Student Union of Oulu University of Applied Sciences OSAKO is a politically independent service and support organization for the students of Oulu UAS. OSAKO’s status is prescribed by law, and the main task of OSAKO is to represent students and their interests inside Oulu UAS, in the Oulu region and on a national level. OSAKO has over 4500 members, which makes it one of the biggest student unions in universities of applied sciences in Finland. The student association preceding OSAKO was formed in 1997. OSAKO is a member of University of Applied Sciences Students in Finland – SAMOK. SAMOK promotes the interests of students of universities of applied sciences on a national level. All members of OSAKO get the SAMOK student card.