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Inside this Edition Bulletin I/2020 Editor-In-Chief: Johann Young Editors: Alex Waren, Simo Halme, Julius Thimm, Ville Hotti, Sointu Koljonen, Heidi Riihimäki Cover picture: Veikka Partanen

4 Editor’s Note 5 President’s Two Cents

Publisher: Probba ry Printed at: Grano Oy Mikkeli

6-11 The New Boards 12-13 KY Speksi 14-16 Exchange Students’ Thoughts 20-21 A Look at Investments 22-23 Alumni of the Edition 26-27 Memes of Mikkeli Bulletin I/20

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onestly, it has been a while since I have worked in a publication in any way, shape, or form. High school seems like ages ago, and my experiences since then have changed me for the better and into the person that all of you have gotten to know in recent months. If you asked me a few years ago if I would be in Finland, let alone studying here, I would not have believed you. I most likely would have thought I’d be in some school in Virginia paying way more than I should for my future. Luckily I’ve had the chance to come here and finally live in the country I never truly experienced.

This January was my one-year anniversary moving back to Finland, jumping straight into the wind and snow to Santahamina. The army was an experience I’ll remember for years to come, not just from the activities but for the friends I made. However, the anxiety of reaching for the army can not top the fear I felt of moving to Mikkeli, especially starting at Aalto. Thankfully, this feeling faded as O-week progressed, and I began to meet the fantastic people in our school, be it my fellow first years or the welcoming second years. I now feel established in our school, and though I do not have the same connections to Finland as others, I think that this is a good start.

Now, I can say that I have so many fun experiences within my time here, and I would not exchange that for

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anything. Us first years have even taken over each club and board available. The exchange now makes us the ones in charge of the school, allowing us to continue the Mikkeli-spirit for those coming in August.

If you’re a member of Probba, Pentti Crew, Freeriders, you name it. It is now our job to give the experiences that we were given. I wish that everyone who visits our school knows that we have a spirit like no other.

Now even though this Editors Note was a little self-focused, I wanted to show some appreciation for not only Finland but the great opportunity I received by coming to Aalto. I have had nothing but great memories and conversations with people who I would not have met otherwise.

Hopefully, we all make it to August so we can instill the Mikkeli spirit in all the new students who are nowhere near prepared for what’s to come.

Best regards, Johann Young

President’s Two Cents

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e’ve officially started our new responsibilities on the Probba board, and although this is a brand-new experience for me, I feel as though I’ve fully become a part of this school, and this community. I sometimes think back to the time before I was a member of the board, and even though I was able to turn my dream into a reality, I still feel like at some point I’m just going to wake up. However, my own doubts are always alleviated once I’m around my board again, and I’m grateful for all the support that I’m given, not only from them, but from everyone in this school.

Moving on, something that I realized quite recently is that now, all of our clubs have been replaced. It already seemed like a big change when the new Probba board was elected, but next there was NESU, and suddenly, before I knew it, every club had changed. It’s crazy to think that less than half a year ago we were still clueless freshmen, but now it seems like our assimilation is complete. It was a Pentti night that I realized the significance of this, and even though I may have been slightly under the influence at that point, it still really got me thinking. I remember when I first came to this school, I did nothing but look up to the old

board members of every club, thinking about how nice it would be to be apart of something. Flash forward to the present, and now it’s all first years.

I guess what I want to say here, in my first contribution to the Bulletin, is that I really looked up to the BaBa18’s when I first arrived, and I think I can speak for the majority of the first years when I say that. When we came to this school, all we knew were the Baba18’s, who were our mentors in so many different ways. When the next wave of first years come in the fall, the cycle will begin once again, and when this happens, I know we’ll all be ready. Ready to make them look up to us, just the way we looked up to the Baba18s. Here’s to all the new boards, and all the second years who were such great mentors to us!

