Finland by Csaba Csorvasi, Hungary

Finland

I arrived in Finland last Saturday. (07.05.2016)

I travelled by plane.I have many good experiences because Finland is a very beautiful country.

Next day the programme started.

Finland has many amazing places.For example : Many forests,many lakes.

We arrived in Mikkeli at Sunday night.

My host Family gave many good experiences.For example I tried the traditional Finnish sauna.I tried the Finnish foods.The Finnish foods are very tasty!

On Monday we visited : -Mikkeli city,Mikkeli highest place (viewpoint)

On Tuesday we visited : -A temple and Mikkeli city,at night the teachers went to Päivi`s home.

On Wednesday we visited: Hillosensalmi forest

On Thursday  we visited : Hirvensalmi ,where we had a boat trip,traditional Finnish games and a delicious traditional dinner (salmon,salad,potatoes,fruitcake and home-made fruit juice)

On Friday we went to school  to finish the project work and then we had a  free afternoon,we wanted to say goodbye to Mikkeli.

At night we went for a farewell dinner.

Finnish people have a nice but difficult language (I have learnt some numbers in Finnish)

Finland is as if it was my worderful second home.

Thank you all the people (my host family -Päivi and her husband- and the Finnish teachers ) for these days.

Finnish experiences by Zsofia Kiss, Hungary

Finnish experiences

This is the first time in my life that I am in Finland and I am very excited.

I arrived in Mikkeli with two teachers and three students on 7^th May 2016.

I was very curious about my future host family.

When we arrived in Mikkeli late on Sunday,my host family(Miia Roos and her daughter) were waiting for us.

They welcomed me and my fellow student very kindly and we were taken to their flat which is not very far from the city centre.

We were shown the flat and our cosy room,then we had a nice dinner. Then we met the family cute dog. Finnish food is very interesting and strange for me.

Next day our Erasmus+ programme started.

After it the school was presented and then we went to see the city. In the evening we went with the family to a small house not far from Mikkeli where we tried the typical Finnish sauna. After the sauna we jumped into the lake where the water temperature was about 15 degrees Centigrade. I think it was a breathtaking experience for me!

The next morning we did the project work again, then we went to church which was very nice.

The next day we went to a lumber yard which was very interesting after it we visited a bakery factory where we got some presents (traditional Finnish bread)

In the afternoon we went hiking in Repovesi,the national park where my teacher, Niki neni and me had a 10 km hiking tour. We were the “heroes of the day”!

On Thursday morning we made the project work.

In the afternoon we went to Hirvensalmi. First we went by bus then we went by a speedboat. It was very exciting.

When we arrived in Hirvensalmi, we were playing typical traditional Finnish group games.

The last day was in Mikkeli at school to finish our project work and we had a farewell dinner with our host family.

I want to thank my host family (Miia Roos and her daughter) for their hospitality and their kind welcome.

 I will never forget the beautiful days in Mikkeli! 

Being during meeting in Finland

Hello its Jere!

I had a great opportunity to be a host to Jacopo Benedetti from Italy. This week has been amazing for me. At the first evening were in Joannas house where we barbequed and spent time together. Sunday morning we slept long because we all wanted to sleep long. Then we met the others again and we walked around the city. Sunday was like a lazy day we didn't do much in that day.
 Monday we woke up early because it was a school day. In school we get knowed each others and walk around our school buildings then we went to do the project. After school day we had a free time so we spent time to city and shopping. Every morning we had to came to school and we were doing the project work. After school students had some program what is going to happen next. This has been great to be a part of this project and i will remember all moments what we did in this project. Chicken team you was the best! ♥

Lets be in touch! ♥ 

Jere Moilanen
Finnish student 

Joanna Kaarnajoki Finnish student

I had an opportunity to be a host for Linda Mazzieri and later also for Elena Camiletti from Italy. They came here 7.5.2016 by train about 19.00 o'clock.

In the first night all the Italian students came to my house and we barbequed and had fun. We ate a lot of the traditional Finnish barbeque food. After that we showed them places in Mikkeli for example Naisvuori hill and harbor.

