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University of Helsinki

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4.12 / 5 based on 208 reviews
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lisa j
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Law, International, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
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Personal comments
Bar Fly:pub/club where a lot of erasmus people meet; Molly Malones:Irish pub, excellent bands changing every week, people coming from everywhere; "le Belge": Belgian pub (because i'm Belgian!);Atheneum museum (beautiful expositions, free for students on some days); Vappu (1st of May, huge student celebration); Seurasaari and Suomenlina (two lovely islands aroud Helsinki).
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lisa j
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Law, International, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Building with erasmus and local students
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
opportunity to meet and live with total new people, coming from all over the world
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Big choice of accomodations, locations and prices, good organization. Rather dirty in general though, furniture missing, and impossible to make the responsibles react about that.
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lisa j
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Law, International, 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: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Although Finnish is the national language in Finland, almost everyone can speak English, so i didn't have communication problems. I spent most of my time with British and Irish people, which gave me the opportunity to improve my English considerably.
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lisa j
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Law, International, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Helsinki and Finland in general are extremely expensive compared to Belgium.
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Nightlife, Travel, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Lidle in Pasila
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lisa j
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Law, International, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
That life was that expensive in Finland!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
I would recommend this university and this destination to everyone, I had one of the best times of my life over there!nevertheless, courses given in English are only followed by erasmus students, so it is not the best way to meet Finnish students.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
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
3
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
I would recommend to have a visa, so that you could go and visit Russia, which is an unforgettable experience! The erasmus students have Finnish tutors, which is a good way to learn a lot about Finnish student life and places to visit.
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lisa j
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Law, International, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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