PRESENTATION OF SEINÄJOKI IN FINLAND Presentation made by Vocational Education Centre - Sedu

Table of contents I)Overall presentation of the city 1) Area and demography 2) Distance to the big cities 3) Weather 4) Schools in Seinäjoki II) Living in Seinajoki 1) Customs and traditions 2) Transports 3) Cost of life 4) The sauna III) Going out in Seinäjoki 1) Practicing sport in Seinäjoki 2) Entertainment 3) Going out in the evening 4) Events

I) Overall presentation of the city

1)Area and demography: Area of 603km 2 including 19.7 km 2 of water inhabitants and 63 inhabitants per km 2 It is a medium city

I) Overall presentation of the city 2) Distance to the big cities Vaasa: 77 km Kokkola: 142 km Tampere: 182 km Pori: 188 km Jyväskylä: 217 km Turku: 294 km Oulu: 340 km Kuopio: 321 km Helsinki: 357 km Rovaniemi: 563 km

I) Overall presentation of the city 3) Weather Average temperatures on January: -3 Average temperature on July: 18 You don’t feel the temperature as cold as it realy is, even if there are negative temperatures

I) Overall presentation of the city 4) Schools in Seinäjoki Except Sedu there are other schools like Seinäjoki’s university, an institute of music, an agricultural institute, a business school etc…. Finnish educational system is one of the best in Europe.

II) Living in Seinäjoki

1)Customs and traditions: Some customs to keep in mind: Punctuality is very important in Finland, you should arrive in advance at work or school Look people in the eyes is an evidence of honesty Even if you’re invited in a restaurant or anywhere else you always have to pay for you Shout out in public places is not estimated. Finnish people are very quiet Don’t forget to take off your shoes when you’re invited in someone’s house

II) Living in Seinäjoki 1)Customs and traditions: The main traditions are: The Nordic walking Tango festivals Summer concerts And some weird world championships in Finland like: The wife carrying The rubberboot throwing The kicksledding The mosquito killing

II) Living in Seinäjoki 2) Transports The city is served by: A small airport with flights to Helsinki A railway station linked to the main towns(3h from Helsinki and 1h from Vaasa) The city is not so big so you can easily go to the town center and go to supermarkets from the student’s residence

II) Living in Seinäjoki 3) Cost of life Cost of life is about the same as in UK; VAT is 22 Transports are not expensive and are very comfortable (50 euros to go to Helsinki) Telecoms are not so expensive (sms are 6 cents/unit and internet is 10 euros/month) You need about 600 euros to live in Finland during one month

II) Living in Seinäjoki 4) The sauna The traditional Sauna is a wooden small room in which we throw some water on hot rocks in a stove, being sat down on benches. This is a national institution in Finland and it is one of the most enjoyed way of relaxation. There is one sauna per 3 inhabitants, it is to say 1.7 millions all around Finland

III) Going out in Seinäjoki

1) Practicing sport in Seinäjoki The national sport is hockey on ice. There are as much ice rings as football stadiums in western European countries. Seinäjoki proposes: Swimming Ice skating Skiing Hockey (on ice or with roller skates) Baseball Football Gyms Basketball Etc…

III) Going out in Seinäjoki 2) Entertainment: Different kind of entertainment such as: Hockey matches Theatre plays (in finnish) Cinema (in english) Art museum Etc…

III) Going out in Seinäjoki 3) Going out in the evening In Finland you have to be at least 18 to go to disco on Wednesday, at least 20 on Friday and at least 22 on saturday. There are numerous bars and 2 discos which close at 3h30 (national closing hour). Prices are about the same as in western Europe.

III) Going out in Seinäjoki 4) Events Events happen on summer: Rock festival Tango festival Summer theatres Race and rock festival Dramatics festival

III) Going out in Seinäjoki 4) Events Video of race and rock festival View >>