A state within a state.

Enklaavi ry is the student association for business students at LUT University. Founded in 1991, our guild has grown into the largest and most active at LUT.

The biggest in Skinnarila.

1991Founding meeting on 5 Nov 1991
1 400Members
11Board members, plus the committees

What is Enklaavi?

The board

Services, events and a link to working life, by members for members.

An enclave is a territory entirely surrounded by another. LUT University sits in Skinnarila, a district students call the Free State of Skinnarila, and business students in a university of technology are an enclave of their own. Hence the name.

Enklaavi provides services that support its members and their studies, and runs events of every kind, from sports to gala evenings. Company visits, or excursions, are a core part of what we do: we want our members to get a real feel for working life. All these years, our activity has rested on excellent relations with the university’s business school and South Karelian businesses.

The engine of it all is our active membership, the committees and the board.

1991

Founding meeting on 5 Nov 1991.

1 400

members.

committees: events, media, corporate relations, sports, festivities, master’s students and finance.

board members.

The board

History

Other name ideas included Wikatikki, Optio, Kalkyyli and Katapultti.

1991Enklaavi ry is founded when business studies begin as a programme of their own at Lappeenranta University of Technology. At the founding meeting on 5 November 1991 the name Enklaavi is chosen: a state within a state, like business students in a university of technology.Founding
LogoDesigned by the first chair, Tarja (Ikonen) Leikas, the logo combines the cog of the LUT student union with the ancient symbol of merchants.Emblem
2009The NESU team starts its work.NESU
2011A dedicated team is set up for the annual gala.Gala
2012The corporate relations team starts its work.Corporate relations
TodayAs intake has grown, so has Enklaavi, to about 1 400 members. From the start, members have been actively involved in running things.1 400 members

Committees

The committees work together with the board, and their members get a close say in what Enklaavi does. Committee chairs sit on the board, so cooperation is seamless.

Committee applications open every autumn. Watch the news and Instagram.

Enklaavi Eventti, events committee

Runs most of the association’s events, including the year’s biggest: Liugur, Marathon Monday and Lappeenranta’s cross-disciplinary overall parties. In Eventti everyone gets to make their ideas happen and meet brilliant people.

2026: Kasper Paakasuo (Head of Projects), Lauri Rautiainen (Head of Events), Aino Bordi, Aino Saarinen, Jonas Jokinen, Ville Vihmo, Roope Luoma, Lauri Färm, Joonatan Uotila and Kristian Cumini.

MediaMafia, media committee

Shapes Enklaavi’s visual identity and event marketing: photography, editing, video production, marketing for the big events, even designing overall patches.

2026: Helmi Kahri (Head of Marketing), Viivi Vanhatalo (Head of Communications), Carl-Emil Hirvikoski, Hanna Haavijoki, Hilla Hautakangas, Jasper Forget, Lotta Varonen and Mea Nyman.

Enklaavi Corporate, corporate relations committee

Closes deals and sponsorships and looks after every member’s interests for working life. Without its agreements there would be no event sponsors.

2026: Santtu Karhapää (Head of Corporate Relations), Niklas Noiva, Onni Mäkäläinen, Moona Heikkilä and Lei Li.

Enklaavi Sport, sports committee

Supports healthy living and offers easy-to-join activities for every business student in Lappeenranta, with year-round sports and events of its own.

2026: Aleksi Iso-Möttönen (Head of Social Affairs), Taika Salomäki, Samuli Tiainen, Neea Leppäluoto, Anastasia Leinonen and Mikael Niemelä.

Enklaavi Ballers, festivities committee

Creates memorable celebrations: the autumn annual gala and its sillis brunch, the Enklaavi Gala and Kuuttisillis.

2026: Roosa Olli (Head of Festive Affairs), Aria Käpynen, Silja Tietäväinen, Oskari Härkönen, Mikael Niemelä, Iita Koikkalainen and Jonas Papathemelis.

Enklaavi Mastermind, master’s committee

Events for master’s students and the master-minded: meeting people, thinking about careers and building contacts. Masters events

2026: Einojuhani Kostiainen (Vice Chair), Ada Rautiainen, Elvira Santala, Kata Savolainen and Amanda Mykrä.

Enklaavi Finance, finance committee

Keeps the books precise and payments flowing. Hands-on experience in financial administration, which also helps with summer job hunting.

2026: Mira Lommi (Head of Finance), Mira Liimatainen, Emilia Forsman and Maisa Saikko.

There’s a place for you in the committees.

Get involved Officers

Rules and decisions

Rules

The association’s rules and its financial, insignia and internationality regulations.

Board

The 2026 board and who does what, plus every board since 1995.

Board decisions

Minutes of board meetings are published here, in Finnish.