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We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; so we decided to study in one of the most beautiful countries in the world: Finland!

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Italian picky eater vs. Finnish food

Italians are well known for their food culture and they’re proud of it – as they should. But when we, the Italians, go around the world,...

Don´t miss out - Mökki

As I went to a Finnish Mökki, a cottage, last weekend for my second time, I thought it was time to start a new category on this blog...

Expat stories - part 3

Being both foreigners in Finland, we like to hear stories from other fellow expats, to share and compare our points of view, fee lings...

Finnish Valentine´s Day

Yesterday I got my first valentine ever. However, not by some love interest of mine, but in good Finnish fashion by a friend. Different...

Expat stories - part 2

Being both foreigners in Finland, we like to hear stories from other fellow expats, to share and compare our points of view, feelings and...

Finnish Education

Mike and I both study at Haaga-Helia, a University of Applied Sciences in Finland. Both of us came here after graduating high school in...

Expats stories - part 1

Being both foreigners in Finland, we like to hear stories from other fellow expats, to share and compare our points of view, feelings and...

Finnish blogs and channels

Today I would like to share with you some of my favourite Finnish blogs and YouTube channels, as an inspiration for you to explore and...

2020 Rewind: a year in Finland

January Exactly one year ago, you could see in the streets of central Helsinki a weird figure, visibly tired and sleepy, carrying four...

Christmas in Finland

Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta kaikille! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you! Before our Christmas break, we...

Lucia Celebration

Tomorrow, on the 13th of December the so-called Lucia celebrations will take place in many countries around Europe. Over the past years...

Itsenäisyyspäivä!

Such a difficult world, eh? I dare you to pronounce it in Sweidsh: Självständighetsdagen! Well, I’d better start learning how to say that...

BIC semifinals and Space Tourism Forum

This week was very exciting for me, as we had two big events coming up. The BIC semifinals of my class and the very first Space Tourism...

8 facts about Finnish language that blow my mind

After more than 10 months of learning, the struggle is still real! 😊 1. Hard to understand for the rest of the world. Finnish is part of...

Finland geography

Moikka, Finland is one of the most northern located countries in the world. Its capital Helsinki, Finland’s biggest city, is in the south...

7 things about Finland and Finns that just make sense*

*through an Italian boy’s eyes 1. So many flag days and celebrations. It happens so many times to wake up, open the blinds and see the...

Study Tour

Hei! I hope you had a nice week! My class and I had this week our Study Tour. Usually, the Study Tour is a trip in Europe, that the whole...

#vibinginHelsinki: Mike's personal guide

Moi, it’s Mike here! I said previously that I feel like Helsinki is my place to be: it’s a human-sized city, not crowded, very cozy,...

The Mökki weekend - Extra

Oh, what a weekend! Such glory, much wow. After a long crazy week, I truly deserved an easy exit; and what an exit I got. A weekend at...

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