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By Soteekin päiväkirjat (Soteekki diaries) -blog you can have a look into the everyday life of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences' Service Center Soteekki. What  physiotherapy, nursing and social work students want to tell about their journey in  Soteekki? And what is the role of business students in a social and health service center? The blog highlights the special features of Soteekki from students perspective.

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Blog series: fitness and physiotherapy

23.4.2024

From gymnast to fitness athlete I’m Sarianna Virtanen, 23-years-old young woman. At the moment I live in Pori, but I come from a small village in Kanta-Häme. I am studying physioterapy for the second year at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences in Pori. Right now, I’m doing a practice at the Soteekki service centre for …

Education and career opportunities of a physiotherapists

13.2.2024

In this blog, we’ll dive into education and the career opportunities of a physiotherapists that open up after graduation. A physiotherapist is a professional who promotes people’s functional capacity, health, well-being, and mobility. Physiotherapist expertise is particularly needed when aging, disability, pain, illness, functional impairment, or when factors in an individual’s daily life limit their …

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AS A NURSE

5.2.2024

My name is Megha Gurung. I am from Nepal. My native language is Nepali. I completed a diploma program in nursing in my own country. I spent 2.5 years working as a scrub nurse in a hospital after finishing my education. I’ve always desired to pursue my nursing bachelor’s degree overseas. I was advised to …

Christmas Miracle to Ukraine

15.12.2023

What was this event about? At the end of November some students from Soteekki participated in a Christmas present activity. It was organized by Ohjaamo in collaboration with the Diakonia University of Applied Sciences. The idea was, to send Christmas presents to children in the Ukraine. So, people from the area of Pori could bring …

Finnish Independence Day 6.12.

5.12.2023

What is Independence Day? Independence Day is celebrated in honor of Finland’s independence in 1917. Finland has been under Swedish rule and joined the Russian Empire in 1809. When the Russian emperor fell down in November 1917, Finland’s independence began to progress. Finland’s declaration of independence was approved by the parliament in 1917. Independence Day …

Bright light lamps

23.11.2023

Bright light lamps, do I need that? When I – as a foreigner – heard about the bright light lamps for the first time, I was sceptical about it. I didn’t believe that these lamps should really help with my tiredness, as I didn’t even accept that my sleepiness was coming from the lack of …

Parenthood in health care sector 

21.11.2023

Combining work, study and family life can be a real challenge for many families and single parents. Many people think about family life with burning questions such as “Do I want children?”, “Will I have enough money to support a child?”, “What will happen to my job?” or “What will my future be like?”. People …

Tattoos in Social and Health Care

25.9.2023

History of tattoos It is impossible to say exactly where the tattoos came from. Tattoos have been done for a long time all over the world. Tattoos have been widely associated with crime and in the past tattoos have been used to mark prisoners, soldiers, sex workers and others. The earliest signs of tattoos can …

Fall 2023 first Soteekki group

13.9.2023

This post is written by three social work students, and we want to tell what is involved in a multi-professional entrepreneurship internship at Soteekki. In total, 133 hours are allocated to the entrepreneurial internship in the social work sector, including initial information, final feedback, orientation and writing the internship report. At Soteekki, we work in …