Bulletin 5 - 2019

BULLETIN V/2019

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Bulletin V/2019 Editor-In-Chief: Simo Halme Editors: Säde Torkki, Leevi Halen, Sofi Laakso, Juha-Matti Kauko, Otto Saarinen Cover picture: Simo Lehtovirta Publisher: Probba ry Printed at: Grano Oy Mikkeli

4 Editor’s Note 5 President’s Two Cents 6 Exchange in ’Stralia 7 Resolutions Checkup 8 Career in the EU? 12-15 Alumni of the Edition & Photos from the Past 18-23 Photos from GAB & Sillis 24-25 Juhis’ Jokes Bulletin V/19

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hese two years will go by faster than you’d ever expect. At least that’s what I was told on my very first full day here in Mikkeli, the Monday of our O-Week. Words of wisdom from my tutors, telling us to enjoy the limited time we have here.

I confess that I was a bit sceptical.

Perhaps I still am.

I must say, there have been quite a few Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings when time has not been as fleeting as one might have hoped.

Many times we’ve looked into the future with anticipation, eager for days to pass so that our next unforgettable event would be here. Yet here I sit, writing my last editorial while my classmates discuss our theses and plans for exchange. The old boards are retiring and we have a whole new generation of babas eager to take on those responsibilities.

I’m not going to say that the O-Week feels like it was only yesterday. Nor will I claim that the next one is right around the corner. The truth is that there are still classes to be had and Penttis to attend.

So even if I must resort to a cliche in my very last editorial, I will say this: seize the moment. I don’t mean that you should party every night or that you should go through the entire year 2020 at full speed. What I encourage you to do instead is to cherish each of those days. Remember not only the Grand Annual Ball, but also the weeks

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of excitement that led up to it. Don’t look back only to the incredible evenings after school, but also to every late night and afternoon spent working on a paper or presentation.

Treasure even the Thursday mornings when you weren’t at your best, because in those little moments lies so much of what makes this time the best of your life.

Even in Mikkeli, none of us will have two years of complete bliss. Our time spent here will not be only good days filled with fun and amazement. But what we have instead is something even more valuable: two years worth of memories. Two years really lived.

Yours truly, Simo Halme Editor-in-Chief of Probba ‘19

President’s Two Cents

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e are nearly there. Christmas holiday is just around the corner. One year as the President of Probba board is behind.

One year of living and breathing Probba. Even if one era is about to come to the end, I feel like I’ve learned valuable lessons along the year that I will carry with me through all my years ahead.

What was this year concretely? Too many after-Pentti pizzas from Anfora, which unfortunately, one can tell now after an entire year. Hours and hours spent in the Probba board’s meetings.

Some unspecified stains covering my overalls, from who knows where. I have definitely lived during this year.

Despite the responsibilities along the year, I have also had my whole and fair share of fun this year.

go when needed. Thank you all the bright and intelligent individuals of our BABA community for getting to interact with you every single day.

I have grown as a person because of you. It has been a true privilege.

Either way, I am happy that this year has come to its end, as it has been a long one. Some new year resolutions for the upcoming year as I’m older and wiser after these 365 days as the president of Probba? Perhaps some slight change of lifestyle to a healthier one, mercifulness and realism towards myself and my capabilities as a human being. And no more Anfora’s pizzas. Däbi out.

Säde Torkki President of Probba ’19

But what exactly would I tell my younger self after this fun and busy year?

There are so many great things about this year that I will always carry in my heart to the new challenges in life. First of all, I am just endlessly grateful that I have got to meet so many amazing people and work with you. Thank you all the clubs for letting us have an endless supply of fun and goofing around at your events. Thank you Pentti Crew for cleaning every Wednesday after we’ve had enjoyed ourselves way too much. Thank you my boys (the mgc “mäijät”) for making me forget the rush and force me to let

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Exchange in ’Stralia Text Leevi Halen

Why did I choose Australia? Well, I think it was mostly because I wanted to go on exchange in a country where English is the native language. It was also a place where I had never been before. In addition, I thought that the animals and wildlife in general were so different from what I am used to. Overall the possibility for completely new experiences drew me to choose Australia as my exchange destination and of course the weather is a big upside as well.

The biggest surprise during my exchange was the friendliness of the people. Didn’t matter if they were local, international, or other exchange students, everyone was so welcoming and happy to help or talk about anything. The people I got to meet and spent a lot of time with are most likely going to be my friends for a long time. For example, I made friends with Swiss people who have already invited me to Switzerland to go see the ice hockey world championships.

