About Aurasoudut
Aurasoudut is an academic rowing race, first held in 1927!
The event has had many forms along the years. In addition to the current AurasoutuAppro bar crawl, the event has included a student festival Airofest, and rubber boat race between the chairs of the student unions in Turku. Aurasoudut has changed in the past 99 years, but in its heart have always been students.
Today, the Aurasoutu event includes the AurasoutuAppro bar crawl, the Church Boat Races, and the afterparties that conclude the day in Turku’s nightclubs. Naturally, top Finnish artists will also perform at the afterparties!
AurasoutuAppro is completed by visiting various cafés, bars, and activity points marked on the Appro bar crawl map. Participants earn stamps by completing activities at activity points or by purchasing food or drinks at these designated locations. Stamps are collected on a separate stamp card. By collecting enough stamps, you earn a degree patch! The degree patch you receive depends on the number of stamps as well as your previous degree patches, so you can earn a new patch every year.
The Church Boat Race is a friendly competition between student organisations, where 14‑person teams compete for the championship title. This is an academic rowing competition, meaning all students of higher education are eligible to participate; your city doesn’t matter.
Tickets
The presale is on 3.9. at 14:00
You can only buy tickets with an afterparty from this sale.
The general ticket sales is on 7.9. at 14:00
You can buy tickets to all afterparty venues and all ticket types.
Ticket types and prices are as follows:
Afterparty ticket with an artist 16 €
Afterparty ticket without an artist 14 €
Ticket without an afterparty 9 €
Double degree 7 €
The ticket sales have a two-ticket limit. This means you can buy two tickets at once. You can have 10 tickets at your Kide.app-wallet at once.
Kide.app is the only platform we sell our tickets on.
Ticket types
You can buy tickets with and without an afterparty artist, tickets without an afterparty and double degrees.
Tickets with an afterparty are sold to following venues: Apollo, Forte, Bar IHKU, Dynamo, Samppalinna, Saaristobaari, Doris & Fredrik, Lygas
Tickets with an afterparty include:
- Appro stamp card to AurasoutuAppro
- This year’s event overall patch
- Entry and cloakroom fee to afterparty venue of choice
- Degree patch (requires a completed degree)
Tickets without an afterparty include:
- Appro stamp card to AurasoutuAppro
- This year’s event overall patch
- Degree patch (requires a completed degree)
The double degree ticket can't be used alone - it's only meant for those who have a regular ticket and want an additional stamp card to complete two degrees and get two degree patches.
Appro bar crawl
AurasoutuAppro is completed by visiting various cafés, bars, and activity points marked on the Appro bar crawl map. Participants earn stamps by completing activities at activity points or by purchasing food or drinks at these designated locations. Stamps are collected on a separate stamp card. By collecting enough different stamps, you earn a degree patch! The degree patch you receive depends on the number of stamps as well as your previous completed degrees, so you can earn a new patch every year.
You can also complete the degree with non-alcoholic beverages. Every designated location on the Appro crawl map is required to offer at least one non-alcoholic product you can earn a stamp with.
Please take care of your appro stamp card, we do not replace lost or broken cards.
NOTE! You can start completing degrees at Luovija and then move to Trokari, etc. To earn the next degree patch, you must have the previous patch attached to your overalls.
Degrees and required stamps to earn them:
Airo 9
Cox 11
Luovija 13
Trokari
Second completed Luovija degree.
Emeritus
Third completed Luovija degree.
Ahti
Fourth completed Luovija degree.
Iku-Turso
Fifth completed Luovija degree.
Tuonen Tytti
Sixth completed Luovija degree.
Ticket exchange
We only exchange tickets bought from our official ticket sales on Kide.app, either the presale or the general sale. At the ticket exchange you exchange your digital ticket into a stamp card, this year’s event overall patch and, depending on your ticket type, an afterparty wristband.
We don’t exchange tickets bought from student associations at the ticket exchange.
Afterparties
This year’s afterparties are at the following venues: Apollo, Forte, Bar IHKU, Dynamo, Samppalinna, Saaristobaari, Doris & Fredrik, Lygas
Afterparty artists of 2026
PAHA VAANII - SAARISTOBAARI
Hear top Finnish classics at Saaristobaari with Paha Vaanii!
Paha Vaanii is a club concept, an institution, and a way of life for DJ Laura Vartio and DJ Harvest. Popular from the summer Sundays of club Siltanen, this duo entertains and enthralls with Finnish music. The line-up includes old and new, classics and forgotten gems, and specialties from Eppu to Kirka and Nylon Beat to Chisu.
Paha Vaanii — Finnish music, regardless of decade or genre.
