1 I Found Someone in Summer School with Whom I Can Talk About Social

I found someone in Summer School I found someone in Summer School with whom I can talk about with whom I can talk about

Social Work how we practice it in our countries Human Rights injustices we see around us Politics what is going on in our countries how the World changes what we see coming Values how they are practiced human behaviors and strategies for live how we ended up being who we are Relationships the joy we have from people around us Challenges disappointments Fears failures Happiness the good things that are happening to us Love dreams

During Sommer School I met a person with During Summer School I met a person whom I can with whom I can write daily messages share how I'm doing have fun share funny stories can laugh with or laugh at ;) can trust know that she is on my side can rely on be honest can talk to be understood

The most valuable thing I found in Summer The most valuable thing I found in School. Summer School. a friend. A soulmate. Elina. Isabella.

-Isabella Böckle -Elina Björninen Austria/University of Appl.Sc. Vorarlberg Finland/University of Lapland

Summer School 2013 Summer School 2013

20th International Summer School in Social Work & Social Sciences 2017 SOCIAL WORK FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Time: 24 May – 7 June 2017

Venue: 1) Lecture days, 24 – 30 May, University of Lapland, Address: Yliopistonkatu 8, Rovaniemi and Arktikum, Pohjoisranta 4 on Thursday 25.5.2017 2) A day trip to Amethyst mine or Arctic Circle Hiking Area 28 May 3) Excursion in Kevo, Utsjoki 31 May – 2 June or Social agency visits and other activities in Rovaniemi 1 June – 2 June 4) Excursion in Helsinki 3 – 7 June

WEDNESDAY 24.5.2017

Lecture hall 3

8:30 – 9:00 Welcoming remarks Professor Merja Laitinen, University of Lapland Rector Mauri Ylä-Kotola, University of Lapland

9:00 – 9:30 Overview of the program Professor Stanley Witkin, University of Vermont, USA

9:30 – 11:00 Introductions

11:00 – 11:30 Introduction to the University of Lapland Dr. Anna Nikupeteri, University of Lapland University teacher Sanna-Mari Juopperi, University of Lapland

11:30 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 13:45 Orientation to the Program: Social Work from a Global Perspective Professor Stanley Witkin, University of Vermont, USA

14:00 – 15:30 Workshop groups

THURSDAY 25.5.2017

Arktikum - Science Centre/Regional Museum (Address: Pohjoisranta 4)

9:30 Meeting at the Lordi´s square or you can get to Arktikum by yourself

10:00 – 12:00 20th year of International Summer School Welcoming words, Professor Stanley Witkin Video A brief History of the Summer School: Two Narratives Professor Emeritus Kyösti Urponen and Professor Stanley Witkin Views and remembrances from former participants

12:00 -> Lunch at the Cafeteria (free)

After Lunch -> View Exhibitions (free)

Arctic Centre The University of Lapland’s Arctic Centre conducts internationally recognized and multidisciplinary research of the Arctic.

Regional Museum of Lapland The Regional Museum of Lapland is the principal authority on Lappish culture, prehistory, history, architectural heritage, and nature.

FRIDAY 26.5.2017

Lecture hall 3

8:30 – 9:15 Finland as a Welfare State Kyösti Urponen, Professor Emeritus, University of Lapland, Finland

9:15 – 10:00 Student panel: Finland

10:00 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:15 Death and Dying in the Context of Social Work Studies Professor Johanna Hefel, University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, Austria

11:15 – 12:15 Student panel: Austria Linz & Austria Vorarlberg

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:15 Intercultural Social Work between the Poles of Thematization and De- thematization of Culture Professor Christian Stark, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Linz, Austria

14:15 – 15:30 Workshop groups

17:00 – 20:30 International evening Lecture rooms 20+21

SATURDAY 27.5.2017

Lecture hall 3

8:30 – 9:15 Preparing Social Workers to Deliver Services to Culturally Diverse Health Care Consumers Assoc. prof. Joretha Bourjolly, University of Pennsylvania, USA

9:15 – 10:30 Student panel: USA

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 11:45 Social Work and Sustainability: Exploring Connections between Environmental, Economic, and Social Well-Being Asst. Prof. Kelly Melekis, Skidmore College, USA

11:45 – 12:30 Social Work in Canada: Evolving in an Ever Changing Social and Ideological Landscape Professor Deena Mandell, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:15 Workshop Groups

14:15 – 15:00 Workshop Discussion in Large Group

SUNDAY 28.5.2017

Participation on Sunday’s trips according your registration. If you are not sure which trip you registered for, check with Sanna.

