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Dear Reader, You are now reading the

merger of KyUAS and Mikkeli UAS. Together we are then going to be

last issue of Insider of this

the second biggest UAS in the whole Finland. This will strengthen our

spring. It is again the time

position as a lucrative educational service provider both in Finland as

to let even the editorial staff

well as in the international markets.

concentrate on exams and the work placement in real

Summer is here soon and some of you are starting your practical trai-

business life.

ning. Set your learning objectives high in your job. The past students have often told how the tasks you do have a real significance for the

During the spring the IB

future employment. Studying in the summer is also a good option. You

team has experienced a ma-

may choose your learning environment e.g. for your online studies or

jor change when the former

book exams. Go out and study in a cafeteria, in a park or by the lake,

team leader Minna changed

create a study circle with your friends and combine studies and leisure.

to another job and I moved

Whichever option you choose, have an enjoyable and relaxing summer.

back to the office I left five years ago. A lot of my work

The first of May celebration is an important event for the students.

is familiar to me from the

Here in Kouvola students gather around the statue of author Seppä-

past, but a lot of it is has also

nen opposite the city library, to declare the beginning of the spring.

changed. What I am really

The author gets its big hat and toasts are raised. This year let’s pro-

excited about is the future

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summer IN:KOTKA There is more to do in Kotka than you think! There is a list from all over the world will be there. Address: Sapokantie, of things to do even if your budget is tight. This list might Sapokka Harbour area. Event is free of charge. help you with the planning!

Kotka Maritime Festival (23-26.07) is a huge festival which Where to go:

attracts more than 200,000 people from all over Finland

Sapokka Water Garden, which is just breath taking. There and Nordics. There are more than 200 events, like concerts is a waterfall, a lot of flowers, special part with only rose (pop music, metal, jazz by the sea, etc.), yacht events and bushes, cute paths, bridges, gazebos and small sculptu- street theatre performance. If you want to join, it is advisable to book hotels and tickets in advance (Kotka doesn’t

res. Address: Tallinnankatu 12, Kotka

really have enough hotels to fit 200,000 people, some will Katariina Meripuisto with many paths to walk around, need to find another way). Event is mostly free, tickets are labyrinth and playground for kids (well, not exclusively...), only bought to attend concerts.

Every Monday at 19:00 in Mericafe Kristiina there is a

flower gardens, fort. Address: Ă–ljysatamantie, Kotka

Jazz evening, organised by East Coast Jazz Club. Address: Fuksinpuisto, which is a small fantastic garden, where Sapokankatu 2. Event is free of charge. you can find many kinds of Azalea and Rhododendron.

Good food:

Address: Puistotie 12, Kotka (opposite from the stadium)

Canttiini (Kaivokatu 15) is my favourite in Kotka. They Sibelius garden is located right in front of the main shop- have huge portions and good prices. Also, remember to ping center Pasaati. There is a monument of an eagle (Kotka show your student card, it gives you discount. in Finnish means eagle), gardens, playground and a big tree growing from a flowerpot. Address: Mariankatu 14, Kotka

Arome (Keskuskatu 35) offers unbelievably delicious pastries and different kinds of coffee.

All gardens have free of charge entrance.

Useful links: Various museums (Maritime museum, Basketball muse- kaakko135.fi - events, places um, etc.). Pricing depends on date and museum, check kotka.matkahuolto.info/en/ - if you want to go somewhere outside of Kotkansaari (very centre), you should take a

beforehand

bus. Kotka is too big to walk around.

Events:

kotkanleffat.fi/ - movie theatre and kymisinfonietta.fi/ -

Every first Thursday of the month there is a big market on symphony concerts the main square. Address: Keskuskatu 8, Kotkan kauppa- kotka.fi/ - main website of city administration. Be careful, some info might be outdated.

tori. Event is obviously free of charge.

International Market is going to be held in the beginning Have a nice summer, and welcome to Kotkal of July (2-5.7.). Family businesses, farms, small factories Text: Anastasia Kuprina

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SUMMER IN:CROATIA Summer is steadily approaching as the sunshine gets and amazing waterfalls. The price for the tickets is usually stronger and school is coming to an end. You might be 20-30€, depending on the season and the year you go. making plans or have already made some, but you can never have too much info about great places to visit in If you‘re a Game of Thrones fan, Dubrovnik is the place to the summer. Most definitely, one of the most amazing visit. It has many many tourist in a constant rotation, so be places to be in the summer is Croatia.

prepared. It is the set location for many things filmed in the Game of Thrones TV series, but is also and old city and a

