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Living in Joensuu, Finland

Finland – exotic and safe country         

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Finland is located in north­ern Europe and borders such coun­tries as Norway, Sweden and Russia. In 1995 it became a member of the Euro­pean Union. Currently, its popu­la­tion accounts 5.48 million. Offi­cially, Finland has two languages, Finnish and Swedish, never­the­less English is also widely spoken.

An inter­na­tional student can find Finland as an exotic and a secured country. Picturesque nature, clean air and water are what makes Finland stand out from other Euro­pean coun­tries. The midnight sun in the summer and the polar night in the winter are among others the features that make living in Finland a unique experience.

Such factors as high stan­dard of life quality and equal­ity are the essen­tial forces in Finnish society. More­over, Finland is iden­ti­fied to have one of the most devel­oped educa­tional systems in the world. The main aim of Finnish educa­tional policy is offer­ing every­body equal oppor­tu­ni­ties in receiv­ing educa­tion. The system is highly pene­tra­ble, so that higher educa­tion levels  can be achieved by anyone. 

Both univer­si­ties and univer­si­ties of applied sciences utilise substan­tial auton­omy and construct their oper­a­tions based on the freedom of educa­tion and research. In prac­tice, every higher educa­tion insti­tu­tion manages its own admin­is­tra­tion, decides itself upon student admis­sion and creates the contents of degree programmes.

Eastern Finland can be called a Land of Lakes as this region consists of an endless patch­work of lakes and low rolling hills. This is one of the main reasons why it Finland is top desti­na­tion for summer cottages. More­over, there is innu­mer­ous number of spots to indulge in the Finnish national obses­sion for sauna, sausages and a dip in the lake. 

North Karelia

North Karelia is the east­ern­most province of Finland with a popu­la­tion of approx­i­mately 170,000. About 70 % of the area is covered by forest. North Karelia is divided into munic­i­pal­i­ties, each offer­ing various cultural and exotic seasonal travel activ­i­ties from river rafting to wilder­ness survival expe­ri­ences through­out the year.

Links
www.vaellus.info
www.visitkarelia.fi

Joensuu – the student city

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Joensuu is the lively capital of the North Karelia. With the total popu­la­tion of 77 000 (of which 25 % are under 25 of age) Joensuu is the second biggest town in Eastern Finland.

As the host of many insti­tu­tions of higher educa­tion, Joensuu is the capital of eastern Finland. Here you can lead an active student life: due to the high number of students, the leisure time services and the lively culture in the city will not leave you cold even during the most freez­ing winter months.

In order to keep the balance between study­ing and free time, the city offers creative oppor­tu­ni­ties for your leisure time. If you are into sports, you have plenty of sport clubs to choose from. The sports facil­i­ties vary from indoor swim­ming pools, skate ramps and climb­ing walls to foot­ball fields, ice skating rinks and ski slopes. Cultural activ­i­ties include concerts from clas­si­cal music to rock and jazz, fine art exhi­bi­tions, cinemas and dance perfor­mances. The student union POKA at Karelia UAS offers you many sports classes ranging from street basket­ball to yoga. If you are inter­ested in unspoiled nature, our city and its surround­ing area gives you plenty of oppor­tu­ni­ties to expe­ri­ence peace­ful forests and dozens of lakes. Relax­ing might include hiking, fishing and bird-watching.

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