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fraserm
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing is more as I live with family at home. Food is slightly more expensive in Finland than in Scotland. Alcohol is very expensive in Finland but most people drink at home before they go out. Save money by making your own wine !
You can travel everywhere in town by bike. If you dont want to use a bike though the bus is very expensive unless you buy a pass.
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Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
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Personal comments
Alcohol is expensive, but you can make your own ! The polytechnic lunches are very good value and pizza in Oulu is cheap too.
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manuela k
St. Pölten University Of Applied Sciences (in german: Fachho, St. Pölten, Austria
Radio / TV Broadcasting, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food = ca. 10% more expensive than Austria, but if you go to Lidl, or if you know the supermarkets well enough, you dont necessarily have to spend more than at home. Although: Meat, fruits and vegetables are more expensive than in AUT.
Telephone: Bring your phone and buy a simcard here, it's ridiculously cheap! in 5 months i used 30 euros! (but of course there is skype at well:) )
travel: i spent nearly all of my money for travelling: stockholm russia (st.petersburg and moscow), within finland, 5days through norway to northcape.
i just dont travel that much during the semestre at home.
there's lots to see!
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
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Lidl is of course the cheapest supermarket . if you shop at K-Markets, Prisma or Euromarket, keep your eyes open for following brands, as they are the cheapest: Rainbow, Euroshopper, Xtra
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Lenka F
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Finland is comparing to the Czech Rep. very expensive, the exchange rate of CZK/euro is very high. Without grants is Finland nearly impossible country to visit.
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Overall, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
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Cost-saving tips:
1) buy the selected brands of food (EuroShopper, Rainbow, Pirkka),
2) Alcohol is better to bring or to buy on trips to Tallinn or Russia :)),
3)Common trips are cheaper.
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Andrei P
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
Because everything is very expensive here.
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Food, Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
- We found a special offer at Kolumbus phone operator, that we could speak with any Kolumbus pre-paid card owner with 1 cent/minut.
- The bank (Nordea) takes no fee when you withdraw money from the minibank, or when you pay with your card. Very nice. I don't know what is their profit :).
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Petr K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because everything is many times more expensive than in my home country and I had to reduce a lot night life and I have started to use more free calling via internet by SKYPE.
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Housing, Overall, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Shopping in LIDL,PRISMA, take a lot of things from home or buy it in other country or at ferry :-)
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Ondrej K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more money than at home. Money from ERASMUS and home school is not enought, maybe if you are saving money it is enough.
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Overall, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Very expensive beer and food. You can save money by taking a bread from student restaurant.
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