See you next time, Alex Waren President of Probba ’20

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The New Boards

THE NEW BOARDS ARE HERE A

nother generation of Babas has taken their place as the organizers of our events and heroes of our student life. It’s time to take a look at this new group and find out what kind of people they are. To do this we asked each of them to make a New Years Resolution. Let’s see what we can learn from these!

Text Simo Halme Photos Veikka Partanen & Roosa Laakso

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The New Boards

Probba Board 2020

Photo: Roosa Laakso

”I promise to never injure myself in Pentti ever again” - Alex Waren, President

”I promise to enjoy the weather at Möbba more than ever” - Hugo Uusi-Mikkola, Project Coordinator

”I promise to survive to Vaakuna after at least one Pentti this year” - Merika Mattila, Academic Affairs Coordinator & Secretary

”I’ll promise not to take photos of some events, and instead ”dokata” properly” - Veikka Partanen, Communications Coordinator

”I promise to sing Abba every time I go to Vaakuna” - Jemina Serkelä, Master of Ceremonies

”I promise to maintain Probba’s liquid assets” - Nicholas Bergius, Treasurer

”I promise I will make up for the events that CRR ’19 Reeta missed due to Probba duties” - Tommy Hirvonen, Corporate Relations Representative

”I promise not to turn off my notification alarms and try my best not to click ’mark as read’ that often” - Yugang Kim, International Affairs Coordinator

”I promise to cause pahennus at all the Sillises I attend” - Totti Ikäheimonen, Event Coordinator

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Photo: Veikka Partanen

NESU-Probba 2020 ”I promise to attend at least one NESU-sits in every city in Finland” - Julita Koski, President ”I promise to at least once try and cook something for our sits without ruining it totally” - Emilia Sundqvist, Project Coordinator ”I promise to take good care of the President’s hydration and to help clean whenever I am capable of doing so” - Toivo Volk, Vice President ”I promise to learn to play the ukulele and give surprise performance(s) in some future sits” - Henrikki Onnela, Toastmaster

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”I promise to drink at least one of the beers given to us at every sits” - Laura Valtanen, Communications Coordinator ”I promise not to lose my songbook anymore” - Otto Lähdesmäki, Event Coordinator ”I promise to get at least one lämpöpumppu (A/C) company to sponsor our sits” - Jonne Pouhakka, Corporate Relations Representative ”I promise better säbä” - Eero Saarinen, Treasurer

The New Boards

Photo: Veikka Partanen

Pentti Crew 2020 ”I promise to learn the words to the loppulaulut one day” - Helmi Huttunen, The Cleaning Lady

”I promise to give you advice you won’t remember” - Johann Young, The Fake Finn

”I promise to become an absolutist for the summer... SIKE! Nope, I’ll promise to get Tommy so drunk that I can finally kick his ass in beer pong” - Henrikki Onnela, Shot-General

”I promise to get you absolutely sloshed and pretend it wasn’t me on Thursday morning” - Natalie Lingwood, The Wine Mum

”I promise to go to Vaakuna after at least thirty Penttis” - Elli Törnqvist, Guardian of Vergi

”I promise to drink at every Pentti” - Iiro Martikainen, The Head Croupier

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The New Boards

Photo: Veikka Partanen

SkiBBA 2020 ”I promise that glögi won’t run out” - Iiro Martikainen, President ”I promise that we will make the news again this year during Kaa(m)os” - Helmi Huttunen, Communications Coordinator

”I promise that the Kaamos bus won’t fall this year” - Otto Lähdesmäki, Treasurer ”I promise to wash the säbäliivit (aka floorball vests) at least twice this year” - Niina Putkonen, Event Coordinator

”I promise better sits” - Eero Saarinen, Corporate Relations Representative

BScBA Hook 2020 ”I promise to empty my birdie bottle in every round” - Otto Lähdesmäki, President ”I promise I will hit at least one straight driver instead of slicing it” - Tommy Hirvonen ”I promise to send the ball home” - Niklas Thomas

Photo: Veikka Partanen

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”I promise to follow these golf instructions: swing, swear, look at ball, repeat” -Luka Hoek

The New Boards

Photo: Veikka Partanen

Boardgames ’n’ Babas 2020 ”I promise to hold kickass checkpoints at MRT and Runnin’ BABA” - Eemil Tarnanen, President

”I promise to get more first-years into the club for a change” - Daniel Larva, Communications Coordinator

In Memoriam:

Baba’s Kitchen (2011-2019)

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KY Speksi

Photo: Paavo Kekkonen

There Is No Business Like Show Business!

