Teaching English in Finland
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Finland
is the fifth largest country in Europe, excluding the Russian
federation. Roughly 1/3 of the country lies north of the Arctic Circle.
Finland shares a common border in the north with Norway, in the east a
long border with Russia, on the south it is bordered by the Gulf of Finland,
and on the west by the Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden. Most of Finland is
lowland, but in the far northwest (the "arm" of Finland) some
mountains rise to over 1000m.
Finland's climate shows both maritime and continental influences. Surrounding
seas cool the climate on the coast in spring but on the other hand warm
it up in the autumn. The climate becomes more continental, i.e more extreme,
the further east and north one goes. The furtherst north, however, has
a rather marine climate because of the influence of the Arctic Ocean.
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the southern coast of the country on the Gulf of Finland and occupies the tip of a small peninsula. The "towns" of Vantaa and Espoo are effectively suburbs of Helsinki, and together with Kaunianen, form the metropolitan where ca. 1 million people or nearly 20% if Finland's population live. Summers in Helsinki are rather mild, with an average temperature of 18C in July; winters are pretty long and cold, January temperatures averaging -6°C. A belt of sea ice forms close to the coast during the winter months, but a passage is usually kept open by icebreakers.
About half the teachers are British and the other half North American. The Finnish-American has a string of schools throughout Finland which usually hire North American teachers. If you are a qualified and certified teacher you should have no problem obtaining a teaching position in Finland also the wages are high here compared to the southern European countries.
Finland is
a fantastic place to work. The people are friendly, the air is
clean, the landscape is wonderful. The food is good, the infrastructure
is good. Helsinki is fantastic- just watch out for the dodgy music. The
shopping is fantastic and the customer service brilliant.
Helsinki also has a beach which is fantastic in the summer and you can
swim in the sea. Winter can be very cold.
Get a job before you go because Finns are very thorough and pensive and
getting a job isn’t fast. There is quite a strong cultural difference
between Finns and most other European peoples, namely their way of interacting
with people. Finns are rather quiet people, who do not give their opinions
at the drop of a hat, and therefore conversation classes with Finnish
students can be very challenging, especially for teachers new to the country.
Finnish people do not tend to say anything unless they feel there is actually
something worth saying, which can be disconcerting to people from countries
where silence is considered something to be filled. North Americans have
difficulties with this, Brits maybe less so. Once you get used to the
way Finns communicate and adapt your teaching strategies to this you will
find a very nice bunch of students once you get to know them. They also
mainly want to practice talking English rather than doing grammar, which
makes them very laid-back compared to students of some other nationalities.
Since they have mostly had English for years and years at school and watch
programmes on TV in English their problem is mainly speaking rather than
receptive skills, as they don't get much chance to practice with English-speakers.
Quite often they will be satisfied with merely talking in their lessons
(if you can get the knack of getting them to talk, that is).
For example, a beer can cost £3, a Vodka and orange £5, cigarettes
are the same as in Britain. You need to find a good school that pays well.
The weather can be bitterly cold in winter, down to at least -30 degrees
centigrade. Food here in Finland is great - the Finns have a traditional
food for just about every occasion! They are healthy people, eating a
hot meal daily for lunch. The is also very good! They eat alot of breads,
salads, berries and porridges. An example meal is mashed potato, reindeer
meat and berries.
Finns are very active people too! They are always riding,
walking, skiing, anything and everything to be outside! Even if it is
cold they just put on another layer! The weather can be bitterly cold
in winter, down to at least -30 degrees centigrade. The quality of clothing
here is very good and if you dress correctly it is not cold. The housing
is so warm you don't even notice the weather until you step outside. All
flats have central heating, if you're lucky you'll have your own sauna,
but if not there are usually saunas in the basement. Public buildings
are also very hot. Winter is cold, but not a windy rainy kind of weather
just like the inside of a freezer! It gets down to minus 30 and it really
isn't as cold as it sounds! The Finns are very reserved so you must be
prepared for long silences. This because they're thinking and want to
get the answer correct. The Finns are perfectionists in what they do -
extremely intelligent, philosophical and gentle. They'll spot a fake teacher
a 100 miles away, so polish up on the tricky grammar points before you
go. Although they will stare at you with their pale blue eyes, they're
extremely friendly. They just don't express themselves with huge gestures
and facial expressions. If you're British, you'll wonder why foreigners
ever called you 'reserved'.
Overall, Finland is a wonderful, clean and friendly place to teach. It is a pity that people forget about Finland or don't bother going because of some strange pre-conceived ideas
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English Language Schools in Finland
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