1. My relationships with finnish culture
Pavel Myshov

2. Expectations
• Severe winter
• Improving language skills
• Joining the international community
• Didn’t know a lot about finnish culture

3. Cultural shock
- Homesickness
- Insomnia (Winter darkness)
- Cold or shy attitude of Finns to strangers
- Language barrier
- Information overload

4. Things I like in Finland
• Sauna
• Nature, northern lights and “northern spirit”
• Drinking alcohol and good parties
• International community and lots of english
speakers
• Minimalism in interior and european ambiance
• Vuokatti Ski resort

5. Things I like in Finland

6. Things I definitely don’t like in
Finland

7. Thank u for attention!