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Finnish university unspoken social rules (+ handy rules for exchange here)

Because someone gave me this idea in my first unspoken rules post! Same disclaimers as before: these might vary or not be true at all. Just what I and others have observed! Some of these might also be pretty universal so take what you need!

If you get a pair of student overalls, you might need to know the "unspoken written rules", a.k.a. these rules that apply to overall wearing. You might not be told what these rules are or that they even exist but you Must Not break them. Read up!

The faculty are your equals. You can drop Mr. Mrs. and Professor when speaking about them (unless you are in an especially formal situation). It varies from person to person what the students call them so listen in on the Finnish students; they usually copy what they hear the most. Some of my professors are called by their first name and some by their last name.

More on above: you are expected to email your teachers/professors as soon as you have a question. Email etiquette is usually very relaxed. Teachers will generally not care if you send a "Hi (last name). How do I open this file. Thanks" type message.

You might think of the finns as very shy people, but university might be one of the big expectations. Usually, during orientation week, everyone is looking for friends. Do not be shy to interrupt anyone and ask for directions! We have been there once too!

Studying at the campuses and libraries is common, but remember to check if your university labels study spots by type. Our university has different types depending on how loud you can be and if you can eat snacks there or not. It's a big no-no to bring your friends to chat at the no-food-no-eating-no-keyboard-noise spot!

You might come from a country where university is still done on paper, but here everything is digital. You usually need some kind of digital device to access files and stuff. I myself write my notes on paper but have my phone with me and access anything through that. (You might come across mysterious and cool if you handwrite your notes as digitally typing your notes is more common!)

Most exams are digital, so if you have an exam coming, check what kind it is (paper or computer) and bring what applies. Not bringing in the correct medium might automatically fail your course if your teacher is strict!

Depending on what kind of course you are taking, review the conventions for citing things & essay forming. I have found that the Finnish standard is different to some other western conventions I have come across. Ask your instructors right away if you have questions. Some instructors want you to use different citing styles or require certain font sizes!

Faculty generally do not care if you can't make that 10am lecture on monday. They are tired too. They had a few sunday afternoon drinks just like you did. Take notes on the first day of the course on this! You do not need to email or contact your teacher for being late or not showing up. (varies greatly by teacher and course so remember to check what each instructor wants)

Student organizations hold many types of events, many of which include drinking. Inquire from your organization if they offer alcohol-free drinks at a function if you need to. Often, some alcoholic beverage might be included for free in the ticket cost you pay. Be ready to be around drunk people if you decide to enter such event.

I could go on and on honestly! I wish I was informed about some of these rules when I first entered the university world...

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What exactly goes on in Finland....?

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Sàmi Hatsune Miku, is that you?!

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21 January 2025

Huge storm approaches Europe WILL ALSO AFFECT WEATHER IN FINLAND

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Doodle of pink chaos queen 💞

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Keksitään loukkauksia joita ulkomaalaiset ei pysty lausumaan. Minä aloitan:

Kyrpää jyrsivä ryökäle.

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The Finnish dub of Rose of Versailles was something else... I genuinely doubt I'd survive watching a full episode of this XD

...it really sounds to me even the voice actor is about to burst into laughter when she's repeating "leipää ja perunasoppaa!" (bread and potato soup)

But even so my favorite part is the final "hän palaa kun hänelle tulee näläkä"... the combination of the tone and that random dialect XD

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As someone not from an English-speaking country, who did not have to read that many foreign classics in school, I'm desperately trying to figure out what would be good readings of some English/American classics Jason would've read so I'm not parroting total bullshit while writing. Anyway here's also a listing of the classics from my country that I have read:

Seven brothers escape law and want to live as bachelors but eventually learn to be proper citizens. At least one house is burned before the ending

Harships and political commentary for the times when voting became an equal right. The book ends when a bear kills the main character out of nowhere

A perfectly normal young man from a little village who is unnaturally good at everything takes part in Olympics and wins everything, has a kid, and then shoots himself to space with a cannon

Almost 800 pages of weirdly accurate detailed depiction of Ancient Egypt written by a guy who had never been to Egypt

A woman becomes a werewolf

A teenager is sent to help out with his relative's farm over the summer like two hours away from where he lives. Boinks a girl in the forest at the end. None of the tv-adaptations are accurate to the book in a way that only ever bothers me

Moomins.

Anyway I'm going to probably make Jason read at least one of these for shits and giggles.

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Do you know at least three words in Finnish?

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If Märket Island united

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Word of the day: vaivaantunut

vaivaantunut = troubled, bothered, uncomfortable (adjective)

-> coming from the verb: "vaivaantua" = to become strained, troubled, bothered, etc.

Hän katsoa minua ja näytti vaivaantuneelta. - He looked at and looked troubled.

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Metsähallitus kysyy kansalaisten mielipidettä Etelä-Suomen maiden ja vesien käytöstä

Vastatkaa kyselyyn luonnonvarojen käytöstä! Kyselyyn vastaaminen kestää noin 10 minuuttia ja siihen voivat vastata yli 15-vuotiaat henkilöt. Kysely on avoinna 30.1.2025 saakka.

Itse koin vastaamisen helpoksi. Kyselyssä pyydetään kertomaan, miten kannatettavana pitää erilaisia puuraaka-aineen käyttötarkoituksia ja laittamaan asioita tärkeysjärjestykseen. Avokysymyksiä ei ole, paitsi lopussa vapaa sana.

Suora linkki kyselyyn:

https://link.webropolsurveys.com/s/LVS

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Laittakaa tarkennuksia jos tarvii mut älkää nyt niitä nimiä laittako :D

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Kuuntele mua. Jos sä oot semmosessa tilanteessa että oot paljon sisällä tai yleensä et hirveesti hetkahda ruudun ääreltä: MEE ULOS!!!!!!!! Ei oo pakko urheilla ei oo pakko mennä kauas mee vaan ulos ja käveleskele pikkasen ja kato puita ja kato taivasta ja haistele ulkoilmaa ja ÄLÄ OTA PUHELINTA ole vaan siellä hetki. Saa urheilla saa kävellä saa verrytellä mut MEE ULOS JOSKUS. Joo ei huvita pukeutua jos on kylmä ja joo ei viitsi ku siellä ei tunnu olevaan mitään jännää mutta tee sitä JOSKUS. Pyydän. Tää on muistutus itsellenikin mut ihan oikeesti se että saa astua ulos talosta ja hengittää raikasta ilmaa välillä tekee aivoille tosi hyvää vaikka sitä ei ensin tajuais.

Käykää ulkona välillä ihan vaan ollaksenne ulkona. Maailma on elossa, käykää kuuntelemassa kun se hengittää ja olkaa läsnä. Sit voi taas vetäytyä sisätiloihin