We are the Chemistry and Biochemistry student organisation for the University of Turku. We’re known as TYK (ry), which is shorthand for Turun Yliopiston Kemistit. We work as a bridge between the students and the staff as well as TYY. We offer various leisure time activities and events for the entertainment of our members. TYK ry is the oldest student organisation in University of Turku and was founded in 1935. To represent ourselves we wear scarlet red overalls with black text, which are beloved by our members and students of our fields.
Membership
To become a member, you should be a chemistry or biochemistry student or be interested in these subjects. You can buy our membership from Kide.app.
Orbitaali (Aurum A103) is open for members that have applied for access (updated every fall), on weekdays between 8am-4pm. During office hours (see below), you may pay your membership fee, buy lab coats and patches for overalls, and take care of any official business. Payment options are card and Mobilepay.
Kraatteri can be found in the downstairs of Q-house (Nummenpuistokatu 2, 20540 Turku). Entrance to Kraatteri is the metal door on the outside of Q-house. You cannot pass through the lobby on the ground floor, because if it is open, it is rented by someone else.
Office hours
Office hours are held in Aurum A103 (Orbitaali) once a week. The hours are notified weekly. If you have any questions relating to on-call hours or anything else, please contact the board (kemistit@lists.utu.fi).
Membership benefits
- Free coffee and tea
- You can use our computer and printer
- You can rent Kraatteri free of charge for your own use
- Access to our exam archives online (found on our website under ”Tenttitärpit”, contact tietohallinto@tykry.fi for password)
- TYK ry’s very own magazine TYKKI – released three times a year in Finnish
Kinfo-mailing list
Consider joining our Kinfo mailing list to get first-hand information on various matters of events, studies, jobs, and other notices.
To join the Kinfo mailing list send an email to kinfo-join@utu.fi. Reply to the confirmation email without any changes to the title or content. If you need to leave the mailing list, just send an email to kinfo-leave@utu.fi and repeat the steps you took when you sent the joining email.
Kinfo email content is written first in Finnish and then in English, if the email is of any concern to its English-speaking readers. For further instructions on joining the group, please contact Minttu Lepistö at international@tykry.fi.
Contact information
Postal address:
Turun Yliopiston Kemistit TYK ry
Aurum
Henrikinkatu 2
20014 Turun yliopisto
E-mail:
kemistit@lists.utu.fi
Board of the year 2026
Nanna Tuorila
Chair of the board, Tykki editor
puheenjohtaja@tykry.fi
Miriam Siro
Vice-chairman, publicist
puheenjohtaja@tykry.fi, tiedotus@tykry.fi
Eetu Salmijärvi
Treasurer and IT-management, exam archives
talous@tykry.fi, tietohallinto@tykry.fi
Iida Hämäläinen
Secretary
Emma Säkkinen
Chemistry educational politics, company co-operator
kemiankopo@tykry.fi, yritysyhteistyo@tykry.fi
Minttu Lepistö
Biochemistry educational politics, international affairs
biokemiankopo@tykry.fi, international@tykry.fi
Inka Koivisto
Social politics, environment manager
sopo@tykry.fi
Vilja Jores
Event manager
tapahtumat@tykry.fi
Eeva Kaipainen
Event manager
tapahtumat@tykry.fi
Emeliina Coughlin
Tutor and freshman manager, excursion manager
Sanni Ristimäki
Tutor and freshman manager, equality affairs
Aino Tuominen
Textiles and supplies, premises
Juho Falck
Culture and sports
liikuntajakulttuuri@tykry.fi