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EDITORIAL

34 Gb – that is the average amount of informa-

tion a typical American consumes during one

day. 130 times – this is how often the same

typical American looks at his cell phone. Fa-

cebook updates, news web-sites, movies and

TV – we are looking for the information ever-

ywhere because people want to feel being

a part of the environment they live in. How

much of the content that passes through us

is false? How much of it is true? Or there are

no truthful or deceitful content, no “black and

white” information?

We are not Americans, but we are trying to

feel the pulse of what is going on as well. So

Insider continues its holy mission and helps

you to keep an eye on the life here in Kyamk.

This time we review Start-up workshops that

took place in the previous week, ask Game

Design freshmen how it feels to study in Me-

duusa Studio at Kyamk and what do they

think about the study program for one of the

strongest majors here. We also cook some

sweetness for the Day of Cinnamon Rolls and

find out what Finnish students miss while

they’re in Ireland on exchange.

Let’s keep it simple: we write about the life

you are creating. So take your eyes off the

Facebook news feed and look around: Octo-

ber brings Kouvola beautiful shades. Green

becomes emerald, inchworm and cadmium

green. Yellow crumbles into canary and am-

ber yellow. Red is now burgundy, carnelian or

cinnabar. No black and no white. Shades. That

is what really matters.

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Anna

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EXCHANGE VIEW

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This week we made a trip to Kilkenny. In fact we made a

trip there on the first week also but the city is so lovely that

we decided to go there again. For a student, return ticket is

eleven euros, so it isn’t that expensive. I like Kilkenny becau-

se it looks so stereotypically Irish. All the small houses are

different colours with different coloured doors.

The city won the hurling triumph last week and you can see

that everywhere. You could see black and yellow flags all

over the city. It is easy to notice that it isn’t just football that

is popular here but also hurling and gaelic football.

When comparing Ireland to Finland, there is a huge diffe-

rence in the way that people behave. Our trip to Kilkenny

proved it again that people love small talk here and it is

easy to meet new people. We went to a restaurant where

we met an Irish guy who was in Kilkenny because of his

friend’s wedding. After few magic tricks and small talk, he

asked if he could join us. In Finland usually if a 40-year-old

man talks to you and show you magic tricks you would ask

him to leave, but in here it just makes sense to have lunch

with a stranger. Although I think that was great moment

with all the randomness, I think it’s one of the stories not to

tell your parents.

And in the matter of fact my parents are visiting me next

week. I’m really looking forward to it. Not because I would

be extremely homesick but because I assume that they

will bring me some Finnish candies. I have to admit that

I do miss salmiakki and Fazer‘s chocolate. Otherwise I’m

pretty happy with the food here and the fact that it is less

expensive. For example I bought a huge bag of food only for

ten euros. It also might be a downside as I probably need to

book two seats for me when flying back to Finland, but for

now I’m just happy to get cheap bacon.

Text & Photos: Karoliina Niemi

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PATTERI‘S

STARTUP WORKSHOP Text: Diana KamaletdinovaPhotos: Patteri(Sabine Suorsa)It is not an exaggeration that we

are given plenty of opportunities

during our studies in Kyamk.

The experience that is gained from

them is priceless and can be used

during our further education. One of

those important events is the Start-

up Workshop where you can create

your business idea, pitch it and form

a team to work on it.

This autumn, the Workshop was held

on October 3-4 in Metsola campus

in Kotka. During the first busy day,

participants were able to present

their ideas, vote for others‘ business

projects, form teams and, eventually,

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develop their start-ups. All of this they have

done with a help of amazing coaches – Fabian,

Laura, Povilas and Will.

During the second day, our teams were mostly

working on their pitching skills to be able to

convince people in the need of their start-up.

This difficult, but exciting work resulted in

several interesting projects: application for

mushroom identification, web-site of events

in Finland, web-site for freshmen designers,

application for easy shopping and creative

work space for designers. Some of these ideas

are going to be developed in the future, which

is a great result for two days work.

One of the best part of this event was the op-

portunity to work with people from different

departments and nationalities. It was quite

educating that teams were internati-

onal and one could find designers, IT

and business people in a one group.

Of course, some students are go-

ing to say that free lunches, pizzas

and chocolate have made their day.

Maybe they are right. What work can

be done if you are thinking about

your empty stomach all the time?

Well, we didn‘t have such a problem.

Everything was organized on a high

level!

I would highly recommend you to

participate in all events in the fu-

ture, because it‘s not just about

gaining experience, but also about

having fun!

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Where are you from?

Julia:I‘m from Tallinn, Estonia.

Henni:Finland, Tuusula born and raised.

Adam:USA

If you‘re not Finnish, how has it been for you to move to

another country?

