A student's May Day (Vappu) in Jyväskylä can include rowing, yoga or even theatre - introducing three different May Day events
For many university students, Finnish vappu (May Day) marks the end of the semester and the beginning of summer. During the vappu, students gather to wear their graduation cap on a statue, baptize new engineering students in Lake Jyväsjärvi and race in the Amazing Race city adventure. On May Day, students in overalls will have a picnic on the Harju.