Lesson 4, Mon, 5.10.

Lesson Mon, 5.10.

We will have a starting lesson at 8.00 am in the morning, an introduction on how the Finnish society is organized.

We have an excursion to the Town Hall, you need to be there at 9.30 am.

Address: Kauppatori 5, at the market Place, a yellowish big building.

At the Town Hall, Mr. Sampo Purontaus will give a lecture about how a Finnish town like Kokkola is organized.

You may prepare some questions that you would like to ask him.

See you soon!



Here you will find the presentation "History and present status of Finland"

Lesson Plan on 28.9.2015

Dear all,

Class on Monday 28.9.2015 will be at Donnerska skolan. We will meet in the lobby at the school at 8:00!

The principal, Mr. Kaj Holmbäck, will explain about the Finnish Education system, which after we will meet the students in 9th grade.

 This pre-reading in required:
Finnish Education in a Nutshell
What makes Finnish students so smart?

You'll get to ask questions from the principal, teachers and students so be prepared!

Address: Banérinkatu 3-5, close to Tankkari 2

See you on Monday!

Best regards,
Linda

Deciding which business to visit

Hello everyone!!

From my point of view we should be visiting a Chemical industry, because Kokkola has a very big chemical sector with lots of different options and also because I am studying chemical engineering, so for me it would be very interesting. 

What do you think??

Lesson on 22.9.2015

Good Morning!

Finnish Values is on the agenda

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28.9.2015 Visit to Donnerska skolan
@8:00 Banérinkatu 3-5, inside the school, main entrance! Pre-reading! What makes Finnish kids so smart and Finnish Education in a Nutshell

Course Materials in Finnish Society and Culture course

Material presented by Lena Kallikoski and Linda Krokfors may easily be found here:

Lesson 2, on 22.9.2015. Finnish Values, by Linda Krokfors

Lesson 3, 28.9.2015, Donnerska Skolan visit with Linda Krokfors

Lesson 4, on 5.10.2015. History and present status, by Lena Kalliokoski

Lesson 5, on 19.10.2015 Task D-I-E and Finnish Education wrap up, by Linda Krokfors

Lesson 6, on 26.10.2015 Finnish society and politics today, by Lena Kalliokoski

Lesson 7, on 2.11.2015 Finnish foreign & security policy, environmental values, by Lena Kalliokoski

Lesson 8, on 9.11.2015

Lesson 9 on 16.11.2015 Business in Finland and Kokkola region, by Linda Krokfors

Lesson 10 on 23.11.2015 How to get a job in Finland? by Linda Krokfors

Lesson 11 on 30.11.2015 Finnish Music in a Nutshell by Linda Krokfors

Lesson 12 on 9.12.2015 - Learn about CABB! Company visit, departure at 7:50! 

Introduction Nathan Castillo

Hello,

My name is Nathan, I'm twenty and I come from France. I come from Vienne a city near Lyon. Maybe someone knows Vienne because every year there are many concerts in our antic theater. It's the "Jazz à Vienne" festival. Many famous musician have come to play there.

I lived two years in Annecy, a beautiful city which I studied Networking and Telecommunication degree. I like music, I play flute and a little guitar. But I like sport too, I also do boxing.                       

It's the first time I go to Finland and I enjoy this year because it's a good opportunity to meet people, to improve my English, to discover another culture and so a new way to live. In this course I would like to learn how Finnish people live and their habit.

Introduction

Hello everyone,
My name is Thao Nguyen and I'm 18 years old. I come from Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. I am a first-year-business student in Centra University. This is my first time going to Europe and moving to Finland is such a new experience for me. 
I love travelling, listening to music and participating social activities. I have been taken part in an international organization for 4 years and met a lot of people from different countries. Making new friends, getting to know about their cultures always interest me.
Finland and Vietnam, like any Eastern and Western countries, do not have much commons. I think this course is to good way to know more and learn more about that differences as well as Finnish people, lifestyle, culture,...
Nice to meet you guys. Hope we will have the great time together.

Introduction - Diana FILIN

Hi Everybody !!!!

My name is Diana. I come from France most precisely I come from Martinique, a little island in the Carribean sea. In my country, most of time the sky is blue, the temperature is around 30°C and when we don't have courses we go to the beach.
This is a picture of the one I'm used to go: l'Anse Figuier.