Sunday 28.5.2016 Trip to Amethyst Mine

9:00 Departure from the University, Yliopistonkatu 8

9:10 Departure from Hostel Rudolf, Koskikatu 41-43

11:00–13:00 Lampivaara Amethyst Mine The amethyst of Lampivaara was formed about 2 000 million years ago in the bowels of the ancient mountains. There is now a special gem mine on the top of the hill that will sustain for the hundreds of years.

On the top of Lampivaara hill you can admire maybe the most beautiful landscape of the area. During the storytelling moment you will learn about this fascinating stone. Afterwards everyone may search and dig own amethyst stone and take it with as a memento.

13:30–14:30 Lunch in Cafe Loimu

16:00 Arriving to Rovaniemi

Sunday 28.5.2016 Trip to the Arctic Circle Hiking Area, Vaattunkiköngäs

9:00 Departure from the University, Yliopistonkatu 8

9:10 Departure from Hostel Rudolf, Koskikatu 41-43

9:20 Departure from Hostel Café Koti, Valtakatu 21

9:40 Arriving to Vaattunkiköngäs

Here you can cross the Arctic Circle and experience the wilds of Lapland just outside Rovaniemi. Stroll to the fine falls at Vaattunkiköngäs and Vikaköngäs. The hiking area is made up of several parts which are in their natural state and very wilderness- like. In these areas visitors can become acquainted with the region's typical plant and animal species.

You can choose your own hiking path, but we recommend that nobody walks alone.

At the fire camp area we have sausages, “tikkupulla” (Finnish pastry) etc. for lunch.

14:00 Leaving from Vaattunkiköngäs

14:30-15:30 Possible stop at the Santa Claus Village, Arctic Circle

16:00 Arriving to Rovaniemi 6

MONDAY 29.5.2017

Lecture hall 3

8:30 – 9:15 Community Building in Rural China: Interactions among Individuals, Institutions and Community Dr. Lori Noguchi: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

9:15 – 10:00 Student panel: Hong Kong

10:00 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:15 Migration to Europe - a Reflection on Global Transformations Juri Kilian, Ph.D. student, Kassel University, Germany

11:15 – 12:15 Student panel: Germany, Lithuania, Pakistan

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30- 14:15 Choose session A or B

A Positive Social Work: from "work" towards "social” Assoc. prof. Valdas Rimkus, Klaipeda University, Lithuania, LECTURE HALL 3

B Constructing Service Discourses in Lithuanian Family Social Work Roberta Motiečienė, Ph.D. student, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, LECTURE HALL 2

14:15 – 15:15 Workshop groups

15:30 – 16:30 Possibility to go to Finnish sauna University’s sauna house

18:00 – 20:30 “Pot luck” dinner Lecture rooms 20+21

TUESDAY 30.5.2017

Lecture hall 3

8:30 – 9:15 United Arab Emirates: Building the Best Social Welfare System Assoc. prof. Lacey Sloan, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

9:15 – 10:00 An Ecosocial Perspective on the Mining Industry: Notes from Northern Finland Dr. Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö, University of Tampere, Finland

10:00 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:15 Compassionate Social Work: A little goes a long way Dr. Heather Ottaway, University of Bristol, UK

11:15 – 12:00 Student panel UK, Vietnam, Haiti

12:00 – 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 14:00 Human rights and Social Work: Perspectives and Complexities Abayomi Magbagbeola, M.ScBA, Administrator, Department of Planning & Policy Coordination, Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Nigeria

14:00 – 15:00 Workshop groups

15:00 - 16:00 Closing Ceremonies

PROGRAM DURING 31.5-2.6.2017

Participation on following trips according your registration. If you are not sure which trip you registered for, check with Sanna.