Everyday we all spent time together. We toured them around Mikkeli. We also showed them Puumala which is about 70 kilometeres away from Mikkeli and Lietvesi which is on the way to the Puumala.
Italian students loved Finnish lakes and they took a lot of pictures of that.

We visited to Repovesi national park and ma and Jere walked long way with Italian students and teachers, Germany students, Hungary students and we were their guides. Thursday we were in Hirvensalmi, Tuulis fathers farm. We had a lot of fun, we was in sauna and swimming on the lake.

I really liked to be a host and I really liked the girls also. At first only Linda was my guest and we had fun. Later in the week Netta get sick and then Elena came to my house and stayed rest of the week.

I'm so glad that I had an opportunity to get know these peoples and be part of this project. We got many new friends. I'm gonna miss you our chickens ♥ 

Joanna Kaarnajoki
Finnish student

My experiences in Finland by Laura Szilvia Gubola, Hungary

My experiences in Finland

We arrived in Finland on Saturday. 

We were traveling by plane. It was the first time I´ve flown. Before we went to Mikkeli, we spent a day and one night in Helsinki. That was grate. The capital city was beautiful. On the next day we arrived at Mikkeli. My host family was waiting for me in front of the hotel, where my teachers were staying all week.

 My host family live in a big house in the countryside. It was so strange for me, because I can’t see such houses too much. They were very kind, and nice with me. We spent five days in Mikkeli. The Finnish team organised great programs for every day.

 On the first day, we arrived at the school at 8:15. We did the project in the morning, and after that we went for lunch at 12:00.  The Finnish foods were strange for me. My stomach didn´t like it too much. But I think most of them were delicious.

 In the afternoon we went sightseeing. The city was cute and small. All over Finland there are a lot of woods and lakes. In this city it is the same. Lakes and woods are everywhere. The next day, we spent in the school, and worked on the project. That was boring for me.

On Wednesday we went to visit the Misawa Sawmill factory and the Bakery factory. It was exciting. We got some presents (typical traditional Finnish bread). We looked very funny in the bakery uniform.

In the afternoon we went hiking in the mountains of the National Park in Repovesi. It was a tiring but beautiful experience for all the group. The heroes of the day were Niki neni (our teacher) and Zsofi, one of my fellow student because they have done a 10 km route.

On Thursday we had a project morning again at school and in the afternoon we went to Hirvensalmi, which is a wonderful island. We went there by boat. On the island we played traditional Finnish group games and after them we had an also traditional dinner. That was the best experience in the week.

Friday was the last day of the project work and we worked very hard. We managed to finish the project. In the afternoon we had a farewell sightseeing in Mikkeli and a farewell dinner with the project partners.

Thank you for this amazing week. I had a great time here. Especially great thank to my host family who were my second family in Finland.

The best experiences in Mikkeli by Zsofia Kuti, Hungary

The best experiences in Mikkeli

On Sunday night we arrived in Mikkeli (09.05.2016.)

My landlady was Miia Roos and her daughter. It was a great experience how much love we got from them when I arrived.

The first day we went around the town, I really liked the area. 

One of the best experiences was when they took me to a weekend house which has a lake. In this place I could try the sauna and swim in the lake. They've done everything possible to have fun. I really liked when I woke up every morning and the breakfast was waiting on the table. 

Another favorite experience was when we went to Hirvensalmi where we were welcomed very warmly.  So far I have hated fish but here I got to love fish. The Finnish traditional games were very good and exciting while I was waiting to be ready for dinner. It was a great experience when we went out to Hirvensalmi by a Viking boat.

 I would like to thank for so many wonderful experiences I gained during this week. 

My Experience in Finland by Portuguese students

Portuguese crazy students loved the week in Mikkeli integrated in WoCu2 Erasmus+ project:

• friendship and atmosphere among students from other countries,
• sightseeing programs,
• new food tastes,
• language learning,
• communication challenge,
• project work activities,
• collaborative work,
• local culture such as sauna,
• environment concerns,
• host families take care

Nuno, Mariana, Maick and Gerson