Nominations for distinguished members were open from 8 September to 11 October and a total of 796 nominations were submitted. TYY thanks to everyone who submitted a nomination and congratulates all those who received recognition.
In 2026, one Ribbon of Praise was awarded to Elisa Hyvärinen.
In 2026, twelve Badges of Praises were awarded. The recipients were: Aada Aho, Ellen Ekblom, Jussi Hedman, Emil Jacobsson, Hannu Kallio, Noora Kontoniemi, Elmo Martela, Iiro Myllymäki, Roosa Partanen, Vilppu Tolvi, Aino Virolainen and Valtteri Vuori.
The recipients of the Union Badge in 2026 were: Aada Blåfield, Jalmari Gylén, Sorja Hackzell, Maria Kemppainen, Hanna Kivari, Atte Kivistö, Vili Liukkonen, Katriina Mc Cormick, Jani Norrby, Olavi Partanen, Timi Pietilä, Eero Pihkala, Saara Pukero, Iikka Rajala, Ella Rantanen, Janne Rissanen, Kristian Robertsson, Ossi Ryynänen, Venla Savela, Valtteri Sulander, Pyry Suojanen, Emma Torniainen, Ville Välipirtti and Oscar Winberg.
The recipients of the TYY Board Badge in 2026 were Sofia Alainen, Kamran Aliyev, Mikael Enberg, Lauri Pesonen, Tiia Salminen, Henri Laitila, Samuel Oliveros De Nordenflicht and TYY staff members Tiia Niskanen and Hanna Kiiskilä.
In 2026 Table Standards went to Ec2u Team, Stockholms universitets studentkår, City of Turku, Nadja Plankevitch, Risto Siilos and Minna Vuorio-Lehti.
In addition, 437 Union Ribbons were granted. The recipients are listed in a separate pdf in alphabetical order by surname.