Utsjoki excursion 31.5–2.6.2017

31.5.2017 Wednesday

7:00 Departure from the University, Yliopistonkatu 8

7:10 Departure from Hostel Rudolf, Koskikatu 41-43

7:20 Departure from Hostel Café Koti, Valtakatu 21

9:00 – 10:30 Coffee break in Café Andreas, Sodankylä

School Social work in Sodankylä

In Finland it is set by law that the organizer of teaching is obliged to provide services of school social worker and psychologist. School social worker aims to promote social growth and performance of pupils. School social worker assist pupils, who have problems with school going and in their relationships, or who have problems concerning their own growth and development.

School Social Worker Satu Hoikka-Hietanen

12:30 – 13:15 Lunch at Hotel Kultahippu, Ivalo

13:15 – 13:45 Shopping in Ivalo

14:30 – 16:00 Inari Reindeerfarm

“Why reindeer feet makes clicking noise and how fast can a reindeer run?” To these and to many other interesting issues you will get answer in Inari Reindeerfarm. Already in second generation their aim is to give emotional response among sámi culture and reindeerherding.

Around 18 Arrival to Kevo & dinner

19/20 Sauna & gathering in sauna house

1.6.2017 Thursday

7:45 – 8:30 Breakfast

8:45 Travel to Utsjoki

9:35 – 10:35 Utsjoki Elementary and High School

Our school seeks to grow its students to be independent adults with good social skills. In addition to national goals, curricula emphasizes the cultural background of the only Sámi-majority municipality in Finland. In addition, the role of the municipality as a neighbor to Norway is to be taken into account. Collaboration with Norwegian- speaking schools is specifically done by the Sámi-language classes with their teachers.

Students and teachers of Utsjoki School

10:45 – 11:45 Free time in Utsjoki, bridge to Norway

12:00 – 12:30 Utsjoki Church Huts

The Utsjoki parish village consists of 14 huts dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The huts were owned by Sami families and they were inhabited up to the 1930s during market days and church ceremonies.

Guide Kirsti Aikio

13:00 – 13:45 Lunch in Kevo

14:00 – 14:30 Subarctic Research Station Kevo

Multidisciplinary research on northern nature and people in subarctic Lapland since 1958. Host for workshops, symposia and student courses. The northernmost research station in the EU.

Station manager Otso Suominen & Amanuensis Elina Vainio

14:30 Free time to explore Kevo and surroundings

17:00 Dinner

18/19- Sauna and gathering in sauna house

2.6.2017 Friday

8:00 – 8:45 Breakfast

9:00 Departure from Kevo

10:45 – 11:45 Sajos - The Sami Parliament

Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos is the largest conference and events venue in northern Lapland and serves as a centre for Sámi self-governance, culture, education and know-how.

The Sámi Parliament (Sámediggi) is the self-government body of the Sámi, legislated at the beginning of 1996. Its main purpose is to plan and implement the cultural self-government guaranteed to the Sámi as an indigenous people.

Executive Director Piia Ruotsala

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch in Sajos, restaurant Lyeme

13:00 – 14:30 Siida - The National Museum of the Finnish Sámi

The exhibitions of Siida deal with the history and culture of the Sámi and nature in the northernmost Lapland. Sámi culture and nature are intertwined, and, at Siida’s exhibitions, they are introduced to the public as one whole. The exhibitions provide a great amount of scientific information but also visual experiences for the visitor. Beautiful photographs, genuine objects and a rich sound world make a visit to the exhibitions an experience that appeals to many senses.

guided tour

Coffee break in Sodankylä

Around 19 Arrival in Rovaniemi

Social agency visits in Rovaniemi and other activities 1.6-2.6.2017

Thursday 1.6.2017

11:00 You’ll meet university teacher Tea Teppo outside Hotel Rudolf and travel to our first social agency

12:00 – 13:00 Lapland’s Mother and Child Home and Shelter, Lähteentie 5

The services are based on people’s real needs. Even if families contact our services because of a particular problem – substance abuse or violence in the family, or when daily life is a struggle – our activities are a window that displays views of the situation of the baby, teenager, mother, father and the entire network.

