Location of the University (hard to reach / close by)

Most sudents are on Kamppi campus, this is a 15 minute walk or two metro stops from the uni!

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Infrastructure/technology in the University

(no equipment / advanced application)

For 25,- a month you can use the trains, the trams, the metro’s, the boats to the islands (!!!) and there is also a rather good biking infrastructure.

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Language requirements (English suffices / official Language)

Everyone I spoke to had a very decent level of English

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The study programme

(easy / difficult/intense)

Mediocre. Not easy, but hard work gets rewarded!

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The study programme

(not interesting / interesting)

Very dependent on the courses you take

Relationship students-professors

(informal / formal)

Very informal!

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Students from Dutch universities (few / a lot)

Few

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Internationality

(few international students / many int. students)

A lot! Even in the normal curriculum it is really common to have internationals

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Funds

(difficult to acquire / very easy to acquire)

Erasmus was easy to get

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Accomodation

(difficult to find & expensive / easy & affordable)

You get some help from HOAS and UniHome but then you just have to accept what they give you. There is not a lot of room for wishes and requests. And it is quite expensive! For sure between 500 and 800 euros

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Food in supermarkets

(expensive / cheap)

Relatively expensive

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Eating out

(expensive / cheap)

Very expensive. Coffee and cake is hard to find for under 10,-s (together) and dinner is really expensive.

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Public transport

(expensive / cheap)

Relatively cheap and good! Mentioned before

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Going out

( expensive / cheap)

Expensive. If you find the right bars you will pay 6,- for half a liter, but there are also ones that will charge you 8 euros for a smaller size. It is really common to have to pay 3-5 euro’s to get into a bar

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Points of interests

(not so many / lots of museums etc.)

I would say relatively similar to like Groningen or Utrecht. It is a relatively small city, but there are quite some cute spots.

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Food offer

(only local food / great variety of restaurants)

Not a lot of restaurants overall… but the variety is quite good. Also +1 because they have tacobell

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Nature

(none / several natural parks/recreational parks)

Gorgeous. Lots of parks! If you take a train to neighbouring Espoo you should visit Nuuksio National park. It is incredible.

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Recreation/Sports

(limited / many options/extra courses)

A lot of options, I’m just not a sports person.

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Social Activities

(limited / many theatres/cinemas/pubs

Quite a lot! Skating, chocolate fatory, cinema’s, theatres, concerts, pubs, lots of karaoke. I even took a Finnish dancing class – which was awkward to say the least, but very funny.

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