KY-Speksi 2020: Vihan Hedelmät On February 7th it was time to put our 10-month project into the spotlight. Innumerable hours that were spent on this project came to fruition when the curtains were opened. There was magic in the air. The audience could feel the hype, but most of all, our team of 63 speksaajas were excited from head to heels of their dance shoes! It was time for the premiere of Vihan Hedelmät 2020!

Vihan Hedelmät was produced by KY-Speksi, one of KY’s tradition clubs. The club has its roots back in the golden 80’s, and from 2006 the production has been annual and after a Speksi-year the members gather their strength and start everything all over again!

KY-Speksi exists to create something unique on the stage – every show is different from the others because of the interactive nature of them.

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The storyline is annually written by the scriptwriters (2020: Paavo Nissinen and Heta Kenttämaa) but it lives during the production and every audience gives it their own special nuance. The talented stage performers, actors, actresses, dancers and musicians perform their very best on every scene, and the audience has the possibility to shout “OMSTART” whenever they see something extremely fun or silly and because of the great team working behind the scenes and excited audience, the “omstart” gets shouted very often. For this reason it is impossible to tell precisely how long the show will last.

In addition to the great stage teams we have, there are also many people working behind the curtains to make the show possible. A lot of work is done in beforehand: practicing, writing emails, sewing, sawing, painting and cooking to name a few. During the shows, the teams that are responsible of stage and te-

KY Speksi technology and costumes & makeup are there to ensure that everything runs smoothly. We also have a teams for corporate relations sales shark, marketing maestros and innovative event experts. In every production there are also important key roles like an alumna contact person, an improvisation specialist and a lyricist.

Each team is lead by a supervising person and the whole production is gently guided forward by a team of “dictators”, also known as directors and producers. Each team is working quite independently but staying in contact with teams with overlapping responsibilities is crucial for the production.

From a producer’s point of view, the project of KY-Speksi was a learning experience. To lead alongside with two other producers and two directors we all needed to look things from various perspectives and make decisions in unison. KY-Speksi 2020 was a demanding project that involved the work of many people with different talents; it was outstandingly rewarding to see people succeed and go through the whole scale of emotions during the months of creation process. This year was my 3rd time in the production and I can assure you from the bottom of my heart: it gets better every time! I encourage everyone to go see KY-Speksi next year and apply to the production yourself – there is something and more for everybody in KY-Speksi if you like to be around amazing people and to create something magnificent.

With love, Heidi Riihimäki KY-Speksi ry Producer of 2020 (and your former Kylli)

Tuomas Ansamaa KY-Speksi ry Director of 2020

Follow us on Instagram: @kyspeksi and on Facebook: KY-Speksi

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New Exchange Students

The exchange students of Spring 2020 Text Johann Young

With a new year comes new exhange students to our city of Mikkeli. Having been here for some time, now we asked them to reflect on their time in Finland and our school.

These are their stories.

Josh Chin - Singapore What were your expectations about Finland?

Thought it was gonna be boring and cold, didnt think I would be able to find things to do. I thought I was gonna be sticking with singaporean people throughout my short 3 months here.

How right were these expectations?

Very wrong expectations, made friends from so many different countries that I will keep for life.

Didn’t know that aalto students will have these many events planned out for us exchange students to join.

What surprised you the most about Finland?

How friendly people actually are. I’ve heard from so many people that Finnish people might not be the friendliest, but the people here are one of the nicest people I’ve met. Genuine and accommodating to new people.

Why Finland and why Mikkeli?

