Customized Tour
Group Leader's name: Valerie Jones
Requested return date: 5/21/2019
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Finland
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Day 2: Helsinki
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Helsinki
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Government House
- Helsinki University
- Uspenski Cathedral
Enjoy dinner in Helsinki
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Day 3: Helsinki
Take a guided tour of Helsinki
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Parliament
- Temppeliaukio Church
Participate in a Finnish education workshop and learn about Finnish education practices
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Day 4: Helsinki
Visit a local school and experience the Finnish education system first-hand
Enjoy lunch at the school canteen
Spend time exploring Helsinki on your own
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Day 5: Helsinki • Night ferry
Visit a local library
Add this in-depth excursionFinnish cultural experience
This authentic cultural experience begins with a ride to Kuusijärvi, a popular all-season outdoor recreational center located in southern Finland, where you’ll meet your local guide to gain insight into Finnish culture and education and explore the awe-inspiring landscape with a stroll around the lake.
Afterwards, take a trip to a public sauna—an incredibly relaxing experience which will provide insight into the culture and mentality of local life—and enjoy a dip in the lake. From here, take a short walk through the forest and cap off your afternoon with a lunch of traditional smoked salmon and sausage.
Travel to Stockholm by overnight ferry
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Day 6: Night ferry • Stockholm
Tour Stockholm with an expert local guide
Visit the Vasa shipEnjoy dinner in Stockholm
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Day 7: Stockholm
Visit a local school in Stockholm and learn about the Swedish education system
Take a walking tour of Stockholm
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Day 8: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Finland
-
Day 2: Helsinki
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Helsinki
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Government House
- Helsinki University
- Uspenski Cathedral
Enjoy dinner in Helsinki
-
Day 3: Helsinki
Take a guided tour of Helsinki
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Parliament
- Temppeliaukio Church
Participate in a Finnish education workshop and learn about Finnish education practices
-
Day 4: Helsinki
Visit a local school and experience the Finnish education system first-hand
Enjoy lunch at the school canteen
Spend time exploring Helsinki on your own
-
Day 5: Helsinki • Night ferry
Visit a local library
Add this in-depth excursionFinnish cultural experience
This authentic cultural experience begins with a ride to Kuusijärvi, a popular all-season outdoor recreational center located in southern Finland, where you’ll meet your local guide to gain insight into Finnish culture and education and explore the awe-inspiring landscape with a stroll around the lake.
Afterwards, take a trip to a public sauna—an incredibly relaxing experience which will provide insight into the culture and mentality of local life—and enjoy a dip in the lake. From here, take a short walk through the forest and cap off your afternoon with a lunch of traditional smoked salmon and sausage.
Travel to Stockholm by overnight ferry
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Day 6: Night ferry • Stockholm
Tour Stockholm with an expert local guide
Visit the Vasa shipEnjoy dinner in Stockholm
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Day 7: Stockholm
Visit a local school in Stockholm and learn about the Swedish education system
Take a walking tour of Stockholm
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Day 8: Depart for home
Building skills for a global world
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| 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1 | 93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2 | Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3 |
*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010
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