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The Savonia Design AcademyYesterday Sipho and I met Tuija from the Health Information Systems (HIS) department, she works with Prof Korpela. She had agreed to take us to the Savonia Design Academy of Kuopio so that we meet the coordinators there. Tuija is Posted by Kratos in My Finland experience | Aug 18, 2010
The Lappeenranta experienceOn Monday the 9th August Prof Korpela came to pick us up and took us to the Kuopio station. There we met another Mikko (younger) who was also going to attend the summer school, but on a different course( Robotic Posted by Kratos in My Finland experience | Aug 14, 2010
1st walk thru KuopioBennett took some time to take us thru the walking passages of the student life that he has learnt over this past 3/4 months. He is good! I am glad for all those years of chatting with him like he Posted by Kratos in My Finland experience | Aug 8, 2010
1st trip to FinlandFinally m sitting down! This was my first international trip and boy! was it looooongg! lol! I was not nervous at all=> bravery runs thru ma "Greek" blood! Saying bye was hard at the Cape Town airport, but I kept Posted by Kratos in My Finland experience | Aug 8, 2010
At last, she emergesHello, Sorry about the lack of blogging but I'm flat out writing my chemical engineering design thesis and havn't had time. The worst part about writing my thesis is that Finland is having its hottest/best summer ever and I'm stuck Posted by timandcait in Tim's Finland Adventure | Jul 29, 2010
GO NOOOOORTH, Life is peaceful thereThis weekend Timo invited me to come to Oulu with him as he was returning there for the weekend. Little did I know we would be travelling 900 km. Friday, Arrival in Oulu Oulu is quite a large seaside city with Posted by timandcait in Tim's Finland Adventure | Jul 15, 2010
INSERT (Iain)WITTY GROUNDBREAKING HEADLINEHello participants in the blagosphere, today an event occured that required a blog all of its own. The most shocking event of my entire time in Finland. ****I did not eat potatos for lunch!!**** (I know I'm as shocked as you are Posted by timandcait in Tim's Finland Adventure | Jul 13, 2010
Cruisin'Finland is covered in lakes and many of them are connected so you can travel hundreds of miles throughout the country in a boat. Sanna and I took an 8 hour boat cruise from Hämeenlinna to Tampere in late June. Posted by mrwallac in Sweden and Beyond | Jul 9, 2010
Towtruck of the SkySome sunny afternoons we see gliders high above our house. I decided to visit the small airport they call home to see what I could see and had a great time. I met a pilot who explained to me the Posted by mrwallac in Sweden and Beyond | Jul 2, 2010
Random HappeningsIt's been another month in Finland. Wow these things go fast. Summer has been kind to Finland with lots of warm weather so I am damn tan. In addition to my standard days of reading, studying and sunning with Sanna, Posted by mrwallac in Sweden and Beyond | Jul 1, 2010
What Is Finland Like And What Am I Doing?So what's it like in Finland and what am I up to you may ask? Well for the summer I am staying with my girlfriend at her parent's place since they spend most of the summer traveling in their motorhome Posted by mrwallac in Sweden and Beyond | Jun 3, 2010
Travelling againToday was a relaxing day. We spent the morning relaxing and repacking checking out at noon. We rode the St Petersburg Metro for a few hours, and that was entertaining, the stations are not as elaborate or over the top as Moscow Posted by noraht in How to use up Long Service Leave | May 3, 2010
Frosty Finnish Festivities and a Whole New YearDecember 23rd : Tallinn -> Helsinki –> Turku -> Nousiainen (Finland) Had a bit of a time getting to the ferry terminal, it was a little farther away than the map led us to believe, and the path was covered in Posted by saresNcam in Sares & Cam : Our Big Trip : 2009 | Jan 23, 2010
HELSINKI AND STOCKHOLM 1991First time in this part of the word.....walked our legs off. Just walked into the Finnish Parliament without being stopped. What a different world it is today. Posted by douglasw in Around the World | Jun 1, 1991
Line Up the Last of the Summer HousesBoring stuff first: In 2006, there were 475 051 summer cottages in Finland. 475 051. So when I tell people that we have one, they assume we're rich. We're not. We're Finnish. There are just over five million people in Finland, Posted by Ofelia in Where is Maaret? | Aug 30, 2009
Helsinki to Home!!We arrived in Helsinki on Thursday evening after a 6hour train ride from St. Petersburg. We then had a get a bus out to our hotel which was near the airport. On Friday we got a bus back into the Posted by chrisalex in Asia 2009 | Aug 23, 2009
am-pm Most days are just this simple. AM 6:57 Sleep disturbed from noisy hosteler 8:15 Check watch and roll back over - no rush today 9:34 Awake 9:45 Wait i Posted by triptime in Izzy's Blogsite | Aug 16, 2009
When the Light's Finally Switched OnA full three hours of sleep the previous night on a random sofa in Helsinki, I almost missed my bus to Rauma. After spending years (yes, my gosh, it is years now) in developing countries, I'd forgotten that buses leave Posted by Ofelia in Where is Maaret? | Aug 12, 2009
Helsinki - is all of Scandinavia really this lazy?And by that comment I mean like to stay in bed and have huge long weekends which in my book really can only be a good thing. We arrived at 10am local time and headed toward the campsite. On the Posted by LizaBrooks in Liza's Missions around the world | Aug 3, 2009
Beach Life at the Arctic CircleAfter a long debate, many calendar- checkings and phone calls, emails and instant messages later, my two friends Paula and Susanne, and at the last minute, Susanne's boyfriend Emppu and I finally set the date for the long drive up Posted by Ofelia in Where is Maaret? | Jul 29, 2009
Beautiful PeopleRemember the days back in your teenage years when a really beautiful bunch of trendy girls and boys ruled the school? They were impossibly fashionable; they had highlights when you still wore scruntchies and they co-ordinated their pens to match Posted by Ofelia in Where is Maaret? | Jul 15, 2009
HelsinkiWhen we left Australia in March 08, we bought a "Around the World (http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/specials/oneworldExplorerOther)" ticket. It is what is says, and we had picked 3 continents, South America, Europe and Asia, in order to ge Posted by jhetland in Travelling Wakanoobies | Jun 22, 2009
Bring Back AfricaOdd, isn't it? Being somewhere utterly familiar after a long time away. I wandered around the house for a week, clicking on random machines and turning on taps, just to see water flow and electricity come on. My mother followed Posted by Ofelia in Where is Maaret? | Jun 12, 2009
Saying Goodbye to FinlandHello! When I signed up for this exchange, I had no idea that it would be this hard to leave. It's taken me ages to pack, and I think it's because I don't want to leave! I'm really really excited to Posted by jns885 in Journeys with Julie | May 26, 2009
HimosMiniloma Jämsän metsiin. Kuumia kylpyjä ja hidastamista. Erittäin suositeltavaa. [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/124 Posted by vilmalotta in Levoton sielu | May 24, 2009

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