Reviews of University of Helsinki | Finland

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“Fast and reliable”

Philip O

Nigeria, Graduate
, 2025

Overall

This is a great opportunity for so many creative minds seeking to bring lasting change of peace to the world through various gifts and talent... This is a medium of creative exchange of ideas and talents between countries around the world... And am glad to be a part of this great change if given the opportunity

Pros

To be a beeter person

Cons

To improve on my skills and relationship with people around the world

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“Helsinki Uni”

Iida A

Finland, Graduate
Economics, 2023

Overall

School that really focuses on studies and scientific knowledge. I study in the Viikki Campus which is located in North Helsinki. We even have cows right next to our campus since our campus is focused on agriculture and food science.

Pros

trustworthy, good quality courses, teachers are professional

Cons

studying in very independent, can be difficult to connect with other students

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“Helsinki Uni”

Iida A

Finland, Graduate
Economics, 2023

Overall

School that really focuses on studies and scientific knowledge. I study in the Viikki Campus which is located in North Helsinki. We even have cows right next to our campus since our campus is focused on agriculture and food science.

Pros

trustworthy, good quality courses, teachers are professional

Cons

studying in very independent, can be difficult to connect with other students

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tuck0066

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> A private grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Helsinki is the capital city, so food, housing, entertainment, etc is more expensive than it would be in other cities. Local pubs often had cheaper drinks than those located downtown though.

Overall, Telephone, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Housing:

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

It was very hard for me to open up a bank account in Finland - and to this day, I'm still not really sure why (I think it had something to do with the fact that I didn't have a Finnish social security card and I wasn't a permanent resident). Most forms of travel have special student rates available - you only need to show your student ID card to receive them. Also, check out STA or Council travel for cheap rail passes or train tickets!

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kilde

University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
History, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Now when I look back I would say I should have taken some Finnish language courses prior to my departure.

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

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Socialize. Finland is a hard country to live in. Especially because it is hard to communicate with the locals. The best way to urvive and return home with really good and helpful experience is to socialize. And not to be afraid of chalenges and communicating with the others.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Bring warm clothes, never forget that you would hardly see the sun during the winter, which might be pretty depressing... And don't forget that in a month or two you would for sure start hating snow.

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tuck0066

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Unless your knowledge of Finnish is very high, I wouldn't recommend taking Finnish language courses. For the most part, the instructors speak very quickly, and often use technical terms that a non-Finn would have trouble understanding.

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

Coming from the US, where we are required to register before the semester starts, I was a little bit confused about how course registration worked. There was never an official time to register for the course - you just kind of showed up for class and the instructor gave grades to whoever turned in the final exam/paper.

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