Through our services we support families in managing their daily lives and we strengthen the parent-child interaction. We help mothers and fathers to find their particular strengths as parents amidst the trouble.

Our holistic approach ensures that families feel safe and protected. Our services allow time for rehabilitation, and the objectives are always decided on in collaboration with our customers. The holistic approach also reflects our equal respect for other services. We help our customers to find other necessary services in the network of welfare services.

Service manager/Social worker Arja Kilpeläinen

Travelling by car to the next agency

13:00 – 14:00 The Lapland Substance Abuse Clinic, Totontie 11, Muurola

The Lapland Substance Abuse Clinic serves as a specialist treatment and rehabilitation center for alcohol and drug problem users and their relatives, as well as social and health care workers working with substance abuse problems.

Social worker Katriina Sirkka

18:00 – 20:00 Free entrance to Korundi - Art museum

Rovaniemi Art Museum sets its main focus on Finnish contemporary art and Northern art.

In its yearly exhibition program the museum introduces works from artists who wheather work in North or are born there. The exhibition program also includes exhibitions from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection as well as some interesting insights into Finnish and international conteporary art. Museum activities based on interaction of art with science, culture, the local multicultural community and the University of Lapland all strive for accessibility.

Friday 2.6.2017

Choose your program for today:

Science center Pilke, open 9-18, fee 5€ for students, 7€ normal fee Forests are a big part of our everyday life - probably in ways you might not have expected. Did you know that ice cream, party dresses and medicines all contain timber and other products that come from forests? Forests are hugely important to us humans and to the whole world. Using them sustainably is the key to a brighter future.

At the Science Centre Pilke exhibition you will have the opportunity to explore the forest with all your senses and from many different angles.

Did you know that for some people, forests are their “office”? That they are a rich source of new materials and innovations? A habitat for plants and animals? And an important part of Finnish culture? Get behind the wheel of a forestry machine, climb into a bird house, meet our mascot Tuksu the pine weevil and sing karaoke on an ant hill. Find all the timber components used to build the largest single item on display at Pilke, the timber-framed Pilke House! New experiences, new discoveries!

Rovaniemi Local History Museum, open 12-18, fee 2 for students, 5€ normal fee The museum illustrates life in a local farmhouse and its buildings a hundred years ago. The collection consists of villagers’ artefacts from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. They are mainly related to the traditional trades such as fishing, cattle farming, hunting, and reindeer farming. The empire-style main building from the 1840s stands in its original location and has been furnished following the traditional local style. Several collections are on display in the storage shed, including ones illustrating traditional handicrafts and food economy. In addition, the ground floor of the storage shed features an interesting photographic exhibition of the history of Rovaniemi.

3.6-7.6.2017 EXCURSION TO HELSINKI

3.6.2017 Saturday

Travel day, no pre-organized program

4.6.2017 Sunday

10:00 Meeting outside the Hostel Academica

Choose your program for today:

Helsinki Cathedral-Evangelic Lutheran church, open 9-00, free entrance Temppeliaukio (Rock church), open 10-17, entrance fee 3€ Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral, open 12-15, free entrance

Helsinki City Museum, open 11-17, free entrance Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, open: 10-17, tickets 12€ for students, 14€ normal fee Ateneum - Finnish National Gallery, open: 10-17, tickets 13€ for students, 15€ normal fee Seurasaari Open - Air Museum, open: 11-17, tickets 6€ for students, 9€ normal fee Helsinki Zoo, Korkeasaari, open 10–20, tickets 8€ for students, 12€ normal fee Arriving by bus nro 16, fee depends on where you buy the ticket or Arriving by ferry 3€ roundtrip for students and 6€ roundtrip normal fee Linnanmäki, amusement park, open 13-20, ticket valid for one day 39€, evening ticket 30€, ticket for one ride 8€

5.6.2017 Monday

9:30 Meeting outside the Hostel Academica

10:00 KAMPPI - CHAPEL OF SILENCE/ Outreaching Social Work, Simonkatu 7

Kamppi Chapel of Silence is located in a corner of the Narinkkatori square in Helsinki, at the entrance of the Kamppi shopping center. The Chapel is operated, on a partnership basis, by the Helsinki parishes and the Social Services Department of the City of Helsinki

Executive Director Kenneth Koskinen and Social Worker

13:00 MONIKA – MULTICULTURAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION, Hermannin Rantatie 12 A

MONIKA – Multicultural Women’s Association, Finland is an NGO operating in the field of social affairs. It develops and provides specialized services for immigrant

women and their children who have been subjected to violence, and acts as an expert and advocates in issues related to ethnic non-discrimination and violence, as well as promoting integration by supporting civil society activities for immigrants.