Julia:It was all right. The first day was really stressing

though, because I tried to deal with all matters concerning

my change of location in one day, but then I figured that I

should do things one step at a time and everything has been

great since.

Adam:Difficult, confusing, and expensive, but worth it.

How is life here different to from where you are from?

Julia:Well, the town is a whole lot smaller, so it‘s hard to

get used to the fact that the shops close early and there are

This autumn Kyamk welcomed the new Game Design students. About 20 student from five different nations.

Three of the new GD students, Julia Rässa (19), Henni Makkonen (22), Adam Stanley (28), answered a few

questions about themselves and what the studies have been like for them so far.

not so many buses on weekends. The streets are often so

empty, which is a in a way a good thing because I can

have these little Disney princess moments with singing

out loud and nobody will know. I got one and only big

culture shock from Finland. It‘s the fact that there‘s no

curd snacks here or a very small variety in some shops.

You locals have no idea what you‘re missing out on!

Henni:I‘m being more social than before, whoa. Apart

from that not much has changed. More busses.

Adam:Colder, different people (foreign and native), diffe-

rent languages, less cars and less raging drivers.

How did you find out about the GD program in Kyamk

and what made you want to study it?

Julia:I basically was trying to find a study place in Nordic

countries online last year, that involved something creati-

ve and was for free. Then I saw this programme and was

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like: „Hey, didn‘t I dream of becoming a game designer

once and dad laughed at me for it? I‘ll give it a try.“ WELL

LOOK WHO‘S LAUGHING NOW.

Henni:My teacher blurted out that Kyamk now has a GD

program in addition to the game programming. Guess

what happened.

Adam:I‘ve always wanted to be in the video game indust-

ry since age 13 or 14 in the „visual“ areas such as concept

artist, 3D artist, environment/level and character design. I

was referred to Kyamk by a friend of mine.

Have you liked it so far?

Julia:So far, so good. Not regretting a thing. Although,

at first I was really nervous like: ‚What if I actually don‘t

belong?“

Henni:Yepa! Has been awesomesauce.

Adam:Yes, love it. Lots of fun, finally got to experience

Oculus Rift.

Is this the first time you studying at a UAS? If not, what

have you studied before and how does it benefit you in

your studies right now?

Julia:Yes, my first time at UAS. Can‘t add anything here.

I‘m just fresh out of high school and now I‘m here.

Henni:Nah, studied game programming in Kyamk‘s

Metsola campus (Kotka) for two years. Sadly it mostly

just benefits me with experience, not that many credits.

(Two courses, WOO!)

Adam:Yes, first time.

Anymore information you are willing to give?

Julia:I love food, both eating it and cooking it. During

breaks I nest anywhere possible and take nap. One should

seize any opportunity to sleep. I love dressing up becau-

se even if my life‘s a mess, but I‘m still looking pretty in

this dreeeeesss~ I also like mythology, sparkly things,

feminism, coconut flavoured everything, Jamie Woon‘s

flawless singing, CAH and Gravity Falls. My favourite

colours are yellow, peach pink and mint green.

Henni:Shockingly enough I‘m a gamer and I like to draw.

Never expected that from a GD student, eh? As an added

bonus I love cooking.

Adam:Shoe size: 52 // Favorite color: Blue // Spirit animal:

a chicken? // Pepsi or Coke: Coke // Right/Left handed:

Right // Blood Type: O // Height: 193.04cm // Weight: Too

heavy // Cake or pie: Pie all the way, cake is a lie // Chi-

cago or New York City: uh NYC // Swam with dolphins?

No, but seen them // Swam with sharks? Yes, unpleasant

experience // Got mauled by a jellyfish? yes... // Pinched

by a crab? A lot // Note: I‘m hearing-impaired, severe he-

aring loss since birth. I wear hearing device on both ears.

I‘m also a lip reader.

We hope that you will enjoy your studies here. Have a

fantastic time!

Text:Sarah Rosenthal, Illustrations:Julia Rässa

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VITA BALAMA

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The Week before last was full of different events: lec-

tures given by our partner universities representatives,

the exchange students‘ presentations of their home

universities, amazingly organised Salsa lunch break

and, impossible not to mention, highly anticipated an-

nual food tasting in Paja( probably the best thing that

happened during the whole week). As a part of the In-

ternational Week at KyAMK, we would like to introduce

our guest lecturer who came all the way from Latvia

- Vita Balama, who works as an assistant professor on

the faculty of translation studies (Modern Languages

and Intercultural Communication). Mrs. Balama was

too kind to answer a couple of my questions related

to her personal experience in the field of giving public

speeches sharing with us a piece of valuable advice for

the future public speakers.

