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last update:Aug072019November 26, 2018August 7, 2019Go to commentsby Santiago H

Kaamos: the Polar Night in Finland

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24 hours of darkness. Something that is impossible to imagine for most people in the world. But it happens every year in Finland, and people that go traveling to Finland during the winter will experience it. I never really had to face Kaamos, the Polar Night of Finland, but I did have to face lots of nighttime per day, which was very unusual for me….

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last update:Aug212013August 21, 2013August 21, 20131 Commentby Santiago H

My first days as an Erasmus in Finland (I)

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This is the first of what will be a series of posts on how I felt when moving to Finland from Spain. I was 21 years old then, and although I’d traveled through Europe with some friends before, I wasn’t confident with my English skills. I also never really lived by my own: in Spain the norm – unless you live in a small village…

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last update:Dec122021August 18, 2013December 12, 2021Go to commentsby Santiago H

Basic Finnish phrases and words

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Almost a month before starting my Erasmus in Finland, I got a package from the University with some materials. My favourite part? The Basic Finnish phrases dictionary. Among other things about the city and university – Joensuu – I considered the Finnish-Spanish dictionary to be something extremely important when arriving in a new country. I’d say that arguably the most important words to know in…

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