The biggest learning experiences I will probably realize later on in life, as I have been back for around two weeks. However, not having been outside of Finland for much longer than a week on a vacation, I think that one of the biggest things I went through was trying to settle into a new country with completely unknown people. Even though it might have seemed hard at first, it was pretty easy to get to know other people. The university and my accommodation made sure to get everyone in the same room in the beginning of the semester. Another fun thing I learned about Australia is that it is an absolute unit of a country. On a road trip we drove for hundreds of miles without seeing anything else than red dirt and small bushes.

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I have to say that one of the most memorable things was a seven-day road trip that I did up the western coast of Australia. We travelled in total around 3500 kilometers in total and saw so many things. We had a possibility to rappel down a side of a cliff. We also got to snorkel twice with many sea creatures, including a stingray, a few turtles, many sharks and lots and lots of fishes. In addition, we got to see dolphins and kangaroos, and even wild emus during the same trip. Furthermore, I loved to visit Melbourne. Melbourne was a much larger city than Perth and it had lots of great restaurants, stunning street art, and very nice bars. I got to see a UFC-match while I was there, so it made the whole trip worth it. How can I not mention the people I was with as well? They were absolutely amazing and lifted the whole experience to a whole new level.

For people deciding on their exchange destination, I would suggest choosing based on what YOU want to do and where you want to go. Fill your list with places you are interested in and go by that, because at the end of the day it is you who is going on exchange. The students who have already been given their exchange destination; my number one advice would be to be active during your exchange.

Take trips around your destination country or region in general, get active in extracurricular activities, take part in sporting activities in and outside of your university. After your exchange is over, you are going to be asked what was nice about your exchange, and if you have nothing to say, your exchange has most likely been pretty boring. After all, it is basically a vacation partly paid by our university so why not enjoy it?

Resolutions Checkup Text Otto Saarinen

At the start of the year the people in the new boards made some New Year’s Resolutions. Now as the year is coming to an end it’s time to see how did it all go. Who broke their resolution? What club fared the best? Based on these outcomes, can the year 2019 be considered a success in any way?

Probba Board 2019

SkiBBA 2019

Regarding 2019’s New Year’s resolutions, our Probba board leads the race quite notably. No one really failed their promise made for the year’s first Bulletin: Laura didn’t get thrown out of her own GAB, Säde didn’t break a third floorball stick and currently Simo is still passing the course.

Only one promise can be considered somewhere in between, depending on your humor: Juhis and how he promised to make better jokes.

The Skibbanators seemed to keep their resolutions pretty vague, so it was quite difficult not to achieve them. Kalle kept people hydrated during the events, the President heated the minttukaakao and glörgi extra hot, Philip enforced the violence during pro säbä, and the Kaamosvastaava attended Kaamos 2019. Only one that failed was Severi, who couldn’t deliver on his promise to break Säde’s third floorball stick.

Baba’s Kitchen 2019 Ah, the the true knights in shining armors. The saviors of the hungry, kings and queens of the Kitchen. Chickens had a strong year, Neea trying out salads, Tseyang helping us gain weight and Phuong showcasing her Finnish skills. Baba’s Kitchen had one failure though, since Tommi wasn’t able to inspire an event that would only serve potatoes, luckily.

Pentti Crew 2019 Unfortunately, we never got to see VS’s resolution made, the split seemed to be too much. Also, we will have to wait for Liisa’s promise to be fulfilled, since it concerns 2020’s Dry January.

Gladly, Onni never denied a tuplasiili, so there were positives. And no, Muza didn’t make it to Kaamos bus.

BScBA Hook 2019 To be honest with you, I have no idea whether they kept their promises or not. No idea what is a Happy Gilmore or birdie bottle, but it sounds fun and we will give them the benefit of the doubt and say everyone achieved their resolutions.

NESU-Probba 2019 The sits people were quite hot and cold during the year: Sointu’s promise of going to eight different ulkkarisits didn’t come true, Aarne’s attempt at proposing a song at every sits was admirable, but he fell short during the last two sits he attended.

Onni was successful in enforcing the buffalo rule and didn’t break it himself (I think??), Ode made it to the end of the sits after the first one and Sofi left it late with providing us those sweet sweet McDonald’s nuggets (on top of that we got an EURONJUUSTO).

Baba Beer Club 2019 BBC had promises ranging from vague to quite specific. Lukas probably drank beer like he said he would, Philip’s promise of promising not to promise anything presented his outside-of-thebox-style of thinking and Michael “Kinkku” Hamm actually left Mikkeli during May. Even though Simo made a good effort towards the end of the year, I am not quite convinced that he helped people home more often than he needed the help.

