Helsinki Welcomes You

EVENT
Welcome to Finland Party
Date: Fri Aug 27

Time: 20:00

Location: PRKL club

DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Finland Party for International students:

Make your autumn brighter! Meet new people, play games with us and even Finland will get warmer!

CONTRIBUTORS

ESN-METKA

Jolly Dragon

WEEK 1 Wednessday 1st September to Tuesday 7th September

EVENT
Special Kick-off
Date: Wed Sep 1

Time: 20:00

Location: PRKL club

DESCRIPTION

The kick-off of Helsinki Welcomes You - a great opportunity for networking and having a great time.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT
Breakfast at DFfany's
Date: Thu Sep 2

Time: 8:00 - 10:00

Location: DFfany's Otaniemi

DESCRIPTION

Breakfast at DFfany's - have a hearty start to your day!

CONTRIBUTORS

Otaniemi International Marketing

EVENT
Chindogu
Date: Thu Sep 2

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Location: Hub Helsinki

DESCRIPTION
The Facebook group of Central Association of Inventors', "Keksijät & Keksinnöt", arranges a chindogu event and chindogu competition. We are looking for chindogus with the theme "Privacy, publicity and secrecy".

CONTRIBUTORS

Hub Helsinki

EVENT

Hub UnSauna
Date: Fri Sep 3

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Location: Arlan Sauna

DESCRIPTION

Hub UnSauna was successfully launched and tested in June and now it's time to bring it back.

The concept is as follows: Two hours. Talk. Hot stones. Substance. Steam. Ha!

CONTRIBUTORS

Hub Helsinki

EVENT
JD Spouse & Kids Workshop
Date: Sat Sep 4

Time: 15:00 - 18:00

Location: Torni Hotel

DESCRIPTION

Create an action plan regarding the issues related to international spouses.

CONTRIBUTORS

Infopankki.fi

EVENT
Weekend Welcome
Date: Sat Sep 4

Time: 19:00

Location: O'Malley's Torni

DESCRIPTION

Enjoy a friendly company, BBQ your own food, have a great time!

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

WEEK 2

EVENT
Language and Culture Exchange
Date: Mon Sep 6

Time: 18:00

Location: Mascot Cafe

DESCRIPTION

Explore new cultures, practice different languages, build international networks.

CONTRIBUTOR

Jolly Dragon

Nintendo Wii

Cafe Lingua

Reipas

EVENT
HERA-seminar
Date: Tue Sep 7

Time: 8.30 - 16.15

Location: University of Helsinki

DESCRIPTION

HERA-seminar concentrates on internationalization of higher education institutions in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

CONTRIBUTORS

HERA

EVENT
ReThink Leadership Workshop
Date: Tue Sep 7

Time: 11:15 - 16:00

Location: Active Life Village, Room Caribia

DESCRIPTION

ReThink Leadership Workshop with Julie Harris from Exeter, UK, with an insight into leadership and social enterprise.

CONTRIBUTORS

HMEA

EVENT
Student Workshop
Date: Wed Sep 8

Time: TBA

Location: Uudenmaan Liitto

DESCRIPTION

Entrepreneurship and social networking

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

Student Organizations

HERA

Student City

EVENT
Weekly Welcome
Date: Wed Sep 8

Time: 20:00

Location: PRKL club

DESCRIPTION

Table games, Nintendo Wii and Fun atmosphere provided, just bring yourself.

CONTRIBUTOR

Jolly Dragon

EVENT
Entrepreneurship Action
Date: Thu Sep 9

Time: 18:00

Location: Mascot Cafe

DESCRIPTION

New technologies, entrepreneurship promotion, speeches from professionals, competitions and challenges; contribution from Red Cross.

CONTRIBUTORS

Microsoft

Guinness

Jolly Dragon, Red Cross,

ESN Helsinki

HMEA, etc.

EVENT
Workshop afterparty
Date: Sat Sep 11

Time: 20:00

Location: O'Malley's Torni

DESCRIPTION

BBQ and Fun continues.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT

Sports Day

Date: Sun Sep 12

Time: 12:00 - 16:00

Location: Merihaan Pallohalli

DESCRIPTION

Bring your team and challenge each other or other teams in tennis, table tennis, badminton, basketball, futsal, squash, sähly

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

Merihaan Pallohalli

EVENT
Baribal Pool Challenge
Date: Sun Sep 12

Time: 17:00

Location: Baribal

DESCRIPTION

Companies vs Schools leading to social network building

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

WEEK 3

EVENT
Language and Culture Exchange
Date: Mon Sep 13

Time: 18:00

Location: Mascot Cafe

DESCRIPTION

Explore new cultures, practice different languages, build international networks.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

Nintendo Wii

Cafe Lingua

Reipas

EVENT
JD Spouse & Kids Workshop
Date: Tue Sep 14

Time: 12:00 - 14:00

Location: Uudenmaan Liitto

DESCRIPTION

Create an action plan regarding the issues related to international spouses.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT

Entrepreneur Tuesday

Date: Tue Sep 14

Time: 17:00 - 19:00

Location: Active Life Village

DESCRIPTION

HMEA’s Entrepreneur Tuesday season starts with a bang, when Ramine Darabiha takes the floor as our first speaker of the new season. Topic: Change Finland or die trying.

