Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu

Be prepared. Ask former international students about their experiences. Save money before going to a foreign country. Have fun!!!

i got my room via PSOAS, i live in Välkkylä. the rooms are not extremely big, but more than sufficient. the bathroom and the kitchen are rather small, toilet and shower are in one room. everything is more than ok, except the fact that we dont have a kitchen table. may sound stupid, but you have to eat at your desk and can't invite a lot of friends for having dinner together. by bike 5 mins to oulu uni of applied sciences, and same distance to the bus and train station. distance to city centre maybe 7-8 minutes by bike, 3 huge supermarkets within walking distance of 300 meters. right next to our house is a park, the ouluhalli, a swimming hall, the icehockey stadium (you have to go there to see a match!)and so on..

There is no need to learn Finnish because most of the people around know quite well english. Only problems happen in some institutions and some shops, including hairdresser and car workshops.

Onnela is fantastic! Because there are four different rooms playing four different types of music, if you're not enjoying one you can move to another. You don't get that luxury in most clubs!

The international language is English, most of Finnish speak fluently English,also better than me,so trought this I could improve myself,even when I was mainly with students from my country.

if you take money out of a bank mashine then take a bigger amount beacause banks take carge if you use a forgein card(not finnish one)