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Career in the EU? Text Sofi Laakso A career in one of the EU institutions was probably no one’s dream job as a child and even today, the opportunity of making your living by working in the European Union institutions is something we do not know too much of. Personally, I only knew one would have to participate in a competition to become selected to work for the EU which I thought was way too much work, and never considered taking part in one of these. But the benefits of working there came as a complete surprise, and they definitely outweigh the costs. Students all around the EU, however, are quite lucky as many of the universities have these people called the EU Careers Student Ambassadors (sounds way too fancy for what it is!) Aalto was the last Finnish university to get an EU Careers Student Ambassador, and I was selected. Thus, I will be the person to come to if you have questions about actually working in the EU and how to get in.

Even though my assumption of the competitions taking a lot of one’s time turned out to be correct, the thought about it being the “only” way in was wrong. You don’t need to be a politician, social scientist or even have a political stance to work in an international organization as the EU – there are thousands of opportunities for business majors! The easiest way a student can see what it is working for the EU is an internship which all the institutions have many! Most of them are six months in length and do not require too much prior knowledge of the EU, all you need is interest and willingness to learn.

These internships and working for the EU, altogether is a great way of internationalizing your career, as I could imagine quite a few of us want to experience working in an international environment one day.

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The EU institutions offer benefits that made me seriously consider it as a feasible option for me after noticing my assumptions about a career in the EU were not correct at all. First of all, if one “gets in” through a competition, aside from getting their foot in the door to a truly international working environment, they get a very good salary, stable job, variability to tasks, and a work-life balance that is actually taken care of. All EU citizens who speak at least two of the official languages of the European Union are eligible to apply! Thus, if an international career in which you truly have a possibility to influence is something you could be interested in, don’t hesitate to look up EU Careers’ website, Instagram, and Facebook pages to get to know more. Oh, and you can always ask me questions!

Aalto University will be looking for a new EU Careers Ambassador in the spring (February, March) so keep your eyes (and Aalto CareerWeb) open, Freshmen, if getting to be a part of an international community of EU Student Ambassadors, promoting the opportunity of the EU as an interesting option for work, and getting a nice add on your CV interest would interest you!

Lue Kauppalehteä, niin päädyt sinne itse.

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Leeni Harmainen BScBA 7

What was Mikkeli like back in your day?

The city itself was developing extremely fast.

I remember how the go-to-place was Anttila when I started, but during my time there new shops kept popping up like mushrooms in the rain. Personally, I loved the fact I could walk everywhere and enjoy the nature surrounding the city.

What are your three most memorable Mikkeli moments?

I cannot forget about our Orientation Week with all of its different activities, happenings, stories and how it brought all the students together. Other key moments in my memories are, for example, the SkiBBA trip to Kaamos that I helped to organise as a SkiBBA board member, all the theme parties in Pentti, and weekly salibandy trainings! I also remember exceptional professors and courses that really pushed me to work hard (and party harder).

What did you do after your time in Mikkeli?

After Mikkeli I continued with my Master’s Degree at the Aalto University in Helsinki, majoring in International Business Communication.

What is your work history like?

I started working early on in my life.

This means I’ve done everything from customer service, athletics coaching, freelance photography and airport security to insurance data processing. During my Mikkeli studies, I was working at the school as the Project Coordinator for the Business and Community Development Project.

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Mikkeli instilled a strong sense of entrepreneurship in me. Hence, after starting my Master’s Degree in Helsinki, I ended up joining a web design agency founded by a group of friends. One of them did his exchange in Mikkeli, so it is clear without our shared Mikkeli-experience, we would have never ended up as co-entrepreneurs.

I worked at Pixels Helsinki for 4 years and during that time we grew as a company, as a team, and as people a lot. I started as the Sales and Marketing Manager and ended up leading our marketing and communications function as well as co-leading the creation of our workplace culture.

After being an entrepreneur, I wanted to try my wings in bigger projects and outside Helsinki. This ambition led me to move to Berlin in 2017. I dipped my toes in the advertising world really quickly at a TBWA network agency, Heimat, but soon realised I was after something more hands-on and with a company culture closer to my entrepreneurial vibe. I ended up joining the newly started Idean studio in Berlin in August 2017 as a Project Manager. Idean is a Finnish-origin experience design company, now part of Capgemini Invent. Since July 2019 I’m part of the Berlin team as a Culture & People Experience Lead.

What is your current position like?