From sandy beaches, to swamps, to mountains and his- fort. Also a UNESCO site, Dubrovnik was an autonomy, a torical cities, Croatia offers you a never ending amount of city of its own rule with high walls that still remain, which things to visit. Whether you‘re a culture buff or a party freak, you can visit. you will find yourself at home in the lush, super warm and sunny 56,594 km². A small country has its benefits, giving Besides these,ultra-mega-popular places, Croatia is full of you the opportunity to quickly and easily go from one place tiny little suprises. If you go to the capitol city, Zagreb, go to to another, experiencing many, many things. The people are the central and start walking „up“; it is the old town where outgoing, temperamental and talkative, easily accessible you can find amazing churches, buildings, and intricate and happy to answer any questions you might have.

alleys you‘d never expect to see. Visit Medvegrad, a local pub that brews their own amazing beer and have a seat to

With 7world heritage sites, 8 national parks, 11 nature catch a brake while roaming the centre. Eat cevapi and get parks, 13 music festivals(this summer), and a never ending the authentic taste of Croatia. Go to the mountain, Medamount of film festivals, street festivals, food festivals and vednica and see the old town fort Medvedgrad and have a any other festivals you can imagine, under the clear starry lovely hike. Take a picture under the horses behind on the sky and warm night, you can never be bored. On top of main square, and wait for you friend under the blue clock. the traditional things to do, there are also plenty of „party Visit the local ice cream and cake shop, Vincek, where you‘ll hard“ places, most known of which is Zrce, where partying taste treats like you‘ve never tasted before. Eat a Kremsnita, seems to never stop. Croatia borders 6 countries(one with a Samobor‘s specialty cake, which is an authentic Croatian a sea border,Italy)Bosnia and Herzegovina,Serbia, Slovenia, recipe. Ride in trams, or just simply walk. Be aware though, Hungary and Montenegro which gives you easy access to it gets really hot, and hats,SPF creams and water is a must, visit other countries as well.

unless you want to collapse on the sidewalk.

I would recommend anyone to go to places where not many Stay safe, be happy, enjoy the upcoming summer and the go; to see smaller sites,like the island of Cres ,with the cle- sun and have a blast! arest sea and amazing old buildings, towns and beaches. If you like to be surrounded by a lot of people and „be a tou- For more information about Croatia visit http://www.charist“ here‘s a couple of places you should go see:

singthedonkey.com/zagreb-festivals/ , http://www.lonelyplanet.com/croatia, http://www.roughguides.com/destina-

If you are a nature person, or just enjoy seeing some stunning tions/europe/croatia/ and wikipedia.com, or ask the article‘s things, Plitvice lakes national park is the place to go. A wor- author, who is Croatian. ld heritage site,it is a beautiful area filled with 16 cascading Text:Mattea Näveri,Photos:Vesna Savretic,Emir Asani,Nina Sepcic

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summer IN:spain Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, tapas, chopitos, churro, regret the money and time you spent there!

Sagrada Familia, Fernando Alonso, hot guys and Park Güell, Barcelona - a work of Antonio Gaudi, one of the famous open minded cheerful girls - this and more you can architects. It‘s not a museum again, but a huge park with mosaic-cofind only in Spain - country that attracts millions of vered buildings, steps and sculptures made in the same style. It‘s also a tourists each year.

good place to take a photo for Instagram and write a comment: „España

I was 6, when I first visited Spain. Now I‘m 18 and es mi amor“(which means that Spain is your love, and you kinda know I‘ll work and live in Spain for 4 months. Almost about Spanish. Don‘t forget to put a heart and a Spanish flag under your photo. every country you can say „there is no land like this“, Hundreds of likes are guaranteed! cause every part of the world is unique. However, when it comes to Spain, THERE IS SERIOUSLY NO The next thing to visit is festivals. Spanish people love them and have at least one or two festivals per month. Here I‘ll list the most exciting ones:

LAND LIKE THIS!

June 29 - Haro Wine Festival - a celebration all over Spain to mark the So what can you do in Spain during summer 2015?

wine harvest. In other words, rivers, seas and oceans of wine all over

Well, firstly, visit some typical tourist attractions and Spain:). And, of course, lots of fun, dancing and new people! museums. Yes, I know that you are a cool guy or a August 26 - La Tomatina - Buñol, West of Valencia - an epic festival. hot girl and you don‘t want to spend your time in A thing to add to your bucket list. An event to visit before dying. Or, in museums watching „stupid“ pictures. But there are other words, very old and traditional for Spain Festival, where thousands some places that will amaze you, no matter how cool of people come to fight....with tomatoes! Disclaimer: everything is red you are:

and looks like a cheap blockbuster with lots of blood. So if you may have some negative associations, better skip this part.

