Category: Introducing Helsinki & Finland

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#HelsinkiSecret Residence – want to join?

helsinkisecret_0What makes Helsinki such a cool place? What makes it so special? Want to find out what kind of student city Helsinki is? Are you interested in science? We invite you to live and breathe Helsinki lifestyle, our everyday life in a local way at the #HelsinkiSecret Residence.

Are you a blogger? Do you take photos? You could be the chosen one!
Please visit and apply at www.helsinkisecret.fi

More information about the campaign over here:

What is the #HelsinkiSecret Residence?
#HelsinkiSecret Residence is the first ever social influencer residence that allows its guests to step into local boots 365 days a year during the time period of 1.1.-31.12.2016. You can select your preferred length of visit and month. The #HelsinkiSecret Residence offers a live like local and slow travel experience. Continue reading “#HelsinkiSecret Residence – want to join?”

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The Interns (part 2)

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For the past couple of months, four interns have been working in different units of the University of Helsinki’s Education Services. For Minna, Lyra, Risto and Emmy (all university students themselves), the internship was not only an opportunity to gain relevant work experience, but it also offered a rare look into the infrastructure of the University’s academic administration and the many services it provides to students, teachers and other staff members. In this two-part series, the interns reveal some of the things they’ve learned along the way, the must-dos in Helsinki for locals and exchange students alike and more. Read on to find out what Risto and Emmy have to say about their internship so far.

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The Interns (part 1)

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For the past couple of months, four interns have been working in different units of the University of Helsinki’s Education Services. For Minna, Lyra, Risto and Emmy (all university students themselves), the internship was not only an opportunity to gain relevant work experience, but it also offered a rare look into the infrastructure of the University’s academic administration and the many services it provides to students, teachers and other staff members. In this two-part series, the interns reveal some of the things they’ve learned along the way, the must-dos in Helsinki for locals and exchange students alike and more…

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Interested in becoming a student ambassador for the year 2016?

Picture-082We are looking for motivated master’s students to become international student ambassadors. Want to join the crowd?

Student ambassadors are student volunteers who love to share their experiences and introduce new students to the university community. The ambassadors work in
co-operation with the Education Services to better the university’s services for the students and convince prospective students why the University of Helsinki would be the perfect match for them.

Meet our International Student Ambassadors for the year 2013, 2014 and 2015! Continue reading “Interested in becoming a student ambassador for the year 2016?”

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Welcome to Arctic Laughs Comedy Festival!

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The biggest international comedy festival in Finland will be held for the second time in Helsinki from the 29th to the 31st of October 2015. Over the course of 3 days, 2 venues and 15 shows, our 54 comics are guaranteed to make you laugh, all in English of course!

The biggest international performers of this festival will be: Liz Miele (USA), as seen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sweden’s best selling comedian Al Pitcher (NZ), who also performed at the festival last year, Nigel Williams (USA) and Tiernan Douieb (UK).

Tickets from Lippu.fi

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THINKFEST – Exploring and Experiencing Science

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University of Helsinki’s Main Building (Päärakennus) has never looked as bright and colourful as this week, when pops of pinks, blues, yellows and blacks donned the entrance hall from floor to ceiling in celebration of Thinkfest. As one of the main events held in honour of the university’s 375th year, this urban festival invites and encourages everyone to participate in constructing definitions and ideas of ‘Global Helsinki’: What does it look like? Who does it belong to? And who gets to decide from which perspective a global Helsinki is viewed?

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Hello Universe!

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Helsinki Observatory, built in 1834, nowadays serves as a Centre for Astronomy, a visitor centre of the Helsinki University Museum. The Observatory would also like to welcome all international students to get to know the Universe around us. Have you ever dreamed about touching a real meteorite (which is almost five billion years old), or wondered what the scales would say on planet Mars? After that you could take a peek into the cloud chamber and see the invisible world: tracks of alpha particles, protons, muons etc.

However, if astronomical digits are too much, it’s not just about hard science: on your visit to the Observatory you can also learn about the history of the building.

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The Opening Carnival of the Academic Year at the University of Helsinki

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 The Academic Year of the University of Helsinki begins officially on the 31st of August, when the Opening Carnival takes over the Main Building of the University (Fabianinkatu 33/Unioninkatu 34) and its surroundings.
Carnival starts twelve o’clock by the opening ceremonies at the Great Festival Hall of the Main Building, where there are speeches from the University and Student Union and other program. After the ceremonies on the Great Hall, the academic parade walks from the University to the Cathedral of Helsinki (Tuomiokirkko), where the opening service takes place. Same time there is secular occasion at the Festival Hall of University’s Language Center (Fabianinkatu 26). Continue reading “The Opening Carnival of the Academic Year at the University of Helsinki”

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Find out more about your University!

Yleiskuva1_pienennetty_yliopistomuseo_Timo_HuvilinnaWelcome to the University of Helsinki! It’s not only an excellent university, but also a university with a long (375 years and counting) and fascinating history. An integral part of that history have always been students from near and far.

University of Helsinki and its’ students are remarkably visible in the cityscape. The university has always been a great builder and you can see university buildings on all four campuses. Also, the Student Union and many student nations have built beautiful buildings. When the university moved to Helsinki from Turku in 1828, the new Main Building was given a prime site in the then city centre directly opposite the new Senate building. A few decades later the students wanted to build a Student House (nowadays called the Old Student House) for their meetings and parties. The house was built at the edge of the city centre, where it was thought the rowdy students would not disturb other townspeople. Ironically, over time the city centre moved and nowadays the Student House is smack in the middle of downtown Helsinki! Continue reading “Find out more about your University!”

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