Hello, Maggie here again! today I have summed up things I appreciate when being a student in Finland:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cheap\nLunches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My\nvegetarian lunch at Hanken costs 1.58 euros every day. Sure, cafeteria food\nwill always get old, but in a city as expensive as Helsinki I really appreciate\nthe ease and affordability of getting lunch on days when I am busy studying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Textbook\nCosts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I have\nbought exactly one book through my whole master’s program. That was my Swedish\nbook, and it lasted me a whole year of Swedish classes. The books which I need\nfor other classes are always available at the library. It is not always the most\nconvenient, but it sure beats what I was paying for textbooks back at home\n(often hundreds a semester).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Student\nUnion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Students\nhere complain about this fee sometimes, but it is only 125 and I think there\nare a lot of student benefits which arise out of these fees in terms of\navailable activities and lobbying for student rights. I definitely get my\nmoney’s worth out of student discounts in a year. I may be biased due to my\ninvolvement in Masters’ Committee, since our funding comes in part from these fees,\nbut I still think it is reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exam\nRetakes <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This\none is a double edged sword. I really appreciate being able to retake an exam\nbecause it takes some of the pressure off of the first time and allows you to\ndo better if you studied incorrectly. I think being able to show your best work\nand be graded based on that is a really good philosophy. However, then there is\na pressure to retake if you do not get the best grade, rather than accepting\nyour fate. I have retaken exactly two exams, and if you are willing to study it\nis worth it, but sometimes it is just easier to accept how you did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Student\nHousing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For\nboth years I have lived in HOAS housing in Rastila and it has been a great\noption for me. It is a bit of a commute from campus, but with student prices\nfor the HSL card (worthy of being its own point on this list) it is worth it. I\nlive with two roommates. During my bachelor’s I shared the same size bedroom\n(now on my own) with another person, and had to share the bathrooms and\nkitchens with everyone in the building. Besides, this apartment is much more\naffordable than any dorm room I ever lived in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello, Maggie here again! today I have summed up things I appreciate when being a student in Finland: Cheap Lunches My vegetarian lunch at Hanken costs 1.58 euros every day. Sure, cafeteria food will always get old, but in a city as expensive as Helsinki I really appreciate the ease and affordability of getting lunch … <\/p>\n