Share an apartment with other foreign students it´s basically the best for study, for learning the language and for keeping a certain level of independence.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
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Personal comments
First of all it was a great personal experience because I made quite a lot friends there during that period. The location was perfect ( less than 10 minutes walking from the university) and the facilities at the apertment were really good.
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Clubbing: Barfly, Teatteri, Kaivohuone, Botta, Hesperia, Helsinki Club, Tiger, Highlight Café, Kerma, Mother, Helmi, Mocambo, Kaarle XII, etc.
Bar-crawling: St. Urho's Pub, Molly Malone's, Zetor, Simone, Santa Fé, Hullu Kukko, Kappelin Kellari, Storyville, On the Rocks, Saunabaari, Limón, Sling In, etc.
Best ethnic restaurants: Kabuki (Japanese) and Namaskaar (Indian).
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Sophie B
HEC Paris, Paris, France Business Studies, Undergraduate, Cems
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Basic phrases My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
In Helsinki everybody understands English. At school as well as in the city (shops, bank, restaurants, cafes, kiosks,..) you can express yourself in 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?
No, it wasn't.
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
Young Finnish people perfectly speak English. HSE is quite international so you can learn English as well as Spanish, German, Chinese, French and Finnish!
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DARHNAJ M
Groupe ESC Troyes, Troyes, France Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
How beautiful country Finland is.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice (1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Take warm clothes for the winter times.
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During my experience abroad, I ... (1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
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
If you have time go and visit Helsinki and lapland obviously with it's Santa claus and reindeers.
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