Photo credit: Joshua Chin

Anything you’re hoping to gain from your time here?

Definitely friendships that I will keep for life.

Dont forget about me come to Singapore to visit!!

What do you think Finland could

Honestly didnt want to come here, was my third learn from your home country? choice. Wanted to go to Germany, Denmark and at least to the Helsinki campus. But it was such Cheaper food and looking less attractive. I’ll miss a nice surprise, curriculum doesnt allow me to everyone, its been such a blessing. Thank you. travel much so I get to meet people on a deeper level not just a hi-bye friend.

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Christian Hanus - United States of America What were your expectations about Finland?

Coming into this study abroad program I though Finland would be pretty uneventful and I’d have to go to other places in Europe in order to have fun. I figured it would be good time but that there would be better places to go to study abroad.

How right were these expectations?

My expectations were exceeded greatly halfway through my time in Mikkeli, I’ve made many new lifelong friends and had great experiences getting to know a wide variety of full time students and exchange students.

What surprised you the most about Finland?

I think what surprised my the most about Finland was how well everything seems to be run, even just being on exchange here and hearing experiences from friends who are studying abroad in other places in Europe and the lack of organization in their universities and visa offices and what not. Finland has there stuff together and it makes it very easy and stress free to be abroad here.

Why Finland and why Mikkeli?

I think the main thing I wanted to gain was some lifelong friendships and academic skills that translate back over home. So far I’ve been able to make tons of new friends as well as receive a high standard of education.

What do you think Finland could learn from your home country?

I think one thing that Finnish people could learn

Anything you’re hoping to gain from from my region in the United States is small talk your time here? and greeting people. Where I come from it’s very I knew I wanted to study abroad in Europe and I have some personal requirements I needed to be met including dates and courses and Aalto university ended up being the best option that my home university partners with. It’s ended up working out great for me!

common to say hi to strangers as you walk by them and chat in the elevator where it doesn’t seem to be as common in Finland. That being said, with Aalto Mikkeli being so international it’s not an issue I usually see as much in school as it is when I’m out and about.

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Bryce Garret - Canada What surprised you the most about Finland?

What do you think Finland can learn from your home country?

I was surprised to see how inclusive all of the students are. There are many social events that exchange students have the opportunity to go to and it’s been very enjoyable meeting people from all over the world.

Finland is very similar to Canada. Every interaction I’ve had whether it’s with locals or students have been very helpful and made my transition to the Finnish lifestyle very easy.

Finland is good at hockey but Canada will always be better

Why Finland and why Mikkeli?

When I was 14 my hockey team travelled to Europe and we visited Sweden, Finland, Russia and Denmark. The Finnish people were the nicest people we’ve met and I wanted to comeback to Finland if I had the opportunity to do so in the future.

Anything you’re hoping to get from your time here?

I’ve been fortunate enough to have met such awesome people and made some lifelong friends.

The school is very inclusive and the students here are all very close, and I’m glad I’ve had the chance to make friends that will last a lifetime.

Camille Repola - France What were your expectations about Finland?

Lakes, forests and snow. No, but for real, I was really expecting to live in the middle of the nature and that’s exactly what happened. I also knew that the Finnish education was well known and highly regarded so I really was expecting a different way of teaching with new methods that I’ve never seen before and I can say that my expectations have been met. Lastly, to be honest, I was expecting Finns to be pretty cold. I have friends who already went to study in Finland before me and they all told me that it can be pretty hard to befriend the Finnish students sometimes but after being here for two months I can say that I don’t really agree. Maybe in the beginning it can be a little awkward but it’s the same everywhere! Everybody is super friendly and helpful after you get to know them, I’ve had some really fun times with Finns at parties, I love it here!

What do you think Finland could learn from your home country?

Good question, I don’t really know… maybe smiling? I noticed that Finns don’t seem to really smile to each other when crossing paths in the street or in any public space and I think we smile a lot more to each other in France and I think it’s nice. People here must think I’m crazy sometimes because I keep smiling at them.

