Scandinavian countries are famous for its long, dark and cold winter. So was the Finnish winter supposed to be. But actually, it was much more pleasing that I expected. When I arrived in Finnland in January it was a big difference for me, of course. The sunrise was in the late morning, around 9.30 am and the sunset was around 3 pm. This was a really big change in my daily life for the beginning. I felt tied a lot and the days felt really short as well. At 6 pm I was already totally tired.
But all the things I had to organize and in general to settle in let me be active and I did quite good with not being that tired I guess. In addition, I did a lot of sports. The day I arrived I bought a membership for the university's gym (campus sports) and went there almost every day. For me it was really helpful to stay fit and do something, than otherwise I would just sleep because of the dark.
Unfortunately, the winter was also not that cold than expect and we just had 3 days of snow during my exchange period in Turku. Locals told me that usually the whole Aurora river is frozen during winter and you can do ice skating on the river. In winter 2020 it was impossible. But it also had it's bright sides: I could go everywhere and anytime by bike and make a lot of hikes because there was no snow.
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