1. This document outlines the itinerary and activities for a 3-day virtual exchange between students in Finland and another country. The schedule includes introductory videos about Finland, a welcome to Leppävaaran Lukio high school, discussions of Finnish culture and sports, and activities exploring Finnish language, music, nature and science. 2. Each day focuses on a different topic, such as learning about daily life and landmarks in Helsinki on day 1, traditions and education in Finland on day 2, and the Northern Lights, Finnish culture and sports on day 3. Students will participate in online synchronous classes, watch informative videos, and complete companion activities and discussions. 3. The goal is for participating students

1. ERASMUS+ KA229 : NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
Virtual short-term exchange of groups of pupils Project nr. 2018-1-IT02-KA229-047979
LEPPÄVAARAN LUKIO, ESPOO, FINLAND
Coordinators: Annika Leino and Sanna Pernu-Nyholm
PROGRAMME
8th - 10th March 2021
Day 1 - MONDAY 8th March
1. Welcome to Finland!
Introduction: video about Jean Sibelius, the most famous Finnish composer.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5zg_af9b8c) 9 min 36 sec
First videos - GET TO KNOW FINLAND:
1. Students could watch a video about the Helsinki Vantaa airport. Go to YouTube
and search with the words: Helsinki Vantaa airport.
(https://youtu.be/OpeFYR3G1ns) 5 min 45 sec
How do airplanes land at Helsinki Vantaa airport?
(https://youtu.be/jJNeBc4n_48) 16 min 49 sec
2. When you ”are in Finland” watch another video in YouTube: “HSL Finnish Flirt:
Finally good flirt from Finland” (by local train from airport to Helsinki centrum).
(https://youtu.be/K39lRniGxmA) 7 min 13 sec
3. Take a stroll in Helsinki: “BEST THINGS TO DO IN HELSINKI” (Honest Guide)
(https://youtu.be/K-m2hAenDBg) 6 min 34 sec
Helsinki Vacation Travel Guide (https://youtu.be/mPs_lCNRNDU) 8 min 3 sec
4. To know something more about Northern Finland - Lapland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuqzPuputRA 22 min 30 sec
ACTIVITIES
*Finnish flag – Colour the Finnish flag.
*Where is Finland? - Look at the map of Europe. Which are the neighboring countries?
*Do you know anything about Finland?
Make a list of all the things you know. The name of the capital? Other big cities?
What are the official languages? The population? ...

2. 2. Welcome to Leppävaaran lukio!
1. video of the school (by Annika, Sanna and Blue)
(https://youtu.be/9tzWPwUoRLw) 7 min 42 sec
2. Visit the school’s website: www.leppavaaranlukio.fi
a new video about our high school
a short video about our sport - sports coaching line / service
3. Sports in Finland
Finnish people are crazy about sports. (Almost) every sport. We do and exercise many
kinds of sports.
1. Pesäpallo, Finnish baseball. Our national sport and game.
(https://youtu.be/1qtfXtZNT0I) 3 min 3 sec
2. Ice Hockey, jääkiekko, is a really famous sport in Finland. Really good players will
continue NHL (Usa and Canada).
(https://youtu.be/pmzhr0z0E8A) 10 min 43 sec
3. Synchro ice skating: We are really the best in the world!
(https://youtu.be/mAoQKWZF2P8) 5 min 2 sec
4. Wilderness in the city in Espoo and forests in Finland
https://youtu.be/-zJq7tZvWso 1 min 4 sec
Here we have real facts about Finns and the forests. Nature and forest - green gold –
VIHREÄ KULTA. Really important for Finns, also now during the covid -19 -time.
https://youtu.be/N76_JQB41EQ 25 min 30 sec
5. SAUNA CULTURE in Finland
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2020
There are many kinds of saunas. Every Finn can be a sauna - specialist. Everyone takes a
Sauna in his/her own way. (And some Finns even don't like sauna).
You can also reach your own FLOW in the sauna.
https://youtu.be/qY__OOcv--M 9 min 58 sec
* THINK: What is your good, easy, state of mind – your FLOW?
- remember it and keep it.
- It can change during your life. It is important to have it, especially if you have
difficulties, bad or sad times in your life.

3. 6. The Moomins
Do you know them? Watch the trailer-video
https://youtu.be/tiHlxjb1qSM 1 min 18 sec
ACTIVITIES:
*FIND OUT who the characters of MOOMIN are (MOOMIN VALLEY).
*FIND and LISTEN to one story of the Moomin (on YouTube).
7. Waiting for tomorrow...
City of Rovaniemi. People are standing on the frozen lake.
https://youtu.be/bsYZgPxChUM 1 min 31 sec
*WATCH, ENJOY, RELAX (tomorrow more about Northern Lights)
Day 2 - TUESDAY 9th March
1. More about Finland: to Heart and Soul.
https://youtu.be/xo9mxP5q2M4 10 min 12 sec
ACTIVITIES:
- How many seasons are there in Finland?
- and what are they in Finnish and English?
Let’s check! Seasons in Southern Finland
https://youtu.be/ftYKMJFdvk0 7 min 14 sec
Let’s discover Nuuskio!
https://youtu.be/FJIDIzjVUiY 1 min 32 sec
QUESTION:
What kind of nature activities can you do in Nuuksio?
MORE ACTIVITIES:
*FIND OUT:
- The name of the President’s dog
- Which Finnish politician was recently on the cover of Time magazine?
- … and how old is her daughter?
- Who was Alvar Aalto?
- Löyly Helsinki ? FIND OUT and take a look at YouTube.
- Penkkiurheilija / Bench athlete. What does it mean?