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A Look at Investments

Coronavirus is coming, should you be scared?

Text Juluis Thimm & Ville Hotti Regardless of whether you own some stocks, are only considering to start investing, or are not even interested in investing, it is very likely that you have heard of the trouble caused by the coronavirus or COVID-19. There is no doubt that the current market situation is awakening us from the seemingly unstoppable rising markets that we lived in in 2019. As business students, we used this opportunity and asked for a comment from one of our own fellows who is privately investing since 2015, so let’s hear what Ville has to say!

If you have looked at your favorite stocks lately, they have been most likely more or less killed. Markets are panicking because nobody knows how badly this virus will affect the global economy. So far the S&P 500 has come down 12.5% from its recent all-time-highs.

Usually declines like this are considered healthy corrections and buying the dip is the winning strategy. There are, however, many signs that tell this time is different. First, the S&P 500 has so far fallen to a level last seen last July. With no significant earnings growth since then, it is hard to argue that stocks are cheap at the moment. The global economy was already slowing before the coronavirus.

Germany has posted negative GDP numbers and its industrial production has plummeted.

The USA already experienced a manufacturing recession in 2019, which means that manufacturing growth was negative for multiple quarters in a row.

Another reason for worry is the corporate credit market. Since 2008, low rates and quantitative easing programs have encouraged massive borrowing in the corporate sector.

This has led to a situation, where many firms rely on cheap credit and low interest rates. As

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the economic impacts of the COVID-19 start to weigh on indebted corporations’ revenues, creditors, who are already panicking, will demand substantially higher interest on their capital. If central banks fail to support these credit markets, a wave of bankruptcies could occur. This would inevitably cause a recession which is definitely not priced in.

How likely is an epidemic in, for example, the US? The US has a healthcare system that charges uninsured people up to $3000 for a test if it comes out as negative. Most of those people can’t afford a bill like that. Even if you can afford to take the test, you may not get it. According to the Atlantic, they ‘could only verify that 1,895 people have been tested for the coronavirus in the United States, about 10 percent of whom have tested positive’ (6.3.2020). For a comparison: South Korea has the capacity to test over 10 000 cases per day. Mistakes like these will most likely guarantee an epidemic in the states.

There is also some positive news, mainly from Singapore and Hong Kong. Both of these countries have been able to prevent the exponential case growth we’ve seen in so many countries and have only reported 138 and 110 cases respectively (8.3.2020). This proves that aggressive and early measures can have a significant impact on the outcome.

What is needed to stop an outbreak similar to what China experienced in Wuhan? During its fight against coronavirus, China quarantined over 50 million people for weeks. We are now seeing the same measures being taken in northern Italy. Despite those efforts, the medical system was overwhelmed in Wuhan, causing an estimated case fatality rate of 5.8%. This figure is based on data from the Chinese Communist Party and shouldn’t

A Look at Investments be taken at face value. You don’t want to own stocks in a situation like that. I agree that panicking is counterproductive, but so is greed in situations like this.

What should you do with your savings? One solid option is cash, as you won’t get killed on the way down and you can eventually buy the dip. If you are looking for profits, gold and government bonds have held up well. I wouldn’t invest in gold miners unless you are looking aggressively for leverage, as they tend to get dragged down during sell-offs. These are not trading advice, don’t sue me.

After all, we should remind ourselves that nobody can predict the future for sure, nor can anyone know when to get out of or into the market. We believe that staying calm and rational as an investor is still better than panicking, yet, we should stay informed and follow the development of the situation closely.

History taught us that responsible and strategic investing wins in the long run, and so far, the market always recovered from every crisis sooner or later. Last but not least, we should recognize the valuable lessons we can learn out of the current situation and as students, learning is all we care about, ain’t that so?

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Alumni of the Edition

Päivi Hobbs BBA 11

Päivi Hobbs started her BBA- studies in Mikkeli in 1999. Last year was therefore a celebratory year for her and her baba mates: Celebrating the 20 years since they have known each other! She has made her career in travel business and although she was never planning to settle down in Finland, she is happily married to her “Mikkeli souvenir”, lives in Nurmijärvi and works for Business Finland/Visit Finland in Helsinki.

