to Saimaa. The baptism happens by guilds in the following order. The second guild starts right after the previous is done, so be there early! The baptism takes place in the harbour in the boat landing place (when arriving from city centre, go past the sand castle). The Baptism will be also livestreamed.
Sätky
Cluster
Pelletti
Lateksii
KeTeK
Kaplaaki
Enklaavi
Armatuuri
KRK
International
You will need overalls, freshman cap, towel and dry clothes.
WHAT: Baptism of Teekkaris and Kylteris
WHERE: Lappeenranta Harbour
WHEN: on Sunday 29.8. at 12:00
More information on Facebook event.
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– Primarily follow the up-to-date instructions of the Finnish government, THL and AVI on the coronavirus.
-Do not take part in any event if you feel sore or suspect you may be infected with a coronavirus. In these cases, contact FSHS or Eksote by phone.
*FSHS: https://www.yths.fi/palvelupitteet/lappeenranta/
*Eksote: http://www.eksote.fi/Sivut/default.aspx
-If you are diagnosed with a coronavirus infection, in addition to FSHS and exotes, contact LTKY’s Executive Director Arttu Kaukinen and tell them what events you have been to. By tracing the chains of infection as accurately as possible, we can limit the spread of infections.
– Take care of safety distances to other people. The general guideline is to keep a distance of 1.5-2 meters.
– Avoid unnecessary physical contact with others.
– Do not share the mouth of the bottle with others.