Peer support
Study Skills Support Groups
Metropolia offers group sessions where you can develop your study skills together with other students. These groups focus on topics such as time management, maintaining motivation, and effective study techniques. Read more about study skills support groups
Peer Support Student Program
Note! Peer tutoring activities are on hold and will be under development during autumn 2025. The aim is to resume the activities in the spring semester 2026. Please send any feedback or suggestions to maarika.kortelainen [at] metropolia.fi (maarika[dot]kortelainen[at]metropolia[dot]fi).
You have the opportunity to be matched with your own support student. You can talk with your support student in a confidential and low-threshold setting, sharing your thoughts and experiences openly.
Support students are trained volunteer fellow students from Metropolia. They are there to listen and support you with matters such as everyday student life, loneliness, social anxiety, study challenges, or difficulties with motivation and productivity. The service is free of charge and available to all Metropolia students. The goal is that no one is left alone.
How to get started:
- Book a Support Student Interview via the Vihta appointment system. Select the service Support Student Interview 20min.
- Based on the interview, you’ll be matched with a suitable support student by the coordinator. Once a match is found, a joint meeting will be arranged with you, your support student, and the program coordinator. This meeting will give you a chance to get to know your support student and go through the ground rules of the program.
- You can meet with your support student 2 to 10 times.
Peer support offers a chance to feel understood – and to understand others. It can also support better progress in your studies.
More information about peer tutoring activities is available from the supervisor of Student Wellbeing Services, Maarika Kortelainen, maarika.kortelainen [at] metropolia.fi (maarika[dot]kortelainen[at]metropolia[dot]fi).
Can’t Find What You’re Looking For?
Feel free to email any staff member of Metropolia’s Student Wellbeing Services for more information at firstname.lastname [at] metropolia.fi (firstname[dot]lastname[at]metropolia[dot]fi).
You can find contact details on the Support for Student Wellbeing page under the section: Contact Information for Student Wellbeing Services Staff.