Besides spending time with her family and friends, she loves to travel, get creative in the kitchen, read and exercise.

What was Mikkeli like back in your day?

I moved to Mikkeli in August 1999 from Prague, after working abroad for three years. At first, Mikkeli seemed like a tiny little town in the middle of nowhere. I did not know anyone and I admit that I encountered some culture shock at first. However, the school was a great place to make new friends and build a very active social life. Very soon, I found myself being busy with school, new friends and Probba- stuff - I was the International Affairs Coordinator in Probba board. Pentti was the “happening place” number one and Pentti Crew, Skibba, Mc Freeriders and Böönat (including yours truly) were some of the popular clubs at school.

What are your most memorable Mikkeli moments?

Orientation week, Running Baba, the numerous theme parties, The Finnish Night for the exchange students, organizing the Vappu sillis/picnic with other Probba board members in Helsinki. It is still a miracle how we made it all happen, despite the fact that we accidentally left half of the tent in Mikkeli! We used balloons instead to make up for the missing cover of the green-white- Probba tent in Ullanlinnanmäki, and ended up in TV news! In addition, doing actual schoolwork with classmates, working on never-ending case studies… Certain professors were real living legends too! The memories are endless and the majority of them are great!

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What did you do after your time in Mikkeli?

My plan was to move to Kuala Lumpur after my studies in Mikkeli... however, I happened to meet a certain Mr. Hobbs (who was a MBA student at that time) in Mikkeli and my plans “slightly” changed. Now, 20 years later, we have two kids, a house and all that, so we are one of the many couples who have ended up together because of the Mikkeli program! After my graduation, I moved to Helsinki and went to work for British Airways. The first few years I was working in B2B marketing and sales as well as account manager and later on, I worked as the country manager for Finland and the Baltics. I also completed my Master’s degree while I was working full time at BA. I did my Master’s degree at Hanken/Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki, with marketing as my major.

What is your work history like?

I have worked in various different roles within travel business all my adult life. Prior to my studies in Mikkeli, I had worked for a Finnish tour operator in Cuba, Spain, India and Czech Republic. After Mikkeli, I spent about 8 years working for British Airways. Then Sokos Hotels, Aurinkomatkat/Sun Tours… and for the last 4,5 years I have been working for Visit Finland. We are part of Business Finland, and our aim is to promote Finland as a travel destination for international travelers, i.e. bring more customers for the Finnish travel companies. There is never a dull moment in the travel industry. Surely,

Alumni of the Edition there are always the ups and downs - latest one being the Corona virus and its effects on people’s willingness to travel etc. - but so it is in any other field of business as well.

What is your current position like?

In my current position, I work in Visit Finland’s global sales and marketing team as an area manager. I am responsible for two of our main target markets: UK and France, and I lead the work of two teams that work to promote the tourism from these markets to Finland. Our work is very versatile, as it includes both B2C and B2B sales and marketing, event management, PR & media work, customer relationship management as well as development work. Our most important customers are foreign tour operators, airlines, travel agencies, online travel platforms etc. We organize various events abroad and in Finland, bring a lot of travel professionals, media and influencers to Finland and we always try to find ways to do crossover promotions with different fields of business. For example, we work closely with Food from Finland, a Business Finland led program, which promotes Finnish foods and drinks abroad. Food and travel go nicely hand-in-and, and food-travel is an ever-growing sector of travel that I am especially interested in.

I am also keen of sustainability themes within the travel business, and very proud of our Sustainable Travel Finland- program, which aims to help the tourism industry in Finland to adopt sustainable practices.

What skills or lessons did Mikkeli teach you that was most helpful in your career?

Networking, presentation skills, meeting deadlines, prioritizing… and most importantly: Teamwork!

Any tips or greetings you would like to send to the current Babas?

