The Netherlands - Finland: for Finish students

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The Netherlands - Finland

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WELKOM!

TERVETULOA!

The Netherlands - Finland

Introduce ourselves

Internship in Sneek: Similarities with Finland

What is different here, compared to the 

internships in Finland?

Our internships

Finnish habits

Dutch habits

Short film about Finland

The Netherlands - Finland

• Introduce ourselves: name + age
• Where do you come from?
  

The Netherlands - Finland

SUVI

• Internship in Sneek

- where?

- what do you do?

- similarities with internship in Finland

-  what is different during your internship here?

Our internships

Where did we do our internships?

The Netherlands - Finland

Finnish customs and habits...

...is it true?

First build a sauna and after that, a house.

Having a sauna  and using it daily or at least weekly is normal in most houses

Sauna

At home

 

You never wear shoes in somebody’s home. Unless you are invited to a big home celebration, like a graduation party.

 In that case, guests may arrive with two pairs of shoes. They’ll walk in wearing their outdoor shoes and change into their party shoes in the hall.

Finnish habits

Greetings are done by hand. 

No way are we kissing!

No smoking

Most people in Finland hate smoking. Smoking is not allowed in public places such as restaurants and resting areas. You are only authorised to smoke on the terrace of a restaurant, and still Finns hate it.

Some of these terraces have now become a no-smoking zone due to customer complaints. 

Bring your own drinks at a party

Alcohol is significantly expensive in Finland. Many Finns throw parties in such a way that every guest has to come with his/her drinks.

This type of party is always indicated on invitation cards. If you see OPM ("Oma Pullo Mukaan") on your invitation, then it merely means bring your bottle.

However, this is not the case for every party. Some do offer alcohol and other drinks.

Dutch habits

What have you noticed?

What to do in Sneek?

Suggestions?

What is interesting to visit?