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona - just come there and take a look. I promise, you‘ll fall in love with it. No need to go There are a number of concerts in Spain as well. Of course, it depends on your inside and take stairs, especially if you are cool or lazy. taste, but if you are into this, go ahead!

July 24-25 - Hard Rock Rising Festival - Barcelona. First day you will

Just take a close look outside.

Figueres, Girona, Catalonia - a birthplace of Salvador hear Kings of Leon, Steve Angello etc. And the second day Avicii, Juanes Dali - one of the most genius surrealist artist. There is and other will wake you up. a museum decorated with eggs outside. If you think, June 15 - Maroon 5 - Palau Sant Jordin, Barcelona - no comments needed, that you‘ll see boring paintings inside - you‘re not right. I think. Just come and enjoy topless Adam Levine and get a huge amount You‘ll become a part of the theatre, great surrealist of happiness and endorphins:) object. It is a totally theatrical museum. So, if you want to see a taxi where it‘s raining inside, or a woman‘s P.S. Have fun and enjoy your life! face with paintings of Seine river instead of eyes and a P.P.S Don‘t forget to use tinder in order to find new hot Spanish Friends. sofa instead of lips, don‘t miss the chance! You‘ll never Text&Photos:Diana Tykhonenko

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summer IN:russia

Summer is coming and you don’t know yet where would you like to The lake and coastal areas offer a unique variety spend your time on vacation? I can recommend you to visit overwhel- of flora and fauna. The locals and many in Russia ming and inconceivable Russia.

traditionally called Baikal Sea. 2,600 species of and subspecies aquatic animals live in Baikal

Certainly, Russia is huge country and it is so hard to decide what places, Lake. Since 1996, Baikal was inscribed on the List cities and regions you want to visit. But in this article I will clarify your of World Heritage UNESCO. understanding of Russia. Moreover, I guess that you have heard a lot about Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but you should remember that Russia is full Each of you once in life traveled by train, but of unique cities, traditions, historical and cultural places.

what do you know about the distance? You can use a Trans-Siberian Railway which connects

Golden Ring of Russia is a family tourist routes passing through the ancient the European part, Ural, Siberia and the Russian Russian cities which preserved the unique monuments of history and cul- East, the Russian western, northern and southern ture. Russian folk of the Golden Ring cities belong to six regions: Moscow, ports and rail access to Europe (St. Murmansk, St. Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Tver and Yaroslavl. The Gold ring consists Petersburg, Novorossiysk), on the one hand with of eight major cities, there are Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl, Rostov, Yaroslavl, Pacific ports and railway outs in Asia. The length Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir.

of the line 9298.2 km which is the longest railway in the world.

Also, I recommend a visit to the city of Volgograd which is located on the wide Volga river. In the summer you can swim, as well as inspired architec- World is enormous, now when you are young tural monuments. For example, statue „Motherland Calls“, located on the you have an opportunity to explore it and Mamaev Kurgan, which is one of the tallest statues in the world.

expand your horizons, enjoy your summer!I would like to finish with a quote by Saint Au-

Do not forget to visit Baikal Lake. This lake is of tectonic origin in the gustine “The world is a book, and those who southern part of Eastern Siberia, the deepest lake in the world and the do not travel read only a page.”

Text&Photos:Anastasiia Shekhovtcova

largest natural reservoir of fresh water.

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music review

LIVE: GOON AT SAM‘S PUB, ging in a same way it is kind of challenging to fit your fist 18.04.2015.

in your mouth without dislocating both your jaw and most of your fingers. Oxygen ran out about fifteen minutes into

Kymenlaakso is rather known the nearly two-hour set, and afterwards both the band and for its underground band acti- the audience looked like they‘d been swimming in a sea of vity, especially when it comes to sweat for the last few hours, which they kind of had. its metal scene. You can throw a brick at a crowded street and The fifteen years of gig experience showed: the band was chances are you just severely relaxed, loose and able to laugh off all the small mishaps like injured someone. But chances the bassist starting one song with the wrong bass intro. The are that that person also plays casual banter with the audience between songs felt natural or at least has played in a metal and organic instead of rehearsed speech. Never the expeband. Among this scene Goon rience and cool-headedness manifested itself as a routine; stands out as an odd bird: ins- instead, for their last show the band went all-out. The set tead of brooding metal the se- list expectedly spanned their whole discography from the ven-piece group plays upbeat early, self-released demos to their last album, Paikka Täällä, ska. Or rather, played: the group released in 2013. All the biggest hits and essential fan favouperformed their last gig ever in rites were played. One of the biggest surprises was probably their hometown Karhula.

