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4.12 / 5 based on 208 reviews
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letizia
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Some skills of Finnish
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
1
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Many courses offered. Great people!!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
You can experience amazing things in this country. Midnight Sun, low temperatures, ice palace in Kemi, good food (makkara), sauna and lake bath! It is a country not to be missed!!
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Alexis E
Bath Spa University, Bath, United Kingdom
Agriculture, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The housing provided was out the suburbs but the main student in city was not as good quality.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The mixture of students in the housing was great however as the housing was shared with the old person housing building the univeristy was slowly buying conflicts arose occasional.
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Michael K
Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
Linguistics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Finnish
Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Finnish
How much did you improve your Finnish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
As I spoke Finnish before, I was able to visit also Finnish classes - quite valuable. To get one Finnish speaking his/her language with a foreigner is a little bit complicate, but once you insist, they help you a lot with it and (most of them) have patience doing so ;)
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mfluch
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Mathematics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It is quit easy to live in Helsinki without knowing Finnish, knwoing the later makes it of course easier to make local friends...
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pauline s
Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
the finish is a very hard learning language but the easiest way to learn it is to go to the courses and being with local people.
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rainyday
Latvijas Universitáte, Riga, Latvia
Philology, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known that life there is not so cheap.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Make social life better!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
2
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
I advise to travel to Finland or Sweden by ships in the night. The nightlife is georgous!
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