Before we came to Finland I didn’t know what people were like, how they lived, so I didn’t know what to expect.

At the beginning, of course, we first researched the city and the main people we could help to spend the month.We met a lot of good people, but I noticed that people who don’t speak English well are very reserved. We also met some of the companies we joined and they welcomed us. When we were at school, we used to go out for snacks together, but now that we’re on placement, we hang out after placement and have fun. In this respect, they have made a good impression. Of course, when we arrived, the teachers were also quick to help us and show us around. At school, I was introduced to a boy who spoke very good English and liked to talk. Anything I didn’t know or asked him about, he really did his best to explain. The boy was also praised at school for being the best student. In Finland, I have noticed that they don’t like Russians. This is more the case for older people, as young people listen to Russian music. Finland is a beautiful country with many lakes. Yet they do nothing to improve tourism to take advantage of it. But we also got snow and a real Finnish climate, with -11*C and 30cm of snow in the morning.