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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Other

How much was the rent per month?

1000

Where was it located?

In Otaniemi, 10 mins to Uni

How can someone find this place?

Website

Would you recommend it?

Yes!

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at Aalto

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Do you have some tips?

Registration was easy and Contact was amazing

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Faroe Islands

🌆 Helsinki vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Helsinki?

Do Not Expect too much vibrance

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

422

Where was it located?

Kitarakuja 3C Kennelmaki

How can someone find this place?

e-mail from the home university

Would you recommend it?

yes

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

nothing to do from sunday to thursday night

🎓 Uni life at haaga-helia

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

don't really know, went to 2 real courses and 4 full online

Do you have some tips?

thePasila campus is the best one all other campus sucks

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

the only thing you can do in helsinki after spent 1 month is moving outside, because there's not some much stuff to do here

🌆 Helsinki vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Helsinki?

food is pretty expensive, transports working good

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

600

Where was it located?

15 mins away from school

How can someone find this place?

Facebook

Would you recommend it?

Yes, it was near the city center and a well maintained apartment.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

City center has a lot of bars

🎓 Uni life at Hanken School of Economics

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

The teaching method is so unique in Finland, so all the classes would be different and very interesting.

Do you have some tips?

Yes, the student association in Hanken helped a lot. The campus is very friendly and I will definitely choose the same university again.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

The student association organizes 3 major trips from Helsinki. And all the three are best.

🌆 Helsinki vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Helsinki?

Safety and food is the best

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

450

Where was it located?

In Pasila, 15 minutes from the school and the city center

How can someone find this place?

The school will send you the link

Would you recommend it?

Plenty of possibility : single flat, shared flat. You live with a lot of students from various university and especially hanken. You have a Sauna included. I would definitely pick the same place.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Chill drink and sports : Old Irish pub International parties : No names Few tech clubs: post bar, Kaiku You have to be their for Vapu (30 April, 1st of May) Sitz are not really good but its a good way to encounter people from ur uni

🎓 Uni life at Hanken School of Economics

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Every class in Finland are pretty easy, Group works are really important for the grade. Sometimes you will not have a final exam but only a group work.

Do you have some tips?

The campus is cool but uni cafe is really bad. Open 24/7. I would pick the same uni again for sure.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Tallin : 2 hours in boat, cool city to visit for a day or two, everyone go there to buy alcohol cause its really really cheaper. Lapland : You HAVE to go there if you go to Finland. Lake region : consider renting an airbnb in the lake region with ur friend, a really good memory. Poland: cheap and 1 hours and a half in plane. Sweden : Take the ferry for the night, the buffet will be a really good memory. Sweden is a really cool place to party.

🌆 Helsinki vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Helsinki?

Transports are really reliable. Take a monthly HSL card. YOU CANT BUY ALCOHOL AFTER 20h during weeks and 18H during week ends. Renting a bike is a good idea during the good days. The winter is really really really cold, but you will learn to love sauna.

💡 Other Tips

Finnish people are really shy at the beginning, but if you make the effort to break the ice, you will build strong friendship :). Other tips, you can't do outside sports before April.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

450

Where was it located?

In Pasila, 15 minutes from the school and the city center

How can someone find this place?

The school will send you the link

Would you recommend it?

Plenty of possibility : single flat, shared flat. You live with a lot of students from various university and especially hanken. You have a Sauna included. I would definitely pick the same place.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at Hanken School of Economics

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Every class in Finland are pretty easy, Group works are really important for the grade. Sometimes you will not have a final exam but only a group work.

Do you have some tips?

The campus is cool but uni cafe is really bad. Open 24/7. I would pick the same uni again for sure.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

🌆 Helsinki vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Helsinki?

💡 Other Tips

Finnish people are really shy at the beginning, but if you make the effort to break the ice, you will build strong friendship :). Other tips, you can't do outside sports before April.

Talk to Louis

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