While you are staying in Finland, in Kuopio, you MUST :
 

- Jump in a lake after sauna ! : either in winter after smokesauna, or in spring while enjoying the sunset…
 

- Try Finnish sports : iceskating/cross-country skiing/icehockey/ floorball
 

- Visit incredible places : Lapland / Turku/ Tampere/ Helsinki
 

- See Santa Claus and northern lights!
 

- While in Helsinki, take the boat to Suomenlinna
 

- Try Finnish drinks : mustikka shottis / talon lonkero / Karhu beer / salmiakki or Leijona shots
 

- See the sunrise at the Neulamaki tower at 4am in May
 

- Make some Finnish friends: don’t be afraid to talk to your neighbor in class !
 

- Experience the nature around you : go for a walk in the woods, it’s beautiful every season!
 

- During beautiful days of spring, you can travel to Koli national park
 

- See some reindeers (while walking around on a hill in Lapland for example)
 

- Spend an evening barbecueing next to a lake with your friends