Härweli competition rules

Härweli Competition Rules

Participation

  1. The Härweli competition starts with the patenting of the Härwelis and ends with the announcement of the results during Teekkarikaste.
  2. The guilds of Tampere University can take part in the competition.
  3. The participating associations will assemble the Härweli team of only freshmen, who will take care of Härweli's design and building. 1st year students, including Master's freshmen, will be considered as freshmen for the purposes of this competition.

Patenting

  1. Each Härweli team must patent two (2) Härweli ideas before starting construction of the Härweli. Ideas are listed in order of priority: the former is the primary and the latter the secondary.
  2. The patent application will also require information of two (2) contact persons who will receive all bulletins and contacts related to the Härweli Race and the construction of Härwelis.
  3. The right to build Härweli is based on patenting and requires the approval of the race organizers for the idea. The organizers of the competition will process the received patent applications as soon as possible and inform the contact persons mentioned in the application about the acceptance of the ideas.
  4. Ideas are accepted in first come, first served princible: for ideas that are too similar, the idea submitted first is accepted, and for the latter the secondary idea is considered.
  5. If a secondary idea is too similar to an earlier idea, Härweli Team's contact persons are informed separately and asked for new ideas to be submitted for patentability.
  6. All ideas that violate Finnish law or are generally offensive are prohibited and contrary to good taste. All in all, ideas need to be in good spirits.
  7. The Härwel team implementing an abandoned idea will be disqualified.
  8. Patenting begins and ends at specified times, which are announced at http://härweli.fi. The patent application itself is also sent to the same address. Applications received after the end of patenting will not be processed.

Construction

  1. The construction of the Härwelis will be carried out in a designated area for construction in Bommari, on the Hervanta campus of the University of Tampere. Each Härweli team has their own area where the Härweli and related building materials must be stored during construction.
  2. The härweli team does not need to reserve the construction area themselves.
  3. Härweli's maximum size is 2m x 2m x 4m to ensure that Härweli can be transported on Wappu night. If Härweli's size exceeds the given dimensions, the Härweli team is responsible for transporting Härweli to Amurin puisto by their own.
  4. Sabotage, damage or other disruption of construction by other Härweli teams is strictly prohibited and may result in disqualification.
  5. The use of smoke, fire and torches in the Härwelis and in the freshman procession in general is also strictly forbidden! If the Härweli team is considering using other effects, it is recommended that you contact info@harweli.fi to confirm the situation.
  6. Härweli may only be built during specified construction times, which will be communicated separately to the contact persons of the Härweli teams after patenting and can also be viewed at http://harweli.fi. The organizers of the race will always inform the Härweli team's contact persons about any changes to the construction times.
  7. At other times, the Härwelis must be kept in the storage places designated for them, away from the events taking place in Bommari. The Härweli team is responsible for setting aside Härweli before the end of the permitted construction periods.

Transportation and procession

  1. Härwelis will be stored in Bommari until Wappu Night, where eventually they will be loaded onto a truck for transport to Amurinpuisto for the next afternoon's fuksi parade.
  2. Härweli team's contact persons are responsible for loading and unloading of their Härweli duringthe Wappu Night.
  3. The Härweli team is responsible for guarding their Härweli from the transport until the end of the parade.
  4. At the end of the parade, the Härwelis will be destroyed by transferring them to the designated rubbish bins in Koskenranta. If the Härweli Team wishes to retain its Härweli even after the parade, the Härweli Team will be responsible for transporting it away from Koskenranta.

Review and condemnation of the Härwelis

  1. Härwelis will be judged by an authoritative jury appointed by the race organizers in Amurinpuisto on the morning of Wappu Day, 1.5. and during the fuksi parade later that day.
  2. Violation of these rules will result in disqualification for the Härweli team in question.
  3. Final score for a Härweli is decided by the average result of these following categories:
    • Timeliness and Highlighting
    • Implementation and construction quality
    • Appearance
    • Technology
    • Showing your field of study
  4. The results of the Härweli race will be announced in the beginning of Teekkarikaste as soon as the freshman team arrives in Koskenranta. The announcement includes the winning Härweli as well as special mentions. Following the announcement the winning team will be rewarded, so Härweli teams are adviced to be all ears during the early stages of the dipping in order to receive the prizes won.
  5. The jury's decision is final and there is no right of appeal.
  6. Härweli's prizes vary from year to year. Current prizes are available at https: //härweli.fi .

Interpretation and changing of rules

  1. Härweli race's organizers' interpretation of these rules is final.
  2. The organizers of the Härweli Competition reserve the right to change these rules outside of the competition period.

The policy was updated on March 13, 2024.