Welcome to Finland! · Finland • Finland is a land of contrast. Untouched nature and modern...
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Welcome to
Finland!
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Finland• The country of thousands of lakes and
forests
• Listed by Lonely Planet as one of the TOP 3 travel destinations in 2017
• Capital: Helsinki
• 5,5 million inhabitants
• Official Languages: Finnish, Swedish, Sámi
• 338,400 km2 -18,1 inhabitants per km2
• 70% forest
• 10% water: 190,000 lakes
• and approximately as many islands –Europe’s largest archipelago
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Living in Finland
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Living in Finland• Finland is a land of contrast.
Untouched nature and modern thinking.
• A mix of urban culture and nature
• Finland always features among the safest countries to live in peace and quiet, democracy and equality
• A positive environment to live and study in
• One of the most corruption free countries in the world
• https://www.finlanduniversity.com/finland
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Åbo Akademi University
(ÅAU)
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Key facts about ÅAU• A multidisciplinary and international university
located in the south-western part of Finland
• Swedish is the main language of
instruction
• 5500 students
• 1000 international students from over 80
countries
• 1100 employees
• Very good employment situation among
graduates and doctors: 92 % work with tasks that
correspond to their education
• Internationally acknowledged research university
• Minority Research, Molecular Process and
Material Technology, Drug Development
and Diagnostics
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Åbo
Turku
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Åbo - Turku• Population of about
187 000, with 5,2% Swedish speaking Finns
• Turku in Finnish, Åbo in Swedish
• Finland´s oldest city, with nature just a short bike or bus ride away
• Considered the best student city in Finland, with about 40 000 students
• The campus is located in the old part of the city
• https://www.abo.fi/en/turku/
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Vasa
Vaasa
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Vasa - Vaasa• Population of about 67 000, with 24,8%
Swedish speaking Finns• Vaasa in Finnish, Vasa in Swedish • “The sunniest city in Finland” • Vasa lies in the Kvarken Archipelago,
which is found on the Unesco World Heritage List
• 13 000 students at six different universities• The Vasa campus is situated in the
"Academill" building which is an old mill renovated for the university´s purpose.
• https://www.abo.fi/en/vaasa/
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Studying in Finland
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Studying at ÅAU• The atmosphere at campus is cozy and
familiar
• We pay a lot of attention to the wellbeing of
our students
• E.g. Orientation week, tutors, tutor
teachers…
• Student life – around 80 student associations
with different focus e.g. music, theater, politics
• They organize different events, where
you can get to know your fellow
students
• Libraries with free access to especially course
literature
• Campus Sport – training at affordable prices
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Orientation Week• Orientation week so everyone will
have a good start
• Takes place on week 35/ last week of
August
• Information about the university
services and studies
• https://www.abo.fi/en/study/already-
in-2/orientation-course-for-new-
international-degree-students-and-
exchange-students/
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Student Tutors• Every Master’s Degree Program has
Student Tutors.
• Tutors can help you with
• Getting settled upon arrival
• your studies
• your ways around the campus and the city
• Practicalities like opening a Finnish bank account, going to the registration office etc.
• https://www.abo.fi/en/study/already-in-2/student-tutors/
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Student Union• Student lunch starting from
2,60 €
• Student Health Care Services
• 50% Discounts on ticket prices on trains
and long distance buses
• Reduced rates at youth hostels and
lots of other student discounts
• https://www.studentkaren.fi/en/mem
bership-fee/
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Welcome to Åbo Akademi
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