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2005 - Wood, You Find Me In The North

Article posted: 24.07.05

July 24th - August 7th
Organizers: AEGEE-Helsinki and AEGEE-Stockholm


In 2005 we joined forces with a new antenna, AEGEE-Stockholm to organize a Travelling Summer University. In Finland we spent 10 program packed days in Helsinki exploring the city, and 4 relaxing days at a cottage enjoying sauna, canoeing, hiking etc. There was also an excursion to StoraEnso (a forestry company), a seminar on EU enlargement and a day trip to Tallinn, Estonia. After Finland we took a cruise ship to Stockholm, where we spent 4 days sightseeing and clubbing.

 
 

Program

Sun 24.7. Arrivals Free open air pop concert in Kaivopuisto
Welcome party at Bar Mendocino
Mon 25.7. Helsinki sightseeing,
Finnish language course,
Shopping and cooking,
European Night and sauna at KY
Tue 26.7. Technology museum (What you can make out of wood exhibition)
Arabia museum and gallery (ceramics and Moomin trolls)
Seurasaari outdoor museum
National museum
Finnish movie - Nousukausi
Party at KY sauna
Wed 27.7. StoraEnso saw mill excursion
Old city of Porvoo
Reindeer/herring buffet in restaurant Konstanmöljä
Helsinki nightlife, Amarillo
Thu 28.7. Aleksis Kivi museum
Taaborinvuori wooden house museum
Cottage in Nurmijärvi
Sauna, canoeing, swimming
Fri 29.7. At the cottage:
AEGEE-lesson
Hiking in forest, picking blueberries
Sauna, swimming, campfire, games
Sat 30.7. At the cottage:
Relaxing, canoeing, sauna
Baking course (korvapuusti)
Dance course
Traditional Finnish dancing at Riutanharju dancehall
Sauna, swimming, campfire, games
Sun 31.7. At the cottage
Sääksjärvi Beach
Back to Helsinki
Molly Malone's Irish Pub
Mon 1.8. Suomenlinna fortress island and picnic
Seminar on EU enlargement
Party at KY sauna
Tue 2.8. Ferry to Tallinn
Sightseeing in Tallinn
Ferry to Helsinki
Last party in Helsinki (KY)
Wed 3.8. Free time
Ferry to Stockholm
Buffet dinner on the boat
Nightlife on the boat
Thu 4.8. Breakfast buffet on the boat
Arrival in Stockholm
City tour
Nightlife of Stockholm
Fri 5.8. Skansen outdoor museum
Boat tour
Nightlife in Stockholm
Sat 6.8. Free time for shopping, additional museum visits or relaxing
Last party
Sun 7.8. Breakfast
Departure

 

Participants

Daniele Frison (AEGEE-Padova)
Lorenzo Brandi (AEGEE-Napoli)
Cecilia Ballon Ficher (AEGEE-Nijmegen)
Former Van Der Ploeg (AEGEE-Nijmegen)
Charlotte Lafort (AEGEE-Rotterdam)
Aikaterini Fakiola (AEGEE-Athina)
Pandelinikos Tsakogias (AEGEE-Athina)
Pantelis Zacharopoulos (AEGEE-Patra)
Susana Farje Orue (AEGEE-Aachen)
Kiana Mondial (AEGEE-Berlin)
Sina Schwarzer (AEGEE-Osnabrück)
Andreas Eissenbeiss (AEGEE-Passau)
Cristobal Molina (AEGEE-Valencia)
Nina Fekonja (AEGEE-Maribor)
Gregor Saksida (AEGEE-Ljubljana)
Oben Kuyucu (AEGEE-Ankara)
Ozgur Yildirim (AEGEE-Ankara)
Sarka Svobodova (AEGEE-Praha)
Bojana Todorovic (AEGEE-Novi Sad)
Petar Ivanovic (AEGEE-Beograd)
Alva Hagner (AEGEE-Fribourg)
Ania Maciejczyk (AEGEE-Warszawa)
Marco Overzee (AEGEE-Lyon)
Stine Jensen (AEGEE-Köbenhavn)
Hadrian Sciberras (AEGEE-Valletta)
Marije Nellestein (AEGEE-Nijmegen)
Fabrizio Monteperto (AEGEE-Roma)
Carlos Mancebo (AEGEE-Madrid)

Organizers

Helsinki

Elli Kontiala   (Co-ordinator in Helsinki)
Susanna Ritala   (Incoming responsible)
Johanna Kivipelto
Riitta Pyykkö
Nicole Jösch
Tuomas Pollari
Kaisa Lappi
Anni Keinänen
Jouni Hytönen
Niklas Stormbom
Carita Silander
Jens Madsen
Pär-Erik Sjöström
Teemu Liikanen
Susanne Julin
Inga Kask
Jenny Jösch
Noora Syrjänen

Tallinn

Kristjan Puusild

Stockholm

Volker Hollich   (Co-ordinator in Stockholm)
Shokoh Kalatzadeh
Eleonora Matisic
Anna Rådberg
Radoslav Zivkovic
Claudia Engelmann
Tim Forster

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