CONTRIBUTORS

HMEA

EVENT
10:10:10
Date: Wed Sep 15

Time: 16:00 - 18:00

Location: Hub Helsinki

DESCRIPTION

What’s going to happen on 10th October 2010? Hundreds of thousands of people will come together to take action on climate issues. 128 countries have already joined in. Now it’s time to get Finland onboard.

CONTRIBUTORS

Hub Helsinki

EVENT

Weekly Welcome

Date: Wed Sep 15

Time: 20:00

Location: PRKL club

DESCRIPTION

Table games, Nintendo Wii and Fun atmosphere provided, just bring yourself.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT
Metal Tour
Date: Wed Sep 15

Time: 22:00

Location: PRKL club

DESCRIPTION

ESN Helsinki going heavy and exploring the dark side :)

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT

Greater Helsinki Games

Date: Thu Sep 16

Time: 17:00

Location: Mascot Cafe

DESCRIPTION

Various team building activities, competitions, board games.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT
Crayfish party
Date: Thu Sep 16

Time: 17:00 - 23:00

Location: STAFFAN

DESCRIPTION

Finnish tradition hosted by OIN

CONTRIBUTORS

Otaniemi International Marketing

EVENT

Mushroom Safari

Date: Sat Sep 18

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Location: Masala, Kirkkonummi

DESCRIPTION

Mushroom picking excursion to the Kirrkonummi forests.

CONTRIBUTORS

Otaniemi International Marketing

EVENT

Real Estate Workshop

Date: Sat Sep 18

Time: 15:00 - 16:30

Location: Torni Hotel

DESCRIPTION

Buying or selling your house in Finland. Learn to navigate the real estate process in Finland.

CONTRIBUTORS

Re/Max Asuntopalvelut

EVENT

Student Workshop

Date: Sat Sep 18

Time: 15:00 - 18:00

Location: Torni Hotel

DESCRIPTION

Entrepreneurship and social networking

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

HMEA

EVENT

Sports Day

Date: Sun Sep 19

Time: 12:00 - 16:00

Location: Merihaan Pallohalli

DESCRIPTION

Bring your team and challenge each other or other teams in tennis, table tennis, badminton, basketball, futsal, squash, sähly

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

Merihaan Pallohalli

EVENT

Baribal Pool Challenge

Date: Sun Sep 19

Time: 17:00

Location: Baribal

DESCRIPTION

Companies vs Schools leading to social network building

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT

Student Workshop

Date: Mon Sep 20

Time: TBA

Location: Uudenmaan Liitto

DESCRIPTION

Social inclusion. More details will be announced later.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

Student City

Urban Facts

EVENT

ReThink workshop

Date: Tue Sep 21

Time: TBA

Location: TBA

DESCRIPTION

ReThink workshop - Petri Vilén

CONTRIBUTORS

HMEA

EVENT

The Mayor's residents' evening

Date: Tue Sep 21

Time: 18:30 - 20:30

Location: City Hall

DESCRIPTION

The Mayor's residents' evening for residents with an immigrant background

CONTRIBUTORS

Helsinki Mayor Jussi Pajunen

City of Helsinki

EVENT

Closing Reception

Date: Wed Sep 22

Time: 15:00 - 20:30

Location: Laurea Campus Leppävaara

DESCRIPTION

Thank you to all the participants: our sponsors, organizations, students and everyone who stayed with us during this time.

CONTRIBUTORS

Laurea AMK

EVENT

Round Table Discussion

Date: Wed Sep 22

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Location: PÄÄPOSTI

DESCRIPTION

Our stakeholders of the cities will discuss the results of the Welcome Pack and we will decide on how best to bring these results into action for our future wellbeing as an internaitonal community together

CONTRIBUTORS

City of Helsinki

Uudenmaan Liitto

Urban Facts

Jolly Dragon

EVENT

Closing Event

Date: Wed Sep 22

Time: 20:00

Location: PRKL club

DESCRIPTION

A closing event for all our friends and international students who made this Welcome pack absolutely awesome.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

EVENT

Closing Event pt2

Date: Wed Sep 22

Time: 20:00

Location: Lotus Lounge

DESCRIPTION

A closing event for those who like a little bit of luxury to their leisure time.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jolly Dragon

Lotus Lounge