Hello! To start with, could you

please introduce yourself to our

readers? Hello, my name is Vita Ba-

lama. I come from Latvia. I am an

English, Business English and Eng-

lish for Electronics teacher. I have

created my own program which is

called «languages and intercultu-

ral communication». I have studied

English in Riga University and in

Moscow as well.

Which university do you repre-

sent? I represent Venspils Univer-

sity College, Latvia.

Are you in Finland for the first

time? I’ve been to Finland for many

times! Moreover, I was at Kyamk

last spring.

If so, what has changed ever since

you’ve visited Kymenlaakso for the

first time? It has changed a lot: people, premi-

ses and also system of lectures has changed.

Let’s talk about your home country: how

would you describe Latvia and Latvians in

your own words? Latvians, one the one hand,

have a great, warm hospitality, but as to the

inner circles, they might be competitive and

even envious.

Ok, how do you think then, is being «interna-

tional» or flexible to other cultures import-

ant nowadays? Why? Yes, sure! The world is

shrinking. There’s no problem to go to another

country anymore. It has became a necessity.

Especially businessmen understood the im-

portance of being «intercultural»

You gave as such an interesting lecture

about Intercultural Communication today.

Could you please give a piece of advice

based on your personal expertise in the

area of presenting the topic in front of the

audience on how to be success-

ful at giving public speeches?It

depends on a person, in fact, but

you have to believe in what you are

saying, first of all. And of course, you

have to have a certain knowledge to

present something. For the starters

who make their first presentation it

is important to check the presen-

tation materials and technologies

that are going to be used during the

speech. Moreover, you may present

your materials to your friends, fa-

mily or in front of the mirror firstly.

Well, thank you for the interview

and for coming here, Vita. Enjoy

your time in Finland!

Thank you!

Text:Alena Kiianichenko,Photo:Iuliia Pogorelova

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In this week’s issue it is a pleasure for us to get to

know something that we probably didn’t know about

our charming Patteri girl Sabine Suorsa.

I’m sure that the second and third year students know

at least something about you, but newcomers probably

don’t. So, tell us please where you come from, a couple

of words about your home country.

Well, my name is Sabine, as you already know. I’m wor-

king at the university here as a staff member and I’m also

a vice president of Patteri Entrepreneur Society. I’m also

working for Patteri Network, which is a part of ES, but not

the same thing. I graduated from KyAMK in May, being

alumni on International Business. I’m originally coming

from Austria. My hometown is located in the middle of the

Alps. Basically, my family is in tourist business so I have

an entrepreneurial background and that’s why what I do

for Patteri exactly fits my profile.

Why Finland?

My husband is Finnish. He is a professional ice-hockey

player and after he finished his hockey career, we’ve

decided to move to Finland. I wanted to make a second

degree, that’s why I came to KyAMK.

Ok, tell us something about your hobbies/interests.

What inspires you the most?

My interests? Well, for sure it is skiing – I’m a winter kind

of person. I love sports! My inspiration is my students

here, their talent and, of course, their entrepreneurial

mindset. I’m pretty passionate about that and my mission

is to get people to know more about entrepreneurship.

My other interests, for sure, is to read. My family is the

most important thing in my life: my husband and my little

daughter…of course my friend, I love them.

What does Patteri mean to you?

Patteri means a lot to me because it is an opportunity of

a lifetime for students to take their own life in their own

hands. That’s the vision we have to promote and that’s

what Patteri is about.

How long have you been a part of it?

I started to work for Patteri in 2013 in the spring, so it’s

like 1,5 years already.

How do you like your Patteri team, guys you collaborate with?

Oh, I love them! We are an extremely good team. We work

very efficiently, productively, but we also have a lot of fun,

which is the most important thing. It’s great to work with

my guys!

What are the benefits people who want to join Patteri

will definitely get?

Well, apart from having fun, they are getting a lot of ex-

perience and knowledge. For sure, they are getting their

entrepreneurial spirit. For example, someone is studying

marketing and wants to make an event, so you learn

something about marketing event organisation and all

these kinds of things at the same time. So, you gain a

lot of knowledge besides your normal study life and you

have an extra kind of work. You go «outside» and be fully

educated and motivated, an employer would be very

happy about that.

You has probably a lot of experience in Finland and you

see that people are eager to set their own businesses

here. So, is it the same in Austria?

No! In Finland it is a little bit easier to set up the business.

In Austria we have a lot of bureaucracy, in Finland, of

course, as well, but the start-up movement is way bigger

here than in Austria. That’s for sure because of the game

industry: the world leading game industry companies are

from Finland. For example, ‘Rovio’ or ‘Supercell’. Finland is

a very technological country, too, so it has more potential

in this field. //Text:Alena Kiianichenko, Photo:Patteri

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SABINE SUORSA

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TOOLS

bowl,rolling pin,baking pan,oven

1. Mix in warm milk, 1 tbsp. of sugar, yeast, 1 tbsp

of flour and leave for 15-20 minutes.