However, I study in the North of France at Longuenesse. It's a small town where people are very polite. The sky is not really blue all the time and the temperature between -5 and 24°C depending of the season :'D .

I hope you enjoyed this introduction.
I like to be in Finland and I hope we'll still have fun and make more and more friends.

:)

Introduction Trang Nguyen

Hello everyone :D
My name is Trang Nguyen, a first year Business students, but you guys can call me Jenny as it's easier to pronounce :)) I'm from Vietnam, a peaceful country in the South East of Asia. Had been living there for 19 years, I found it a little bit difficult to start a new life here in Finland. Joining this course, I really hope to have more chances to discover a totally new culture, learn the differences between Asia and Europe (especially about food. I LOVE FOOD even though I'm so so so skinny haha). And of course make more friends from all over the world, finding the ones who can share the same interest of book (my favorite author is Guillaume Musso and John Green) and photography (I have a camera but unfortunately I left it home as it was too heavy to carry :(( ) People may think I'm a shy girl and not very talkative at first, but when we get to know each other well, I know you will change your opinion :))
Again, nice to meet all of you and look forward to seeing you guys on next Monday :))

Introduction Ho Thu Thanh Thuy

Hi, I'm Thanh Thuy and I'm from Vietnam.

Since I'm an Asian, I am enthusiastic to know what are the core differences between an European country and an Asian one. I had basically spent my whole life in Hanoi, Vietnam before I came here so I don't know much about Finland. I read some articles about Finland but well, observation is always the best teacher so I chose this course for actual knowledge on Finnish society and culture. Moreover, as far as I'm informed, the students in this course will have the chance to visit many places in town to gain real experiences of Finnish lifestyle, which is really awesome and practical.

I major in Business Management at Centria and I am a first year student. I like traveling, photographing, listening to Indie pop and EMD, Electro House. I also like baking ( although I am not really good at it) and my all-time favourite is Red Velvet.

So... this is my introduction and it's nice to meet you guys!

Hi, My name is Gökmen Yagiz Topcu. You can call me Gökmen or Yagiz, which one is easier for you.  
I´m from Istanbul in Turkey. I was born in Tekirdag. It´s almost 300 km far away from Istanbul. After I graduate from primary school, my family moved to Istanbul. Istanbul has a lot of schools which have a good quality. Istanbul also is a historical city. Whatever you want to do, you can find places anytime in Istanbul. It never sleeps like New York City :) 

I´m studying Chemical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. It´s my third year at my university. My university is the one of best universities in Turkey. You can see a lot of people who work in every business and graduate from I.T.U. 

I´m interested in Music, travelling and watching Tv series. I also like hanging out with my friends. I like painting, even if I´m not good at it.

In this course, I want to learn something about Finnish people, cultures We have different traditions and I´m curious about them. Of course, I´m also curious about your winter!! :)

Introduction to Özge

                                                                                Hi,

My name is Özge Cetinkaya. I was born in Izmir,Turkey, third largest city in Turkey and so beatiful in especial at the summer. After high school, I started to live in İstanbul for the university. Istanbul is a transcontinental city in eurasia, straddling the bosphorus strait between the sea of marmara and the black sea.I am 22 years old. I study chemical enginnering at the Istanbul Technical University. 

I love the music,watching Tv series,reading a book, going to cinema and doing a yoga.I also love drinking coffee especially Turkish coffee but the others is good. Doesn't matter :) . I like sports and i am big fan of Galatasaray Sports Club.

During this class, I want to learn finnish cultural,education system and spend a good time with my classmates.

Introduction Atsuko Yoshida

Hello!

My name is Atsuko Yoshida, an exchange student from Japan. I lived in Tokyo for about 3 years to go to University, but my hometown is Fukushima, which is located in the north of Japan, and had lived there until 18. As for sports, I had practiced Kendo (Japanese traditional martial arts) for 10 years, but I can't swim, skate and ski, so I'm really worried if I can enjoy the winter in Finland ...

