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Hanna B
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
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Personal comments
PLACES:
Night club: Teatteri (24 age limit, at least for guys), Kaivohuone (poolparties, with a pool inside in summertime, from May)
CAFES:
Cafe Esplanadi (delicious food, reasonable prices, big portions)
Cafe Carousel and Cafe Ursula - cafes at the harbour - very romantic, especially second one.
PLACES:
Suomenlinna - island with a great fortress - very romantic and ambient - very good brewery with very tasty own beer
EVENTS: Vappu - 30 April and 1 May parties - unforgettable and amazing how the city and people change during this time.
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Ina R
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Best option, you also have roommates, which is very nice!
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Personal comments
Accomodation is ok, cleaning and laundry facilities are not good. Do not choose the single appartments near school, they are overpriced and gloomy.
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Ilse v
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
As a student i prefere to live it other students in a appartement, its nice to have some company and is cheaper than living on our one
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Personal comments
The housing for the exchange student in Finland is very good!
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marieelle
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I was really surprised with the fact that the main exams often consisted in learning books by heart, which I thought a bit useless at this stage of our studies, particularly for business studies
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Sophie B
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
- "Zetor": restaurant (reinder meat and salmon) + dancing bar: worth to see it at least once, typically Finnish atmosphere and fun garanteed!
- More classic: "Sokos 10th Floor" and "Torni" to have a drink with a wonderful view on the city.
- Trendiest night club: "Kerma"
- Best Sandwiches of the city: Cafe Esplanaadi.
- Place to be on the 1st of May: Kaivopuisto parc to take part in the huge picnic hold there every year to celebrate the end of the winter.
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Marko P
Housing
Type of housing: Studio apartment in student housing
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Same place!
Why?
New building and furniture, great central location close to school and the Helsinki city centre. Each room has free broadband Internet connection, there is a launderette on every floor and 3 saunas on the top floor (some with a terrace).
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Personal comments
Choice of central studio apartments for €464 per month and flat shares (Ida/Puistola/Pasila) out of the city centre for €150/€215/€250. If you don't want to pay for the studio apartment, I would choose the flat share Ida.
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