Study Abroad in Finland, Summer 2025

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Sustainability / Outdoor Education in Finland. Summer 2025, May. 25, 2025 - June 07, 2025. Course Number - CEHS 494/894

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[00:00:00.000](upbeat music)
[00:00:10.310]Come join us.
[00:00:11.411]Amanda Thomas
[00:00:12.412]Kelley Buchheister
[00:00:13.713]for a two week study abroad program
[00:00:15.682]in summer 2025 to Finland.
[00:00:18.151]There we will focus on sustainability
[00:00:20.186]and outdoor education.
[00:00:21.788]Renowned for its
[00:00:22.922]educational system,
[00:00:24.190]pristine landscapes and commitment
[00:00:26.192]to environmental conservation.
[00:00:28.061]Finland
[00:00:28.728]seamlessly integrate sustainability
[00:00:30.630]into everyday life, schooling
[00:00:32.565]and in formal education.
[00:00:34.000]Did you know that
[00:00:34.801]Finland aims to be carbon
[00:00:36.236]neutral by 2035,
[00:00:38.538]and that about 75% of
[00:00:40.707]the country is covered with forests,
[00:00:42.542]which is an area
[00:00:43.410]larger than the UK, Italy
[00:00:45.612]or the state of Nebraska.
[00:00:47.514]Or that the Finns enjoy
[00:00:48.882]a fundamental legal
[00:00:50.183]right called everyman's rights.
[00:00:52.052]This allows anyone in Finland
[00:00:53.586]the freedom to roam,
[00:00:54.821]foraged for mushrooms and berries,
[00:00:56.623]fish and enjoy
[00:00:57.824]recreational use
[00:00:58.892]of all natural areas, public and private.
[00:01:01.928]After arriving
[00:01:02.996]in the capital city of Helsinki,
[00:01:04.964]we'll take the overnight
[00:01:06.132]Santa Claus Express train
[00:01:08.034]to the northern city of Rovaniemi.
[00:01:10.770]There we will explore
[00:01:11.905]summer activities in Lapland,
[00:01:13.506]such as hiking in a national park
[00:01:15.608]and visiting museums
[00:01:16.810]focused on Arctic nature,
[00:01:18.445]culture and history.
[00:01:20.046]You'll also have a chance to try out
[00:01:21.748]the Finnish tradition of ice swimming,
[00:01:23.883]where you go back and forth
[00:01:25.351]between a hot sauna
[00:01:26.753]and then plunge into an icy cold pool.
[00:01:29.122]Did you know that
[00:01:29.923]Finland has more saunas than cars
[00:01:32.692]and that sauna.
[00:01:34.027]It's the only Finnish word
[00:01:35.361]that we've adopted in common English.
[00:01:37.564]Sorry if you're hoping
[00:01:38.498]to see the Northern Lights.
[00:01:39.666]We'll be there at the wrong time of year
[00:01:41.167]to catch the aurora.
[00:01:42.202]But you can see
[00:01:43.403]a glimpse of the midnight sun
[00:01:44.838]if you stay up late enough.
[00:01:46.306]Oh, and we'll probably see
[00:01:47.340]some reindeer along the way, too.
[00:01:48.908]Once back in Helsinki,
[00:01:50.243]we will learn more about sustainability
[00:01:52.178]and outdoor education
[00:01:53.346]through a combination of visits
[00:01:54.848]to cultural sites and museums,
[00:01:56.883]lectures and interactions
[00:01:58.551]with local experts,
[00:01:59.919]and reading discussions with UNL faculty.
[00:02:02.789]Us.
[00:02:03.823]Did you know that
[00:02:04.557]Helsinki is an archipelago
[00:02:06.092]with over 300 islands in the city
[00:02:08.361]limits alone.
[00:02:09.395]We're going to visit
[00:02:10.029]at least two of them.
[00:02:11.364]And as you may have heard,
[00:02:12.765]Finland was named
[00:02:13.466]the happiest country in the world
[00:02:14.901]for the past seven years.
[00:02:16.870]But did you know that
[00:02:18.438]they're also the number one
[00:02:20.473]European country for heavy
[00:02:22.442]metal bands per capita.
[00:02:24.344]We'll also take a ferry
[00:02:25.578]across the Gulf of Finland
[00:02:27.013]for a day trip to Tallinn, Estonia.
[00:02:29.349]There
[00:02:29.916]we will visit an outdoor
[00:02:31.117]open air museum
[00:02:32.652]and the 13th century Old Town,
[00:02:35.121]which may make you feel like you're
[00:02:37.090]stepping back in time into a medieval
[00:02:39.826]fairy tale.
[00:02:40.660]This will also be our second visit
[00:02:42.562]to a UNESCO World Heritage Center,
[00:02:45.131]the first being
[00:02:46.199]Suomenlinna Island in Helsinki.
[00:02:48.268]Tallinn is known as the Silicon Valley
[00:02:50.270]of the Baltic for their innovation
[00:02:52.038]and entrepreneurship and the tech sector.
[00:02:54.274]You probably heard of Skype,
[00:02:55.375]which is co-founded by an Estonian.
[00:02:58.011]Another fun fact
[00:02:59.145]Tallinn was named
[00:03:00.046]the European Green Capital for 2023
[00:03:02.782]because of their biodiversity,
[00:03:04.284]sustainability focused governance
[00:03:06.219]and green innovation.
[00:03:07.820]Estonia also has one of the world's
[00:03:09.923]best education systems,
[00:03:11.658]ranking first among European countries.
[00:03:14.093]They emphasize student centered
[00:03:16.029]experiential learning,
[00:03:17.430]teacher autonomy and professionalism,
[00:03:19.499]and they center equity
[00:03:20.733]within their educational system.
[00:03:22.468]We do hope you'll consider
[00:03:23.703]joining us for this unique
[00:03:25.305]and exciting experience in Finland.
[00:03:27.574]Kiitos.
[00:03:28.474]That's Finnish for. Thank you.
[00:03:30.009]And with that, we're finished.
[00:03:32.111]Get it?
[00:03:32.779]Finished.
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