Reviews of Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki (SHH) | Finland

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Birgit F

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

The price level is significant higher in Finland compared to Austria (in most cases).

Housing, Overall, Travel, Food, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

With your students card you are also a member of youth hostels. You get also a 50 % discount for railway trips, which were really cheap and comfortable in Finland. One surprise: cellular phones are much more expansive in Finland (home of Nokia) than in Austria.

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Birgit F

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Almost everybody speaks English fluently in Finland. This might also be due to the fact that TV programm and movies are not translated.

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Birgit F

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I had full information.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

I recommend for every studnets to go abroad, although some of my collegues were not fully satisfied - but they got great experiences! Hanken is a very good choice! Very personal, very familar, very good courses.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

To travel within Finland: you can go by railway, long-distance busses or even by airplane (stand-by tickets for students under 25 years are very cheap!). To travel to GUS: Take the chance and go to St. Peterburg and Moskow! If you go through an agency, they will organise the visa and everything for you. This is much easier. To travel to the Baltic countries: It is quite cheap to rent a car there and go aroung all three countries. Wonderful trip! To travel to Sweden: Just take the ferry boat - It's also called the "party boat" ;) Finland was a great experience for me, I would not like to miss it!

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Birgit F

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The university is famous for it's relationship marketing research and courses (thanks to Prof. Christian Grönroos)

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

The resources of the library and internet access were limited.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Birgit F

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The Finish Business School offers great sport activities and a gym to work out. Nightlife is great in Pravda and Theatri. Do not miss two very Finish evens: 1st of May celebrations called Vappu and midsummer (last Friday in Junde)

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Birgit F

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because now I know where to go and what to ask for - so I can organise everything on my own.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Very good organised by the host university. Very good location: near university and near city center. Around 20 exchange students lived there together, which was interessting and great. The only negative aspect was that there was no native (=Finish students) in our house.

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