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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
PLACES:
Night club: Teatteri (24 age limit, at least for guys), Kaivohuone (poolparties, with a pool inside in summertime, from May)
CAFES:
Cafe Esplanadi (delicious food, reasonable prices, big portions)
Cafe Carousel and Cafe Ursula - cafes at the harbour - very romantic, especially second one.
PLACES:
Suomenlinna - island with a great fortress - very romantic and ambient - very good brewery with very tasty own beer
EVENTS: Vappu - 30 April and 1 May parties - unforgettable and amazing how the city and people change during this time.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
All features mentioned above were satisfactory, I enjoyed living with other students in my appartment, but having my own room.
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Personal comments
Very good, possibility of choosing depending on price-standard-distance from school. Public transport from places that required using it was very frequent.
Ida Aalbergintie accomodation is a little bit too far away (ca30min by bus), but it is rewarded with low cost, nice appartments, nice neighbourhood.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Finnish prices are so high!!!
In Poland almost everything is cheaper.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Finns speak English very well, most of them speak it (even drunkers), it may be sometimes amazing
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
They take a very good care of exchange students, organise a lot of different events for them or exchange students take part in overall funny activities (eg. Beerrally)
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Half a year is enough to stay in Helsinki/Finland, unless you meet wonderful friends as I did (other exchnage students). Finnish people and culture is very alcohol oriented: every single possibility is used to get drunk.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Finance courses - a lot of work during all semester, but worth it!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Finnish students could be more open!
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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