Before to arrived in Oulu, we have to book a room in a shared apartment on april with Psoas website : rubric « housing application ». Psoas is an organization which propose lots of rooms in different residences for all students who are finnish or exchange student.
Moritz, German : Münster, 23 years old, 2nd year of Master in Accounting
Alexandra, German : Bamberg, 24 years old, 2nd year of Master Adult and Further Education
They manage student housing in Oulu and owns over 5,500 student apartments. Their mission is to offer usable apartments as cheaply as possible.
I was lucky to have a room with psoas, because price of accommodation in Oulu is very expensive. There are 2 principal residances where exchange student live. The first one is at Yliopistokatu near to the university (500 meters), and propose flats for 4 or 2 persons.
Sebastian, German : Regensburg, 25 years old, 2nd year of Master Information Technology
Michael, German : Munich, 29 years old, 2nd year of Master in Management
The second is at Tirolintie situated between the university (3.5 kms), the center (2.5 kms), and the beach. So it’s easy to move by bike. This residence is one of the best, because many events are organized there. There are 3 kinds of flat on each floor : 2 flats for 3 persons and 1 big flat for 7 peoples. Furthermore, residence offers several services like : gym, landry, sauna, and club room for prepare events. We can book for six washing machine/week and one sauna/week.
Carina, German : Munich, 24 years old, 2nd year of Master Industrial Engineering
Josef, Czech Republic : Kromeriz, 23 years old, 2nd year of Master Financial Markets and Investments
Personally I live in Tirolintie with 6 others peoples. I pay only 240€ for 17 square meters and I share living room, kitchen, two toilets and two bathrooms. That is a good plan ! It’s really interesting and important to share flat with others students because it allows to meet new people, improve his English, to have a cross-cultural exchange, and share moments together. With flatsharing, I met 6 peoples who are Alexandra, Moritz, Michael, Sebastian, Josef and Carina.