Jenni Tuominen, Executive Director and Kirsi Moilanen, Communications Officer

6.6.2017 Tuesday

9:00 Meeting outside the Hostel Academica and travelling by bus to the first agency

10:00 HOUSE FOR GIRLS, Hämeentie 13A

Girls’ House is based on Kalliola Settlement Youth Association values which include equality, acceptance of difference, respect of the rights of an individual, trust in the capacity of the individual and the community in solving their problems independently.

Their main objective is to support the growth and identity of girls and women and help them to become who they want to be in an atmosphere that respects the sense of individuality, community and womanhood.

Senior Instructor of Volunteer Work Saara Hannonen

Walking to the harbor and travelling by ferry to Suomenlinna - Meritime fortress

18:00 Dinner together in Mount Everest – Nepalese restaurant

7.6.2017 Wednesday

Departure home, no pre-organized program

20th International Summer School in Social Work in the Social Sciences, “Social Work from a Global Perspective”, 24th May –7th June 2017

GENERAL INFORMATION

Here is some important information for you in order to make your stay in Rovaniemi and participation in the International Summer School as smooth as possible. The Summer School programme begins on Wednesday, May 24th, at 8:30am at the University of Lapland (address: Yliopistonkatu 8, lecture hall 3). As a summer school participant you are required to follow the Summer School programme. Agreeing to participate in the Summer School means making a commitment to adhere to the time schedule, attend the lectures and participate in the workshops.

The Summer School coordinator Sanna-Mari Juopperi, will help you with questions concerning your stay in the Summer School. Her contact details are Sanna-Mari Juopperi, +358 (0)40 484 4241, sanna- [email protected].

You can also meet her during office hours (8-16). Her office is located at the Faculty of Social Sciences, on the second floor. Just take the elevator in front of Ls 19 to the second floor, turn left and see office 283A / Sanna-Mari Juopperi.

ACCOMMODATION IN ROVANIEMI

Santa’s Economy Hotel Rudolf (Address: Koskikatu 41-43, Check-in Hotel Santa Claus, Koskikatu 29)

Some of the students are accommodated in Hostel Rudolf, in the city centre. Students are accommodated in triple, double and single rooms; the rooms are equipped with TV and bathroom with shower. Hostel Rudolf has a kitchenette where guests can prepare hot meals and coffee or tea. The kitchenette comprises of a two-ring-hob, kettle, coffee machine, washing up basin and a small fridge. Hostel Rudolf is non-smoking hostel. There is free WiFi.

Please notice that there’s no reception in Hostel Rudolf, but the reception is in Hotel Santa Claus, about 700 meters from the hostel.

You are responsible for cleaning your own room and the common areas during the summer school; please do so. Be careful with your belongings. Remember to lock windows and doors. Please keep noise down after 10 pm.

After summer school check-out is by 11:00am. You can leave room keys in to a box in the hostel's lobby or deliver them to Hotel Santa Claus reception.

Hostel Café Koti (Address: Valtakatu 21)

Hostel Café Koti is situated right in the city center of Rovaniemi. Rooms have their own bathrooms and light breakfast is included in the private room price. There is an equipped kitchen, a cozy relaxing area and also a genuine Finnish sauna at guests use.