YEBOYAH - SAMPPALINNA
Yeboyah brings the energy to Samppalinna!
Yeboyah is a Helsinki-based artist, social influencer, and trailblazer who began her solo career in 2017 with the single Broflake. Her 2019 Elovena EP and 2021 debut album Perhosefekti earned her numerous Emma Award nominations, and her powerful live performances have been showcased at all the biggest festivals.
Currently releasing music through her own label, Abenayo Creative House, Yeboyah’s new album Emotional Gangstawas released in May 2025.
M//O - FORTE
The explosive duo M//O is set to ignite the stage at Forte!
“Some people enjoy staying in their hometown, I just want to get out fast.” – Pori-born rap duo M//O has decided to bring something new and unseen to Finland when it comes to live shows. From the very beginning, the self‑taught pair has been united by a burning love for music and a promise that nothing will stop them. M//O’s sound is unique, energetic, and blends genres smoothly while staying true to its own identity. In a short time, their live performances have stirred up buzz in the scene, and the duo swears that until you’ve experienced their show in person, you can’t truly understand what M//O is all about.
STEPA - DYNAMO
Stepa brings the flow to Dynamo!
Dubbed the voice of Northern Finnish rap, Stepa released his latest album Gettotekniikka in March 2024. Known for a warm-hearted and conscious approach, Stepa’s rhymes are full of horsepower and high-voltage energy. Today, his music increasingly speaks to the value of time and life, while never forgetting life’s greatest forces: peace and love.
Stepa first gained wider attention with his debut album MC in 2008, which music magazine Rumba called a new zero point for Finnish rap. His next studio album, Made In Sodankylä, explored his relationship with society, the importance of positive thinking, and self-reflection: topics that remain close to his heart.
LOUNA0NLINE - BAR IHKU
Starring at Bar IHKU is louna0nline!
Under the username louna0nline, this genre‑defying yet unmistakably distinctive catalogue blends modern rap, pop and witch house into a seamless experience. Known for a hazy internet‑driven aesthetic, this new‑wave artist’s presence hits the listener the moment sharp production and personal lyricism collide.
Church Boat Race
Aurasoudut includes the AurasoutuAppro bar crawl, the Church Boat Races, and the afterparties that conclude the day in Turku’s nightclubs. Church Boat Race is a friendly competition between student organisations, where 14‑person teams compete for the championship title. This is an academic rowing competition, meaning all students of higher education are eligible to participate; your city doesn’t matter. This year we have 20 teams rowing for the championship title, so the expectations are higher than ever!
Rowing for the championship title this year:
Asklepio ry - The student association for students in the programme in (Bio)Medical Engineering and Health Technology at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race for the first time in 2025, when they finished in third place.
Asteriski ry - The student association of computer science at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, when they finished in fourth place. Champions in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
Demoni ry - The student association of culture students in Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2023, 2024 and 2025, when they finished in ninth place.
Digit ry - The Guild of Computer Engineering at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2024 and 2025, when they finished in fifth place.
Efficio ry - The guild of industrial engineering and management in the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race for the first time in 2025, when they finished in seventh place.
Elba ry - The student association for Process and Materials Engineering students at Turku University of Applied Sciences. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Fermentus ry - The Guild of Food Technology at the University of Turku. Participating in the Church Boat Race for the first time.
Functio Laesa ry - The sport club of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2022, 2024 and 2025. Champions in 2024 and 2025.
Fyysikkokilta - The association for the Engineering Physics and Mathematics and Quantum Technology students in Aalto University. Participating in the Church Boat Race for the first time.
Kutu ry - The student association of European Ethnology, Folkloristics and Study of Religion at the University of Turku. Participating in the Church Boat Race for the first time.
Nucleus ry - The student association for biotechnology students at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Made it to the finals in 2024 and 2025.
Opex ry - The student association for students studying to become classroom teachers at the Turku campus of the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2024.
Optima ry - The guild of automation engineering at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2024 and 2025, when they finished in eleventh place.
Pulterit ry - The student association of geology students at the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2021.
Putex ry - The student association for students of speech-language pathology (Logopedics) at the University of Turku. Participating in the Church Boat Race for the first time.
Synapsi ry - The association for geography and biology students at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2023 and 2024.
Toy ry - The student association of the Arts Academy at the Turku University of Applied Sciences. Participating in the Church Boat Race for the first time.
Trade ry - The student association for Bachelor of Business Administration students at Turku University of Applied Sciences. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, when they finished in sixth place.
TYK ry - The student organisation of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Turku. Have participated in the Church Boat Race in 2024 and 2025, when they finished in eighth place.
UIO ry - The student association of technology students at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Participated in the Church Boat Race for the first time in 2025 when they finished in tenth place