In Centria I'm a business course student but my major is Languages and Cultures, especially Area Studies. So my stay in Kokkola combines language study with a part of my field work. (If you don't mind, please tell me your country's culture, life, education and languages :) ) Last year, I visited Helsinki and other near cities to study about school system and child welfare works, that made me think that there are some similarities between Finland (particularly rural areas like Kokkola) and my hometown, so I really like and respect this country. I want the class to show me a lot of real lifestyle in Finland and their sense of values. I do want to understand about Finland including its negative side.  Kiitos!
  

Introduction Izumi Kawagoe

 

Hello everyone!!:D
My name is Izumi, I'm from Kamakura, near Tokyo, in Japan. I go to the Ochanomizu univ. in Tokyo. I'm 21 years old. My hair was cut about 40 centimeter before I came here. I think I've cut my hair too short. I've played volleyball since I was 4th grade. There is a gap of about 4 years in my playing, but I really love volleyball. 

This picture was taken last Halloween. The right is me and the left is one of my best friend. I wore police women's costume and she wore devil's costume. I always go to "KARAOKE", where you sing your favorite songs along with recorded music and music video, with her. Do you know "KARAOKE" ? It originate from Japan.

I heard something about some similarity between Finland and Japan: nationality, public security, high standard education, etc... So, I want to make sure of these things and to know a lot of about Finland.I'm very looking forward to visit company. My goal is to have global view.

Introduction Alex

Hi everyone, 
I´m Alex and 25 years (old). I´m from Eichstätt, Germany, a small city 100 km north of Munich. At my home university I´m stuying International Management in the 3rd year, but a little time I still need. 
In my spare time I play football, meet friends, spend time with my family, read magazines and ride my motobike. As you can see on my picture, my favorite team is the world´s best team Bayern Munich. If someone doesn´t believe that, he or she will never convince me for the contrary and I don´t care. ;-) Furthermore I´m living near the geographical middle of Bavaria, so I grew up with tradition and typically bavarian things. Beer I started enjoying at a later time, but never too much. :-)

In this course I want to learn about habits and the behavior of Finnish people within family and friends and also in public. I´m very interested in the way of life of Skandinavian people and would like to get more information, because there are even in Europe exceptional cultures. 

Introduction Zhi Chen

Hello, everyone!

My name is Zhi Chen. I’m from Chengdu, China. Currently, I study IT in Centria university of applied sciences, Kokkola. I love what I’m learning and I think it’s really cool for a girl to do programming. Isn’t it?

I’m very friendly and outgoing and I like to make friends from all over the world. I want to know different cultures and histories. And I think I can know more things from international friends.

Even though this is my second year in Finland, I don't know Finland and Finnish culture much. That's why I am in this course. I want learn more about Finland especially Finnish economy. It will help me a lot after graduation. Also, I am interested in Viking Pirates, and I want to know the stories about them.

Introduction Anne Louche

Hi!
I'm Anne. I'm a 20 years old business student from Belgium. My native language is French but I also speak a little bit of Dutch, and English of course.
I love listening to music, watching TV series (in English) and hang out with friends.
I'm not a sport addict but I like running sometimes and I love walking around.
I really enjoy spending time outside, visit new places and see the landscape. I also love traveling and discover because I'm very curious and open-minded.
I'm a quiet person and I can be seen as a shy person too, but once you know me better I'm not that shy anymore.

I'm looking forward to discover a lot of things about Finland in this course. I'd like to know more about the culture and the tradition in the country. I'm curious to see what are the big differences between my home country and Finland, and on the other hand, what is not so different.
I really enjoy discovering new cultures and way of living and I can wait to learn more about it in this class. I want my exchange to be rewarding and gratifying as possible.

Introduction Zyanya González

Hello everyone!

My name's Zyanya, I come from Mexico and I'm 21 years old.

I like to learn languages (that's what I study in Mexico)learning about other people, listening to them and their culture. I speak spanish, english and french; I love watching movies and listening to music, watching the nature, being in open spaces and I really love animals. 

What I'm looking to learn in this course is to get to know the real Finland, not only by what it's written of it but by living it, experience it.

I also would like to know the finnish traditions, finnish mentality (way to see the world) music, of course! the language, what they do for a living, moral values so that I can take that with me back to my country, share it and if possible, apply it to my life style or way to see things since I'd love to learn as much as I can.