Café Koti offers great coffee, drinks, pastries and food in an easygoing atmosphere. Breakfast is also served daily and lunch during the weekdays. Social events are held in the café on selected evenings. Art exhibitions are also shown at times. 16

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Transport connections to / from Rovaniemi airport

Yellow Airport Bus, which we recommend, is on stand-by for aircraft arrivals and carries passengers to and from Rovaniemi town and surrounding areas. Fares: 7-12€/person. Airport bus stops at every hotel. For more information call +358 16 362 222, http://airportbus.fi/?language=en

Local taxi service You can take normal taxi from the airport to town, but it is more expensive, approximately 25€/taxi. The number of local taxi is +358 200 88 000, http://www.rovaniemenaluetaksi.fi/en

Bus from / to university and city centre Buss no 4 drives every 30 minutes from the University to the city centre and from the city centre to the University. The bus stop is right in front of the University’s main building. In the city centre the bus leaves from Ruokasenkatu (near the taxi station).

Buss no 8 drives from the railway station or the city centre (from Ruokasenkatu which is near the taxi station) to the Santa Claus Village. Santa Claus village is open every day at 10-17.

You will find that there are nice sidewalks all over the city of Rovaniemi and the destinations from one place to another are not that long.

COFFEE AND LUNCH

Coffee and lunch are not included in the summer school programme. Breakfast, lunch and coffee are available in Restaurants Felli and Petronella or Café Lovisa from Monday to Friday (Petronella on Saturday also).

Restaurant Felli is open Monday- Friday 7.45 – 16.00. Breakfast is served 7.45 – 9.30. Restaurant Petronella is open on Monday-Friday 9.00 – 21.00, Saturday 11.30 – 21.00. Café Lovisa is open Monday -Thursday 8.00 – 16.30, Friday 8.00 – 15.00.

The Summer School participants will get a lunch ticket which is valid to have a discount lunch in restaurants Felli and Petronella and in Café Lovisa. Please don´t give the ticket away! Felli and Petronella have several different kind of dishes and the price is 5.70€. There is also various vegetarian options. One meal includes salad, bread, drinks and one kind of main course. Please notice this when taking food. Lunch in Café Lovisa is 5.50€. Lovisa has two or three dishes every day, including vegetarian and salad options.

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT THE UNIVERSITY

You can use internet in two ways:

1) Computers at university lobbies have access to internet. No password needed. 2) WIFI network: Guest password: guest2015

TELEPHONE AND GROCERIES

If your mobile phone can’t make international calls, prepaid SIM cards can be bought from several R- kiosks and shops. There are no public phones in Finland.

There’s a small grocery shop (Sale) opposite to University’s main door. Supermarkets Prisma, K- supermarket and Lidl are located 1, 5 km from the University. A pharmacy is located inside the K- supermarket. In the city centre there are several smaller shops and bigger supermarkets to purchase food and beverages. Pharmacy is inside the shopping centre Sampokeskus.

RECYCLING

In Finland we recycle all our bottles and cans. So please make a notice of this and don’t throw bottles and cans in normal trash bins! You can take the bottles etc. back to the grocery stores and you’ll get 0,10 - 0,40€ back from each bottle. The amount depends on the bottle size. Or if you don’t want to take the bottles back, please leave them at your hostel room or give them to summer school coordinators.

EMERGENCY NUMBER

In case of emergency call 112.

ATTRACTIONS, PLACES TO VISIT IN ROVANIEMI

Rovaniemi city´s website for visitors: www.visitrovaniemi.fi

Cultural attractions: - Arktikum, www.arktikum.fi - Korundi, www.korundi.fi - Pilke, www.pilke.fi - Santa Claus Village, www.santaclausvillage.info

Shopping, Finnish handy crafts: - Lauri-products, www.lauri-tuotteet.fi - Marttiini knives, www.marttiini.fi - Mainoa Design Shop, www.mainoadesign.fi - Santa Claus Village, www.santaclausvillage.info - Korundi shop - Pilke shop - Arktikum shop 18

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

International Evening International Evening will be held at the University (lecture halls 20 & 21) on Friday May 26th at 17- 20:30.

During the International Evening, each country represented in the summer school has an opportunity to share something about their culture. Your presentation may include history, arts, geography, language, traditional dress, customs, or anything that you would like others to know or experience. In past years, for example, participants have sang, shared food, music, worn traditional clothing, showed photographs, taught dances, language and games that helped us learn something about the different countries represented. Atmosphere is informal and fun (no lectures).