4. Now, you can have a look at these videos:
Politics: https://youtu.be/l7sHdPmqVgs 2 min 4 sec
Finland’s education system: https://youtu.be/mb8foxiE8qI 1 min 14 sec
SISU: https://youtu.be/_Bw_Rfjq9xQ 8 min 11 sec
https://youtu.be/5p8tY8wQor4 1 min 55 sec
What is it? What does it mean?
2. ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITIES:
9:30 - 11:00 ONLINE FROM FINLAND, LEPPÄVAARA High school (or from home if we
have distanced teaching)
CLASS OF FINNISH LANGUAGE led by ANNIKA [and students]
*Greetings - tervehtiminen
*Seasons - vuodenajat
*Other useful phrases in Finnish
3. The MOOMINS
"Muumit" "Moomin" are really famous Finnish books, written by Tove Jansson.
Lyrics are on screen AND below on the text. Let’s sing together!
https://youtu.be/BUIpX3XVVb8 3 min 2 sec
And now … Watch the video and you will discover why MOOMIN VALLEY is so good.
https://youtu.be/ajKFKe-3aok 6 min 52 sec
Tove Jansson and her summer cottage, Klovharun, by the sea.
https://youtu.be/C2R2msnUBW0 5 min 25 sec
4. Helsinki, City of future?
Watch these videos to discover more about the capital of Finland
https://youtu.be/X5Jf9Gj7i00 4 min 34 sec
And what about good chocolate? https://youtu.be/bds-Ty7PIxQ 1 min
You will see how chocolate fondant is made.
We also would have visited Fazer and we would have had free tasting of chocolate.
You can do a test which three (3) tastes you will pick up from Fazers´ Chocolate box:
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ruokala/art-2000001948619.html
ACTIVITIES:
* Students could find out who these people are:
- Janne Ahonen
- Minna Kauppi

5. - Seppo Räty
- Virpi Kuitunen (now Virpi Sarasvuo)
- Teemu Selänne
- Jari Litmanen
- Sami Hyypiä
- Tommi Mäkinen
- Jorma Uotinen
- Tero Saarinen (and the company)
- Him and Ville Valo
- Sunrise Avenue
- Apulanta
Day 3 - WEDNESDAY 10th March
ACTIVITIES:
* Look for the recipe for the Finnish Carelian pies, Karjalan piirakka, and bake them.
Or meatballs and mashed potatoes, the Finnish buns.
How about making Sima, Mead, for the First of May celebration?
* Making decorations for Easter is very popular in Finland. We have a rhyme children say
when they dress up as Easter witches and go around the neighborhood giving decorated
twigs to people.
Why don’t you start knitting? Even boys and men have started doing that in our country.
1. Aurora Borealis and Northern Lights
Watch this fantastic video: https://youtu.be/jZqbgN1ZhtM 1 min 31 sec
What is an aurora? (Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights)
https://youtu.be/czMh3BnHFHQ 4 min 9 sec
Why are auroras formed? https://youtu.be/QASVcNwSvWg 1 min
Aurora Borealis LIVE! https://youtu.be/fhGCYJuWv5I
2. Culture and music in Finland
Finnish Female choir Taika (Magic) flashmob Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
https://youtu.be/0vq4lYpxXTk 3 min 32 sec
Finlandia hymn in Senate Square in Helsinki https://youtu.be/tUkzmJGi1Lo 2 min 41 sec
Finish National Opera at the mall... Surprise! https://youtu.be/l6R9OXYIvd4 5 min

6. 3. More sports in Finland
Some of our sports highlights. Winter and summer sports.
In the beginning of the video one of the most famous sport situation / events when Lasse
Viren fell down during his running but won anyway = Finnish SISU.
https://youtu.be/yvkq5oKZi2s 16 min 47 sec
You can almost join the girls in the ice rink! Good speed.
https://youtu.be/YlfL37wDUUg 1 min 47 sec
Ice Hockey World Champion 2019. That was The Team. Playing together and SISU- never
gave up!
https://youtu.be/IFWUO1s2fSQ 4 min 1 sec
4. Science (Heureka in the city of Vantaa)
Science can be fun and easy! Funny but full of science videos from Heureka
https://youtu.be/Gr3F_MKpghQ 1 min 53 sec
https://youtu.be/ZyD5N1g01_0 1 min 44 sec
https://youtu.be/Wh1NvDQ2Qw4 2 min 1 sec
Take the final test!
- When did Finland become independent?
- How many seasons are there in Finland?
- What are they?
- What is Oodi?
- What is Nuuksio?
- The most famous Finnish composer?
- What’s a really important word for Finns?
- What is Muumi?
- Who’s Tove Jansson?
- Finnish national sport?
Never ever give up – take SISU with you from Finland!
Nähdään pian - hope to see you soon!
Näkemiin!
Hei Hei!
Annika and Sanna