From arrival to belonging: What international students can do

Being an international student at the University of Turku has been the experience of a lifetime for me. The student culture in Turku is vibrant, and there is always some fun event happening at or around the university. As an international student, though, I cannot help but notice the glaring absence of other international students from most of these events.

Beyond Finland: How I Landed an Erasmus Internship Abroad

Have you ever struggled to find an internship that truly fits your expectations? You are not alone. Many of us plan and hope to secure an internship in Finland, but this may not work out for everyone. However, not finding an internship in Finland doesn’t mean the opportunity is gone. As a student at the University of Turku, you also have the opportunity to apply for exchange studies or an exchange internship abroad.

Beyond deadlines and grades: 5 lessons about studying in Finland 

You’ve packed up your life and moved to Finland, or you’re planning to, maybe from thousands of miles away. It’s natural to arrive with certain expectations, imagining it to be similar to what you’ve experienced before. But what is it really like? In this blog post, I share my first-hand experience as an international student discovering the reality of studying in Finland.

Λanguages with a Дifferent AlΦabet * – It’s not all Greek to me anymore.

Καλή μέρα! Добap Дaн! Bonjour! These greetings are not only in three different languages (Greek, Bosnian and French) but also three different alphabets (Greek, Cyrillic and Latin). If you are interested in different-alphabet languages, think that learning a different alphabet would be a fun experience or just enjoy reading about alphabets and languages, this blog is something for you!