Study hard – party harder & keep up the amazing Mikkeli spirit! When in Mikkeli…take a close look at the other babas around you. You will find out later on, what an amazing network of people you have built during your time in Mikkeli.

This includes the professors & other school staff as well. Some of my best friends are babas too and I have been in countless situations, where I have been super happy about my broad network of baba-friends, all working in different fields of business. It is always great to know someone, who knows someone, who knows… where was I again… I know someone you don’t know… Yogi, Yogi Bear?!

While you were studying, did you ever expect to be working in your current position/field?

I have always had a passion for the travel business and I had already worked within that field before my studies in Mikkeli. I think it was clear to me that I would also continue working in this field also after leaving Mikkeli. I guess I just never thought I would be promoting international tourism to Finland though, as in the past I worked for years trying to make Finns travel more abroad!

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Events to fill your calenders with Sat, March 14: Mikkeli Road Trip // Mikkeli The event that we all have been waiting for is finally around the corner! Probba’s MRT is the time when our small but powerful community provides insights into our legendary #MikkeliSpirit to attending students coming from all over Finland.

March

Mon, March 23: Helsinki Students Jobs Fair // Helsinki Looking for a part-time job, internship or want to get inspired by where your future career could lead you to? This event offers you valuable networking opportunities, tips from recruiters on how to improve your CV/interview techniques and more.

Wed, March 25: SkiBBA Pool Tournament 2020 // Mikkeli SkiBBA never fails to impress us, so now it’s our turn to impress them with our pool playing skills that we all have thanks to Pentti.

Thur, March 26 - Sa, March 28: VVV-cruise 2020 The name VVV comes from the traditional Finnish phrase VappuViinatVerottomana, which means getting your Mayday booze tax free. Nothing further needs to be said.

Fri, April 3 - Su, April 5: Helsinki Beer Festival // Helsinki A factory full of beers, ciders and a variety of food points creates the right environment to learn more about drinks. Additionally, the event includes live music, programme and tasting beers.

Sat, April 18: Graduation It is time to say goodbye to our beloved third year students and there is no better way for doing this than celebrating with them. Also, make sure to attend the legendary Graduation-Pentti on the same day.

Fri, May 1: Vappu <3 <3 <3 This unique holiday is the place to be for every student in Finland, celebrating the end of winter and filling the streets of Helsinki with colorful overalls. You don’t want to miss this!

Break starts April Break end May

Enjoy!

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Memes of Mikkeli

MEMEs of Mikkeli Presented by the Bulletin Text Johann Young Photos Veikka Partanen

In the cold winter we all need a laugh or two to keep the winter mood from taking over. Luckily we have the talented Veikka Partanen making mikkeli memes. Here are five standouts from his ever growing collection.

If the Probba board is around and the Iconic Halo theme begins to play, its safe to say that at least one member will T-pose.

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Regula r BABA person: *sip ’s: DO WNAA s* SE!!

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Mikkeli Road Trip is our chance to highlight what makes our school so much better than the rest thanks to our Mikkeli Spirit! What says the Mikkeli Spirit more then a sudden Poika.

A generous donation is a key move for any board to make to show their support for various orgonizations. Even if it is just for kittens.

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Leading the Way The Bachelor’s Program in International Business The Bachelor’s Program in International Business, also called the BScBA Program, is offered at the Aalto University Mikkeli Campus.

Key Aspects • • • • •

Studying in English Highly respected professors from around the world Intensive three-week modules Study abroad for one semester Automatic study-right to continue a Master’s Degree at the Aalto BIZ Campus

Master’s Programs in the School of Business The School of Business offers various Master’s Programs in English: • • • • •

Accounting Creative Sustainability Economics Marketing Finance

More information

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Global Management (CEMS) Information and Service Management Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Management and International Business International Design Business Management

aalto.fi/studies/mikkeli biz.aalto.fi/en/studies

@BScBAmikkeli @aaltobiz @aaltomikkeli @aaltobiz