2. Add all the flour, salt, then 3/4 of softened butter

and make the dough.

3. Leave the dough in a warm place for 1 hour. Mix

the cinnamon and sugar.

4. Make from the finished dough flat rectangular form.

5. Coat the entire surface of the dough with butter

INGREDIENTS

500 g of flour,

200 ml milk

100 g butter,

10 g yeast

100 g sugar,

1 egg,

2 tablespoons of cinnamon

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CINNAMON BUNS

On 4th of October Scandinavian countries celebrated the day of cinnamon rolls!

and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture.

6. Roll dough into a roll. Slice the roulade on buns.

7. Put the cinnamon rolls at the covered baking

paper and greased pan at a distance of about 5 cm

apart. Then smear each muffin with beaten egg.

8. Bake cinnamon rolls in 200-210° C prehea-

ted oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Text:Diana Tykhonenko & Alexandra Ivchenkova

Photo:Iuliia Pogorelova

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MOVIE REVIEW INFO

10.10.2014.-16.10.2014.

STUDIO 123

Kymenlaaksonkatu 1

45700 Kuusankoski

05 3792082

www.studio123.fi

MUUMIT RIVIERALLA|(S)|8€|

every evening 17:15|1h16min

VADELMAVENEPAKOLAINEN|(7)|10€

every evening 18:54||1h34min

MIELENSÄPAHOITTAJA|(S)|10€

every evening 16:30, 18:30|1h43min

SECRET CINEMA-yllätysleffa|(12)|7€

Fri 19:45|?h?min

TRACKS|(12)|10€

Fri,Sat, Wed, Thu 17:00|1h52min

VIIRU JA PESONEN:Pikkukepposia ja

suurta ystävyyttä|(S)|8€

Sun-Tue 17:00|1h30min

GONE GIRL|(16)|10€

Sun-Mon 19:00|2h29min

A MOST WANTED MAN|(16)|10€

Sat,Tue-Thu 19:00|2h02min

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This movie is loosely based on a book by Alan Snow called „Here be monsters!“., brought

to us by studio Laika which has done Coraline and ParaNorman. It is basically about a kid

who gets taken by the fantastically creative creatures called Boxtrolls.

The trailer was cute and promised so much that I was very eager to see the rest. Once

reading it was from the same studio as Coraline, the expectations got pumped up. Unfor-

tunately, I was a bit disappointed.

Though a lovely movie, with fantastic artwork, cool characters and cute jokes, there was

something a bit lacking from it all. It did not have the depth of the story or something

substantially novel that I expected from it.

It was quite predictable and things resolved were very much expected. Most of all, I won-

der, how kids will be able to watch this movie. Though loads of fun, it had some seriously

scary/ gory stuff as well. A guy explodes in it. Literally. Explodes. For a kid that could be

quite a fright. Though, in comparison to Laikas previous movies, it is not quite as dark.

The Boxtrolls were phenomenal! Toothy, ugly little creatures, quirky and greatly named,

with their individual qualities and persistence kept me interested throughout. As far as

creatures go, this little buggers are innovative and they rock!

All in all, I can say that this is most definitely worth watching, but I would recommend

lowering your expectations.

THE BOXTROLLS(2014) / Director: Graham Annable / Genre: Animation / Star-

ring: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost / Rating:

Mattea

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KOUVOLA

10.10 Stratovarius

Starting 23.00

House Of Rock / Valtakatu 28

Tickets: 24€ / 28€

12.10 Open Skate! TryRoller Derby

Starting 13.00

Kuusankosken Urheilutalo / Uimahallintie 10

15.10 Ice Hockey: KooKoo – SaPKo

Starting 18.30

Kouvolan jäähalli / Topinkuja 1

Tickets: 20€ / 16€ / 12€ students

16.10 Student’s Board Game Night

Starting 18.00

Restaurant Aula, Hotel Vaakuna / Kouvola

KOTKA

10.10 Dj Anssi Honkanen

Starting 22.00

Amarillo Kotka / Keskuskatu 21

Free entrance till 24.00 / 7€

15.10 Elephant ball tournament 2014

Starting 15.30

KilpisenKenttä / Kotka

Free entrance

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11.10-19.10 The Carnival of Light

Linnanmäki / Helsinki

Free entrance to the park, tickets: From 35€

11.10 – 02.11 Circus Finlandia

KaisaniemenPuisto / Kaisankuja

Tickets: From 16€

more info: www.sirkusfinlandia.fi

17.10-19.10 I Love Me – Expo

Tickets: 18 € / 15€ / 11€

more info: www.messukeskus.com

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