Finland

About the country

Location: situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe
Population: Around 5.4 million
Language: Finnish and Swedish
Capital city: Helsinki
Climate: Winters of southern Finland are usually 4 months long and the average temperature of day is below 0 °C. The coldest winter days of southern Finland are usually under −20 °C, and the warmest days of July and early August can be over 30 °C. Summers in the southern Finland lasts 4 months (from the mid of May to mid of September). Winters in north Finland are nearly 7 months long, and snow covers the lands almost 6 months, from October to early may. Summers in the north are quite short, only 2–3 months. The highest temperatures on the warmest summer days of July, are rarely above 20–25 °.
Currency: Euro (EUR, €)
Learn more: http://finland.fi/public/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland

National traditions

Holidays: Epiphany January 6, Easter, May Day May 1, Midsummer day in June, Independence day December 6, Christmas which is the most extensively celebrated holiday: usually at least the 23rd to 26th of December are holidays and the New Year’s Day the 1st of January
Food: Potatoe –based foods, fish, game, forest mushrooms and wild berries
Sweets: Fazer –chocolate, licorice, salmiac
Drinks: Finns prefer Coffee, Koskenkorva – drinks: Koskenkorva – Battery – drink, Koskenkorva – salmiac – drink

Advantages

• Great health care
• Advanced, free and high- quality education
• Technology
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• Honest, reputable people

IADS member info

Type of membership: country
Association: SHOL (Suomen hammaslääketieteen opiskelijain liitto)
Address: Fabianinkatu 9B, 00130 Helsinki, Finland
Telephone: -
Website: www.shol.fi
Contact: IADS –delegate Niina Kuusisto nmkuus@utu.fi,
Address: Pispalantie 17 D 121, 20540 Turku, FINLAND
Registration date at IADS: July 2009
Number of Dental schools: 3 (Helsinki, Oulu and Turku)
Number of students: around 550

NEO Contact details:

Name: Kristina Jakobsson
E-mail: kristina.jakobsson@utu.fi
Mob:
Address:
University/School: University of Helsinki

Exchange Programme General Info

Availible cities/universities: Turku/University of Turku
Best period for exchange: September-October, January-May
Exams period: December and May
Exchange duration: 1 month
Language requirements: English
Deadline for applications: the 15th of May for autumn exchanges and the 15th of September for spring exchanges
Form of application required: by email, pdf
Deadline for confirmation: May 2010
Type of exchange: unilateral
Bilateral contracts: -
Number incomings accepted per year: 2-3 students
Clinical work possibilities: Clinical work is possible in Finland if the student have had clinical works at his/her school.
Social program: The exchangestudents can join all the events organized by the dental students.
Estimated cost of exchange:

• accommodation: 230€ / month
• food: 2,55€/ meal at school
• spare time costs: cinema 5-10€, nightclubs 6-10€ +drinks you drink, theatre and gigs 15-30€, sports: gym 5€, tennis 8€, badminton 6€, climbing 3-5€ / 1 time

Insurance deposit system requirements: -
Insurance policy requirements: travel insurance

Turku

• The oldest city in Finland, it was the first capital of Finland from 1809 to 1812
• It is situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of Aura River
• During the year 2011 Turku has been designated to be the European Capital of Culture together with Tallinn
• The University of Turku is the second largest university in Finland (18,000 students), founded in 1920
• In Turku there are several theatres, cinemas, and art galleries, and the city’s cultural centre organizes a number of regular events all the time of the year

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