University of Oulu

whats so great is you have so much time off from class. you take typically one or two classes at a time, have plenty of time to study and with isep program get a 400 us dollar stipend which is plenty adequate for high living, travel, and even paid for extended travel in the summer. The beer is bad beer and soo expensive, but the people that i encountered made the place and in the end that mattered the most. Kuumpin Pykka has the cheapest beer but a rough crowd. Night life is straight out of the dance eighties clubs and takes a while to except.

couldn't have asked for better, but i had good luck and knew people not so lucky- not so lucky meaning dorm style with no eating area and small kitchen.

go thru isep!!!!!! dont bring more than you can comfortably carry, youll want to buy things there. dont bring bedding or sleeping bag unless you plan on doing camping (youth hostels are real cheap though)

i tried to learn a moderate amount of finnish and ended up learning a few phrases. this is partly my fault and partly fault of bad finnish teacher and all students want to practice their english.

travel- if you stay there 6 months or less???get an inter-rail pass- real cheap and great. visit southern sweden. with the classes you do tons of free traveling. about half the classes you get to go somewhere. do as many classes as you possibly can.