How Was Your Migration Journey? Finnish Residency, Student Housing, and Public Transportation

Life of an Art Student Pod

In this episode, Kuva ambassadors Anastasiia Lapteva (@aasyalapteva) and Rond-Ci Zhang (@rrong.ci.z) discuss their migration journeys and share how they navigated challenges like applying for a residence permit, searching for an apartment, and using public transportation with a student discount in Helsinki as newcomers.

Time stamps:

(0:25) - inroducing ourselves

(1:08) - What made you move to Helsinki at the beginning (question for Asja)?

(2:55) - How was your visa application process back then?

(7:10) - How was the whole moving process (question for Rong)?

(9:25) - Did you find it difficult to find an apartment?

(12:30) - Do you like your student housing?

(15:36) - A tip for finding student housing

(17:20) - Do you like our HSL transportation system?

(20:55) - How much does it take to live in Helsinki as a student?

(22:50) - K-Market student discount

(26:08) - 100 euros material grant and paper room in KuvA for students

(27:30) - Is it easy to get a part-time job?

For more insight read the connected blog posts:

https://blogit.uniarts.fi/en/post/housing-in-helsinki/

Resources mentioned in the episode:

https://student.uniarts.fi/general-info/information-about-student-housing-options/