In my current role, I get to focus and dive deeper into the topic of Employee Experience and working culture. What excites me specifically is the fact I get to do this both internally for our own studio as well as in projects for our clients. As research has shown, people are the future of every successful organization and we need more focus on how we plan, design, and adapt our

Alumni of the Edition

experiences at work to not only to be successful but, more importantly, to be happy, engaged and satisfied. What makes my develop role challenging yet fun, is the fact that our world, companies, technological solutions, teams and all of us as individuals are changing constantly – anything created in this setup needs to be ”living”, adaptable and flexible. This means the learning never stops!

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

Frankly, yes. I remember getting more and more excited about people, communication, empathy, honing my analytical skills and my ability to understand and improve complex situations.

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

your ideas and thoughts – we never had days or weeks to think about ”should I say it or not”. This has proven to be a very useful skill in my career. As a second point, largely related to the first one, is the skill of presenting, storytelling and communication.

Thanks to Mikkeli, I can jump on stage or facilitate a workshop without much preparation and still nail it. Thirdly, a crucial skill I strengthened in Mikkeli, is empathy in a diverse team. Without the ability to work with people from all over the world and from all kinds of backgrounds, I wouldn’t be where I am.

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

Enjoy the people and all the social activities you get to be a part of during your studies.

Babas are a special breed and you will be extremely thankful to have this network as your family when you enter the world after studies.

Definitely as nr. one the courage to express your own ideas. In Mikkeli our courses were tight in terms of time, which meant to share

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Photos from the Past During her time in Mikkeli, Leeni was quite the active photographer. Here are some of her photos from the time she spent here in 2007-2009.

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Photos from the Past

Pentti Crew

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Pictures from Probba’s 31st Grand Annual Ball & Therapy Sillis 2019

Photos Veikka Partanen

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Thank you for the cooperation!

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Juhis’ Jokes ”The top 69 18 ways to start END a conversation” As we all know, Christmas is the time of giving and enjoying the well-earned holiday. However, it often means dull Christmas dinners and seeing relatives you most likely haven’t seen after last year’s Christmas. In order to avoid all the awkward conversations such as “Well then, when are you going to find a partner for yourself?” or “When I was young and studying in a university…”, here are the top 15 ways to end a conversation. Most of the methods have been scientifically tested in the school cafeteria and local bars, and the results suggest 95% confidence (with P-value of <0,05) that these easy tips will help you out of any wanted or unwanted social interaction you will ever have.

Forrest Gump walked into a bar and saw Jack Sparrow standing at the bar. Forrest asked “Jack, what are you drinking?”. Jack replied “Rum, Forrest, rum”.

One couple I know decided to cheer up their sex life and try swinging. I asked why would they do that, but they only said it was “For some reasons”.

Why did the Star Wars movies come out in the sequence 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3? Because in charge of the sequence, Yoda was.

How many of you have ever paid to participate in one of Probba’s events? You fools, they are priceless!

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A man walked into a bar and ordered a fruit punch. The bartender said “Man, if you want to have a drink, you better wait in the queue”. The man looked around, but there was no punch line.

What do you call 100 rabbits walking backwards? A receding hare line.

My dad once told me that if I am ever feeling cold, I should go to stand in a corner. I asked him how should that help, he answered “because they are always 90 degrees”.

Why did a girl quit her job at a doughnut shop? She was fed up with the hole business.

Juhis’ Jokes

I visited my mom and saw her using my recently published novel to balance out her kitchen table. I asked didn’t she like the plot, but she answered, “Oh I love your book, it is so uplifting!”

A giraffe walked into a bar, tripped to the doorstep and passed out into a corner. Soon after the incident, an elephant walked in, saw the passed-out giraffe and asked the bartender “What’s that lying there?”. The bartender then replied, “That’s no lion, it’s a giraffe!”

I went for a job interview today and the manager said, ”We’re looking for someone who is responsible”. ”Well, I’m your man”, I replied, ”In my last job, whenever anything went wrong, they said I was responsible”.

I once saw a dream that I was a grizzly. The dream was so scary I couldn’t bear it.

What do you call a maize that gets accepted into university? A Unicorn.

What do you call a snowman with six-pack? An abdominal snowman.

What is it called when I write a business proposal on my palm and slap you to the face? A pitch slap.

I once drove into a speed bump at 40 km/h in a school zone and cursed, ”Damn I hate these speed bumps!”. My best friend, who was sitting on the front seat, replied ”There are no speed bumps on this street”.

Once a very beautiful and smart girl told me that I was the funniest guy she has ever met.

Okay, that was the worst joke I’ve ever told, I’m outta here.

A man found out his business partner was having an affair with his daughter. The man said “Well, I guess our company just became family business”.

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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.

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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

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