KRK is short for Koneenrakennuskilta, 'Mechanical Engineering Guild', the guild for mechanical engineering students at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT).

KRK represents its members in university's student union and administration and arranges all kinds of activities, such as visits to different companies, sauna evenings every month and a huge amount of bigger and smaller parties, most of which have no reason whatsoever. The guild also offers consulting in virtually anything.

The guild was founded in 1974 and nowadays has about 500 members. Every year 70-75 new students begin their studies at the department of mechanical engineering in LUT and most of them become members of KRK. Together with the student union KRK trains the new students to carry on the traditions of Finland's technology students.

Our uniform (and trademark) in the numerous parties and events that take place along the year is an orange overall. Don't ask why, we don't know either. It's part of the student tradition in Finland. I suppose it provides some kind of feeling of unity - and it usually protects the clothes underneath.

Because of the small number of foreign students at LUT, this is the only page in English. But a picture tells more than a thousand words, so check out the Gallery page. There you can find few memorable moments of the past 30 years. And if you have any questions, please send e-mail to krk(at)koneenrakennuskilta.fi .

Department of Mechanical Engineering launched a new exchange program in 2003. Every year a group of exchange students will be chosen to study in LUT. You can find more information about D.M.W.T M.Sc Programme here!

Some basic information about the guild:

Joining the guild?

If you join the guild, you get those fine orange overalls for yourself for free and you can join the study trips more cheaper. Just pay the membership fee of Mechanical Engineering Guild (KRK ry). You pay it only once in your lifetime to Nordea bank account (205418-44280, reference code 1847) and it’s only 10 €.

The Guild Room

The guild room is situated between the main restaurant and library (2nd floor, next to the library stairs). You can read there for example professional publications (most of them are in finnish only), do exercises with your friends or relax after hard day of studying. And of course there is also available tea and coffee maker

The Board

The Board members in the guild are:
- Chairman Jaakko Sivusuo
- Vice-chairman Henri Oksman
- Secretary Heli Hakala
- treasurer Essi Himmanen
- Spokesman Mikko Nissinen
- Excursion master Timo Eskelinen
- Educational and Social affairs Juha Wallenius
- Project coordinator Hanna Niemistö
o Project slaves ?
- Company and uniform affairs Sami Korhonen
o Company and uniform slaves ?
- Catering Pia Kaila & Reima Kokko

Active members with signed duties:
- Freshmen coordinator Sami Korhonen
- TEK contact person ?
- Guild room affairs Niko Hyppänen
- www-administrator Juha-Matti Smolander
- Moped-responsible Mikko Nissinen
- Alumni contact person Arto Parkko
- Ceremonymaster ?


The pictures and further contact information is available below
- The board members
- Active members
- Tutors

The email addresses are 'firstname.lastname@lut.fi'