Tampere University of Technology (TUT)

The night life in Hervanta, the place where the University of Technology is located is mainly made in the accomodations of foreign students (where are allegedly more exchange students students in Tampere when anywhere else in Finland). It is also the location of the notorious bar "Atlantis". In the city centre very popular clubs and bars are Onnella (mainstream music), Sokeri (Black music) and Doris (Rock), as well as Cafe Europe and O'Connell's. From Tampere you can of course travel to Helsinki and Turku, but if you look for cosy towns you should travel to Lappeenranta and Oulu. Also you shouldn't miss Stockholm, Estonia (and the other little Estonian towns), Riga and of course Russia (St. Petersburg).

the local housing organisation TOAS does very thorough work, the registration is easy and self-explaining, their are normally all facilities you need and the appartment blocks have even their own homepages and events, they are close to the university, if the students applies early enough, on the other hand: the landlords normally don't speak English

It is recommended to buy a SIM-Card in Finland (dna or Colombus), phoning is cheap. There are a lot of flea markets and second hand shops in Tampere. You can find a handout in the tourist information. There is also one in Hervanta (south-west-west of Mikontalo). Maybe there is some stuff you need in your flat's storage room in the cellar of your appartment block.

Just come here, study a little bit, spend good evening and travel a lot. And if you have some problems ask your tutors!

Almost every Finn you will meet will speak at least some Finnish. A lot speak even very good English. But it is of course it is always polite to at least try to speak some phrases in Finnish. The reactions will be usually very positive.