Pot Luck Dinner A pot luck dinner will take place on Monday May 29th at 18-20.30 in lecture halls 20 & 21. Everyone is encouraged to bring food and/or drinks from their country to share with others. This is also an informal get-together

A DAY TRIP TO AMETHYST MINE OR ARCTIC CIRCLE HIKING AREA SUNDAY 28.5.2017

AMETHYST MINE:

Departure from the University of Lapland Main door is on Sunday 28th of May at 9:00. Participants who are staying on Hostel Rudolf will be collected at 9:10. Please be on time!

The overall cost of the trip is 30 euros which includes bus transportation, admission to the Amethyst mine, coffee and munkki (Finnish pastry) in the mine and lunch.

The total cost should be paid to Sanna-Mari Juopperi from Wednesday to Friday (24-26 May) during the lunch hours or after workshops in her office. You can pay only BY CASH, please have the exact amount ready.

HIKING:

Departure from the University of Lapland Main door is on Sunday 28th of May at 9:00. Participants who are staying on Hostel Rudolf will be collected at 9:10 and Hostel Café Koti 9:20. Please be on time!

The overall cost of this trip is 15€. This includes transportation and light lunch (sausages, fruits, pastries etc.) by the fire place.

PROGRAM DURING 31.5-2.6.2017: EXCURISON TO KEVO, UTSJOKI OR SOCIAL AGENCY VISITS AND CULTURAL PROGRAM IN ROVANIEMI

Kevo, Utsjoki

Departure from the University of Lapland main door is on Wednesday 31st of June at 07:00 am. Participants who are staying in Hostel Rudolf and Hostel Koti will be collected at 7:10 am. Please be on time!

Participants who will stay at the Hostel Rudolf and Hostel Koti after the excursion can’t leave their things in their rooms. You have to check out of hostel before we leave and then check back in after the trip. There’s a luggage room in Hotel Santa Claus reception and Hostel Koti if you don’t want to take all your luggage with you to Utsjoki.

Participants will live in shared cabin or rooms in Utsjoki. The accommodation facilities are very basic. Towel and sheets will include in the housing price. Please provide yourselves with comfortable clothes and shoes for spending time outdoors, in nature. For example sneakers might get wet on nature trails.

The overall cost of the excursion is 140€. This includes all meals, accommodations, transportation, entrance tickets etc.

Rovaniemi

On Thursday 1.6. you’ll meet Tea Teppo outside Hostel Rudolf at 11:00 and visit social agencies.

On Friday 2.6. you can choose your program for the day.

EXCURSION IN HELSINKI ON 3.6.–7.6.2017

Saturday 3th of June is arrival day to Helsinki when you also need to check in to a hostel. There is no timetable for this day so you can choose your schedule and ways to travel freely.

Travelling to Helsinki:

Finnair and Norwegian airlines fly from Rovaniemi to Helsinki. For more information go to www.finnair.com or www.norvegian.com

A train journey to Helsinki takes 8-10 hours and a railway ticket costs 80-100 €. Group discounts and “early bird”- prices are available. More information: www.vr.fi

Travelling in Helsinki

We recommend purchasing a 3 day-card for public transportation in Helsinki. With this card you can use public transportation as much as you want. The price for this card is 18€, cards can be purchased from R-kiosks, tourist information in Helsinki city, at the airport and at the Central Railway Station.

Accommodation:

Hostel Academica Hietaniemenkatu 14 00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 (9) 1311 4334 [email protected] www.hostelacademica.fi

Students will be accommodated in shared rooms for three or two persons. Each room has its own shower, toilet and kitchenette with a fridge. Lecturers will stay in single rooms. The price for a student is 110€ or 124€ depending on whether you ae in a triple or double room and 198€ for lecturers staying in single rooms. Prices include bed linen and towel, morning sauna and swimming.

From the airport: a) Take a Yellow Line airport taxi to our hostel (1-2 persons total 29, 50 euros). At the airport contact the Yellow Line service desk to arrange it. The service points are located in the arrival halls and are open from 06.00 am to 1.30 am. b) Take a regular taxi to our hostel (approximately 45-55 euros). c) Take a P or I train from the airport to the Central Railway Station (5 euros per person). d) Take a Finnair airport bus to the Central Railway Station (6, 30 euros per person). e) Take a regional transport bus 615 or 620 to the Central Railway Station (5 euros per person).