“Kaikki Huutaa”, one of the earliest demo tracks, and a song so obscure it can’t be even found in the depths of internet.

Since their start in 2001, the band The only song I was missing was “Bar Mary”, which as a has come a long way, and while bittersweet celebration of the end of an era would’ve fit the the band never achieved bigger event perfectly. fame or success, they still have amassed large enough fan base Either way, Goon proved that they quit while they were over the years that fitting the still on top their game, instead of sadly flickering out like a audience in the relatively small candle on the birthday cake of a child without a mouth. I Sam’s Pub was kind of challen- was fun while it lasted.

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cinema 24.04.2015.-30.04.2015.

STUDIO 123 Kymenlaaksonkatu 1 45700 Kuusankoski 05 3792082 www.studio123.fi VERDI:LA TRAVIATA|(S)|15€ Thu 17:15, Sat 12:00|1h32min ASTERIX:JUMALTENRANNANNOUSU JA TUHO|(7)|9€|Sat,Sun 15:15|1h26min MIEKKAILIJA|(7)|10€ Fri,Sat,Wed,Thu 17:00|1h39min LUOKKAKOKOUS|(16)|10€ Sun-Tue 17:00|1h28min AVENGERS:AGE OF ULTRON|(12)|10/12€

EX MACHINA / Director: James Wan / Genre: Drama|SciFi / Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac / Rating:

2D every evening 19:00, 3D Sun-Tue 19:30|2h21min EX MACHINA|(12)|10€

The young programmer Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) wins a lottery to spend the weekend with his boss Nathan (Oscar Isaac) in his super remote home somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Here is supposed to evaluate one of his boss‘ inventions, an artificial intelligence by the name of Ava. 2015 is apparently the year of robots reaching a level of artificial intelligence that compromises humanity‘s health and security. In Chappie the robot was most definitely good even though a somewhat miss lead by the people influencing him during his formative phase. For Age of Ultron it is clear from the trailer that a main villain a sentient toaster turns against his makers and the rest of the world. In this movie the circumstances are somewhat more complicated. Ava (Alicia Vikander), one of Nathan‘s creations just wants to live and will do what is necessary to do so.

There were so many possible points in this movie where it could have gone wrong and every time when it didn‘t I was positively surprised. Another plus was the stunning nature and architecture. It was visually as well as narratively quite pleasing. Did not expect that and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Sat,Sun 15:30|1h48min VIHDOIN KOTONA(2D,dub)|(7)|9€ Fri,Sat,Thu 17:30|1h35min EDELLEEN ALICE|(S)|10€ Sun-Wed 17:30|1h41min FAST&FURIOUS 7|(12)|10€ joka ilta 19:20|2h17min HENKESI EDESTÄ|(12)|10€| Sat,Sun 15:30 17:20|1h32min BELIERIN PERHE|(S)|10€ Fri,Sat,Wed 17:16|1h40min THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOL HOTEL|(S)|10€ Sun-Tue 17:15|2h4min THE GUNMAN|(16)|10€ Fri,Sat,Wed,Thu 19:30|1h55min

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INSIDE INFO KOUVOLA 25.4 Robin May Day 2015 – “Vappu” Celebration Starting: 14.30 All over Helsinki Kouvolan jäähalli / Topinkuja 1 Tickets from 23€ LAHTI 1.5 Lahti2Ibiza & Clinic present: Stefano 24.–25.4 Amarillo Fashion Weekend Noferini Starting 22.00 25.4 Amarillo Fashion Weekend After Party Lahden Tivoli / Vapaudenkatu 13 Starting 23.00 Amarillo / Kauppalankatu 13 3.-4.7 Summer Up Tickets 8€ Lahden mukkulan ranta SUMMER EVENTS ELSEWHERE KOTKA Provinssirock 25.-28.6, Seinäjoki 23.-26.7 Kotkan Meripäivät Ruisrock 3.-5.7,Turku Kaljakellunta – “Beer floating” 1.8 Starting 11.00 at Heureka, Vantaa HELSINKI 30.4 We Love Helsinki – REMEMBER! ”Vapputanssit 2015” 1.-17.5 Ice Hockey World Championship 2015 Starting 21.00 3.5 International Grab a Boob Day Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo / Töölönkatu 51 5.5 International Kiss a Stranger Day Tickets 15€

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