My exchange at Aalto University School of Business in Helsinki, Finland is one of the best decisions I ever made.It is a refreshing experience to live in a place of an entirely different climate, to bask in a new culture and assimilate into it.

Apart from the making international friends, my exchange was made memorable with the best company that one can ask for - my SMU Helsinki exchange pals. We travelled and experienced new things together. I can still vividly remember how we battled the freezing weather and chased the Northern lights in the dark, as well as the magical experience of riding the huskies and reindeers near the arctic circle. 

Despite the chilly winter, Finland was a dream exchange destination for me because of its beautiful snowy landscape and how close it is to nature. Also, it is a rather safe place.

Curriculum wise, it was rather easy to map my major modules back to SMU because of the wide array of marketing and communications modules being offered. There were Interesting modules like Fashion Marketing and Entrepreneurial Marketing too. 
My exchange is also about meeting the locals and getting to know them.

From my experiences, most Finns can be rather reserved - they may take awhile to warm up, but they are friendly people. Weather can be freezing cold, but Finns definitely have warm hearts.

Jasmine, from Singapore Management University,
previously on exchange at Aalto University School of Business (Finland)

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