Intercultural communications culture shock

My relationships with finnish culture

Pavel Myshov

Expectations

• Severe winter• Improving language skills• Joining the international community• Didn’t know a lot about finnish culture

Cultural shock

- Homesickness

- Insomnia (Winter darkness)

- Cold or shy attitude of Finns to strangers

- Language barrier

- Information overload

Things I like in Finland

• Sauna

• Nature, northern lights and “northern spirit”

• Drinking alcohol and good parties

• International community and lots of english speakers

• Minimalism in interior and european ambiance

• Vuokatti Ski resort

Things I like in Finland

Things I definitely don’t like in Finland

Thank u for attention!