A Tour in London
After visiting one of my dream cities during the holiday season, I discovered some facts which are usually not associating with London in people’s eyes. Here they are, just for […]
Upgrade your sauna experience!
Time to upgrade your sauna time! Undoubtedly, sauna is an essential part of the week for a lot of Finns. It rests your mind and body, helps to relieve the […]
EVENT PLANNING
Hello there, have you ever heard of event management? If not, now, can you spend 5 minutes thinking about events held weekly by a student organization in your university or […]
Connections, connections
My journey in XAMK hasn’t been that long – started autumn 2016 and now graduating this month. I have been going full steem ahead, so now it is a good time to take a deep breath and start looking back: what are the valuable things I’ll be taking with me from this journey, what are my wise words for other students? I have probably mentioned some of these already, either here or in XAMK’s Instagram, where I was a star for a week – one of the best weeks of my life, I now know how it feels to be a celebrity with maaany followers! But to the point: there are many great courses that are beneficial in my opinion to ALL students and those are: International Negotiations (was held by Sara Zabai) and Intercultural Issues in Finland (was held by Sara Zabai, Slaveya Hämäläinen and Hugh Clack). I highly recommend everyone to choose those courses – they teach you interesting things about not only others and other cultures, but also about YOURSELF. Another thing to emphasize is networking. I used to think that networking is about getting to know as many people as possible, about being super social at all times and I saw it as something very tiring. Now I have learned that it doesn’t have to be anything forced. It just means that you should always keep your eyes open: even Tinder can be a place to get contacts, not just the romantic ones! So think outside the box, be active in social media, try to look for people that are interested about similar topics than you are. LinkedIn is […]
Profile
Profile For this issue, I interviewed Hanyu Zhao, an IB exchange student from Northeast Forestry University, one of the top universities in China. What do you usually do in your […]
Editorial
Another semester, another year. Next month Insider celebrates 19 years of publication, so the big 20 will be next year! We have seen many changes along the journey, and one […]
The Dry
“How short was the road from that decision to this moment? The question ached like a bruise.” ― Jane Harper, The Dry The dry was written by jane harper […]
Doki Doki Literature Club! (Part 1)
DISCLAIMER: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. SENSITIVE CONTENT FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. Doki Doki Literature Club! – a seemingly light-hearted and bubbly visual novel that lets players hang out […]
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland Directors: Ira Carpelan, Jakub Wronski Writing: Ira Carpelan, Tove Jansson Leading roles: Bill Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Alicia Vikander Moomins is a classic book series written by Finnish writer Tove Jansson. The story is begins when fall has come to […]
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Insider Group I have to say, time flies. From our first issue this semester, to the last issue this year. That’s why I decide to do a special profile for […]










