Hello
I am going to be applying to University of Helsinki for a master's program for next year because it's free for foreigners and happens to have the program I want that no schools in Canada have.
More to the point: I've heard very little about Scandinavia aside from my ex-partner who moved to Sweden for his Maters who said that there were, in fact, many different ethnicities there...especially amongst the student population.
I do believe it, but colour me ignorant, I know nothing about Finland except that it is absolutely freezing (this coming from a Canadian) and there are a lot of blondes
Someone please shed some light on this issue.
I know that Helsinki is likely to have a bigger diverse population than the smaller cities, obviously, but how diverse is it, really? And what about the Finnish? Are they generally very warm and friendly (towards foreigners) or not so much?
What about working? I hear Helsinki is quite expensive. Even though tuition is free, I would want to work part-time while studying. How realistic is that given that I don't speak Finnish??
What else could you tell me??
Thank yoouuuu