Summer in Finland
How about a summer in Finland? Try the 'nightless night' when the sun doesn't set at all, enjoy the sunshine by the thousands of lakes and experience how Finns take the most out of the summer months! The program does not include any school attendance, so the main focus is on the time together with your host family. Come and see yourself - spend seven weeks in Finland!
Summer program 2012 dates:
Arrival: Jun 28, 2012
Departure: Aug 11, 2012
What does the program include in Finland?
- Arrival orientation (compulsory, no additional
fees)
Students travel to the arrival orientation straight after their
arrival to the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. The orientation lasts
for three days. The arrival orientation will be held in Turku,
the ancient capital of Finland. The orientation includes
sessions about the basic principles of YFU and about the
culture, family lifeand customs in Finland and you
will also get to explore the cultural and historical sites of
Turku. You will also have a chance to try the Finnish sauna and
Finnish YFU students tell you how young Finns live their life.
In addition to getting to know all the interesting people from
around the world, you will be prepared to your stay in Finland
and of course to meet your new Finnish family - at the end of
the orientation you will meet your Finnish family for the first
time! This orientation is compulsory.
- Regional events (optional, possible additional
fees)
Volunteers, i.e. Finnish young people who have been on exchange
themselves, host families and others, will be happy to meet you
near your hometown and even though they are on summer holidays,
in some areas they might organise some nice activities.
- YFU trip to Tallinn in August, Estonia
(optional, about 100-130 euros)
Every year YFU Finland organises a trip to Tallinn, Estonia in
mid-August. You will get the chance to see the beautiful
southern neighbour of Finland. You will get to see different
attractions in the Old Town, explore a different Northern
capital and spend some time together with your new YFU friends
from all around the world. The trip is optional and will be
organised if there are enough participants.
In addition, in your home country you will have lots of more to do and try. Look up your local YFU office on www.yfu.org and contact them to ask more about the application procedure and schedules!