From the Central Railway Station: a) Take a tram number 2 towards “Nordenskiöldinkatu” in front of the Central Railway Station. Our tram stop is called ”Kauppakorkeakoulut”. It is the third stop from the Central Railway Station. The tram turns to the right, but keep on walking straight ahead. Turn left to the street called “Lapuankatu” and walk down the street until you reach “Hietaniemenkatu” street. Turn right and walk along “Hietaniemenkatu” street until the end of the street. Hostel Domus Academica is on your left. b) Take a metro towards “Ruoholahti”and get off on the next station called “Kamppi”. Take the escalator going up to the exit on “Runeberginkatu” street and turn right. Walk along “Runeberginkatu” street until you reach a roundabout. From the roundabout turn left on “Hietaniemenkatu” street and walk until the end of the street. Hostel Domus Academica is on your left. c) Hostel is also easy to reach by foot.

PARTICIPATION LIST

Austria 1. Ammann, Lisa 2. Guevara Trummer, Maria 3. Großkopf, Bernhard 4. Haderer, Birgit 5. Haubner, Maria 6. Prof. Hefel, Johanna 7. Mayer, Julia Caroline 8. Priewasser, Miriam 9. Ruemmele, Philipp 10. Schlapschi, Mira 11. Prof. Stark, Christian 12. Streif, Andrea 13. Weinbacher, Melanie 14. Wilhelm, Verena Canada 15. Prof. Mandell, Deena Germany 16. Afeworki Abay, Robel 17. Kilian, Juri 18. Schuster, Ramona Finland 19. Fiorentino, Vera 20. Helander, Piia 21. Hjerp, Kati 22. Holappa, Veera 23. Juopperi, Sanna-Mari 24. Kauppinen, Sarita 25. Keränen, Heli 26. Kivelä, Valtteri 27. Leppänen, Arttu 28. Luoma, Elina 29. Dr. Nikupeteri, Anna 30. Pallari, Maire 31. Rahko, Katri 32. Dr. Ranta-Tyrkkö, Satu 33. Riipi, Sari 34. Sipilä Tiia-Riina 35. Toikkanen, Jenni 36. Toivonen, Tom 37. Viinamäki, Eve 38. Vesa, Katja 39. Väliheikki, Valtteri Haiti 40. Cineus, Patrice Valentin 41. Fraselet, Francois 42. Kensy, Bien-Aime Hong Kong, China 43. Au-Yeung, Tsz Yau Connie 44. Fan, Ka Lam 45. Kwok, Hiu Ching Emily 46. Nip, Shuk Ting Lillian 47. Dr. Noguchi, Lori 48. Tsang, Kwok Chun Anthony 22

49. Tso, Chun Shun Lithuania 50. Kasiukevi i t , Viktorija 51. Kupriuniene, Jurgita 52. Mauru aitytč ū ,ė Vil 53. Motieciene, Roberta 54. Assoc. čprof. Rimkus,ė ė Valdas Nigeria 55. Magbagbeola, Abayomi 56. Dr. Nwanna, Chinwe Pakistan 57. Ali, Ihtesham 58. Qazi, Yasir 59. Shah, Syed Usman United Arab Emirates 60. Assoc. prof. Sloan, Lacey United Kingdom 61. Finnett, Milo 62. Lazdins, Adriana 63. Morel, Charlotte 64. Dr. Ottaway, Heather USA 65. Aiken, Chelsea 66. Assoc. prof. Bourjolly, Joretha 67. Brunell, Gabriel 68. Drumm, Bridgit 69. Donnelly, Michelle 70. Feuer, Alexandra 71. Johnston, Patricia 72. Lenz-Watson, Aurora 73. Asst. prof. Melekis, Kelly 74. Moran, Melissa 75. Nelson, Paul 76. O’Brian, Michael 77. Raff, Erica 78. Roff, Slade 79. Taccheri, Isabel 80. Prof. Witkin, Stanley Vietnam 81. Ngo, Ha