You will get hooked, they said. This is a good start, they praised. Without an exception you will get more, they claimed. The writer took the first bus to Inkland, next stop Tattooville.
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Jutut avainsanalla ‘Scene’
Inked Man
Maanantai 24.8.2009Mölkky – Poor Man’s Bowling
Torstai 25.6.2009
This article was published in Osakolainen 4/2008. Click the picture to read the whole magazine (.pdf).
During the summer holidays, the Finns do not only drink beer and grill at their cottages. Barbecuing takes time and a beer can leaves the other hand free – fortunately there is a mass of games to play. One of them is Mölkky.
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Head(ache) of the State: Copywhat?
Torstai 23.4.2009
“Copyright laws are more or less born dead.”
Think about a situation where you make a state-of-the-art research for a company as your bachelor’s thesis.
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One Thing about Finland: Finnish Shame
Keskiviikko 22.4.2009
Why are you so ashamed of your English language skills?
There is no “why”. We just speak poor English, that’s it.
To be honest, you are right. We are also ashamed of the language skills of our neighbours and fellow-citizens. Before we even knew how funny character our Prime Minister really could be, we laughed at his English when he met his Swedish colleague for the first time.
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Rage against the man
Tiistai 10.3.2009
Amateurs might kill, columnist reminds.
Some Finnish young men have this perverted t dream: to get beaten in the middle of the night on a grill queue.
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One Thing about Finland: Never Too Late to Learn
Maanantai 9.3.2009
How can you blow your nose in front of somebody who is eating?
What? Disgusting!
Short answer to your question “How can you…” is simply “We cannot”. But we know why some of us – only a small minority – do that. It is about their upbringing.
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Guidance Offered!
Maanantai 9.3.2009
Need help with your CV? No motivation to write a motivational letter? Anxiety over a job interview?
The Chair Hopes for Quality Events and Communication
Keskiviikko 21.1.2009
Members of the board of OSAKO: Maija Tahkola (Degree Programme in Business Administration), chair of the board Jyrki Mäkitalo, chair of the board, Suvi Lukkarila, Jari-Pekka Kanniainen, Jonna Taivaloja and vice chair of the board Konsta Ryhänen.
Jyrki Mäkitalo hopes that in the future OSAKO will organise quality events and advertise them better.
”This means that the upcoming events are interesting and they activate students to participate,” the new chair of the board plans.
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Stories about Alcohol
Keskiviikko 21.1.2009“Is drinking more of an obstacle than an advocate for the Finns and foreigners conjoint fun?” editor-in-chief asks.
A new column called One Thing about Finland starts in the latest issue of Osakolainen. On this column we answer questions occupying foreigners’ minds about Finland and the Finns.
But there is one question we are not going to answer. You see, we do not know why Finnish people regard to alcohol the way they do?
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“International OSAKO is a joke!”
Keskiviikko 21.1.2009“University has done a lot more benefiting the international students than the Student Union” columnist argues.
In many occasions I have encountered international students that know what the Student Union is, but who can’t find any reason to join it. They get student priced food with the yellow discount card and the travel-card is much cheaper. Many bars and shops need to see only the travel-card to give discount.
Is the blue student card necessary at all?
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