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ISHA Turku/Åbo 💜
ISHA Turku/Åbo equals international academic connections and opportunities for everyone. Our offerings include both international seminars and also other activities encouraging the cross-border academic interaction of university students. We are also proud of our legendary History Pub Quiz 🍻 concept, a tradition that has lasted for decades. Our events and other activities are always open 🤗 to anyone who are fascinated by historical and social phenomena, no matter whether you are studying history as your major. We especially welcome the international students 🌍 to participate in our events!
ISHA … what is that?
ISHA Turku/Åbo is the largest local section of the International Students of History Association (ISHA) in Scandinavia. We coordinate the international cooperation on the fields of history, other humanities and social sciences between the students of the University of Turku and the Åbo Akademi University and the international ISHA.
Join our events to experience the unique ISHA atmosphere, listen the best history jokes and meet friends!
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Beer, Outdoors and History – Join Our Beer Walk on Friday 12th June, at 4 PM
🍻👣 Guess what? The Legendary ISHAN KALJAREISSU (ISHA Beer Walk) is back, better than ever! 👣🍻 This is definitely the ultimate way of spending an evening with the coolest history-minded students of the city. So, remember: Saturday, June 12th! 💥We’ll be enjoying the spring weather with a casual park appro – visiting spots around Halistenkoski…
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Pre-Registration Open for Our Upcoming Former Russian Consulate Visit!
ISHA Turku, P-Klubi and Sasha Turku invite you to join our upcoming visit to the Former Russian Consulate in Turku 🙌🏛️ The event has limited spots (max. 40 participants), so pre-registration is required! REGISTRATION LINK 🔗 IS NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR INSTAGRAM BIO! 📣 When? 🕑 Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 14:00 Where? 📍 Vartiovuorenkatu…
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Join Our Pub Quiz on Thursday the 5th March, at 6 PM
Have you always dreamed of showing off all that knowledge you’ve gained by reading all those Brezhnev biographies? Or do you know all the details about Reagan and his SDI project? 🌍🛰️ Join ISHA Turku/Åbo and P-Klubi for an epic Cold War Pub Quiz! Gather your comrades, grab a drink, and let’s see who rules…
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ISHA’s Annual Meeting 2023
IT’S MARCH! Which means it’s time for some of us to retire, and for a new board to step up to the plate! Join us for our annual meeting at Proffan Kellari on Tuesday March 14th. You can help elect new board members for ISHA Turku/Åbo (and make sure that we haven’t managed not to…
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Pub quiz on Wednesday!
ISHA Turku welcomes our friends and member organizations to our pub quiz + hangout on Wednesday 1.2! Meet us at the downstairs area of Bar Portti (Hämeenkatu 7) anytime between 6pm and 9pm. We’ll have some board games as well as a pub quiz for entertainment, and we hope you can meet new locals and…
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ISHA & EGEA JOINT PRE-CHRISTMAS PARTY 8.12!
EGEA Turku and ISHA Turku invite you to our joint pre-Christmas party! Pre-Christmas parties are traditional ways for friends, co-workers and other groups to celebrate Christmas before the holidays. Despite the theme, the parties often have very little to do with actual Christmas, and are more about having fun together before the winter break. The…
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