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- In this video I explain the traditional Finnish student overalls that university students can be seen wearing around the country. In the video I go through the history of the overalls, who wears them and what kind of traditions are associated with them.
Overalls are usually worn by university students and students of universities of applied sciences. The overalls are an attire worn mainly at student parties and they are an easy outfit choice for various student events because they protect whatever clothes you have underneath them. This also means that you don't have to spend time on choosing what to wear, but you can simply focus on having a great time!
Student overalls explained:
0:00 Intro
1:08 History of student overalls
2:13 What are student overalls
3:34 The meaning behind student overall colors and insignias
5:38 How to decorate student overalls
7:12 Traditions and rituals
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When I moved back to Finland after 18 years abroad I had no idea what the color coded coverall people were. I wondered if they were dance teams but eventually I came to the conclusion they were competitive drinking teams. That explanation still makes most sense.
AFAIK you're not wrong :DD
This needs to become a worldwide custom, it is very practical. College parties can get messy at times ...
Not only that but it solves "what to wear" problem. Sure people have clothes underneath, but you fon need to flash out the fashion and just dress something comfy.
You are only not supposed to wash it..
I love the fact that in university of turku, history students get capes insted of overalls!
Thats actually a funny detail that many people dont know about 😅. Ive never seen these capes and it would be cool to see someone wear them so that i could an idea how they look like.
@@RoadtoFinnish i saw a professor/teacher wear a cape one time around vappu. it was ABSOLUTELY covered and even had strands of fabric flowing around to fit more patches, gotta say looked marvelous.
Those are so cool :D My friend actually a student there and has that cape, it is so dope!
Proud owner of the cape. It is very warm in the winter, but in the summer or spring you are a walking sauna
When I studied at Åbo Akademi University the main rule for when you're allowed to exchange a leg (of the overall) with someone was "if you have exchanged bodily fluids" 😄
I'm so happy that we Swedes are not the only ones wearing overalls in university circles
I think Finnish students like them because the overalls remind them of the coveralls/boiler suits that young children wear when outside. In countries like France the young children are dressed like mini adults with smart jackets and shirts. In Finland five year olds are put into padded boiler suits (which are considered "practical") and this practicality stays with Finns into studenthood.
Honestly kids dressed up like mini adults look so funny.
That's so cool! Finlad just gets more and more interesting in my eyes. Such a fun tradition! It reminds me of the times I used to go to schools that had uniforms. There was a tradition that people who were graduating that year collected signatures on their shirts on the last day of school. They walked around with a marker and had to give it to anyone who wanted to write something. Still have my shirt all covered with messy names, random words and silly drawings somewhere.
😄 that graduate shirt actually sounds like a lot of fun. I guess the idea is almost the same as with a year book or something similar.
There are so many small but cool things that are related to student culture that its impossible for me to cover them all even if I made a video per week about them. The idea behind these videos is to get you excited or at least a bit curious about them so that you can then be more proactive and perhaps look into them more yourself.
@@RoadtoFinnish The goal of sparking excitement accomplished! Thank you for a cheerful video :) Have a great day!
We had "Party Suits" (similar to flight suits or overalls) when I was in the Air Force stationed in Korea in 1982 ... it was kind of fun
This is another one of those "odd" Finnish things that are basically just common sense and when you think about it for like two seconds, you start wondering why other countries *aren't* doing the same things. See also: the "baby box" given to all new parents and their baby.
Norwegian high school students wear overalls very similar to these during the month of May during their last year of High school, during a time called "Russetiden". They also pimp out busses with party equipment and speakers and party all month. Very fun to see Finland has a similar thing.
Engineering students at University of Oulu has Wesibussi that is basically a party bus that is used during Wappu and other student party occasions! :D th-cam.com/video/jinWtkC1y7Y/w-d-xo.html
About badges: An oldschool method of getting the badges is trading them for another badges you might already have.
A very good point! Thanks for sharing this with everyone 👍
Brilliant! I am from Spain and this fall I will start my Master in Life Science at Aalto. I would love to be able to participate in the overalls. Thank you very much for your videos!
Hey Laura and congrats on being admitted to Aalto! Im sure you are going to have a great time in Finland during your studies 👍. Do tell me if you have any concerns or topics that you'd like me to make videos in the future. Its often a bit difficult for me to figure out what kind of things you guys are wondering about so any recommendations would be much appreciated.
@@RoadtoFinnish Well, the truth is that I'm very curious to know what your educational system is like. Between countries there is a lot of variation, for example the proximity with thr teacher (in Spain there are so many of us in class that the teacher doesn't know all of us, but I've heard that in other countries this is not the case), how the classes are organized, the breaks between classes, if study groups are created, if it is obligatory to attend all the classes, how is the exam period (here we don't have classes when we are in the exam period). I would also like to know about the different study places at Aalto (I've heard that the libraries are not open all day). Also, when do you have holidays?
I'm a little worried because of COVID-19 as I don't know if classes will be able to start normally or during the first semester they will have to be online.
And finally, I know there is an orientation week for new students and I would like to know about what this week consists of.
Thank you very much for everything and I hope you are al well there!!
Hey Laura and sorry for the slow reply. For some reason TH-cam doesnt give me notifications for comments in these threads so I only now noticed your questions.
Theres a lot here so ill break my answer into sections. All the questions are great and ill most likely make separate videos on most of them, but for now ill try to give you a short answer to each.
*Proximity to the professors*
Ive had a lot of different experiences with this topic. Basically this depends on the course and the point in which you are in your studies. Basically in the first two years of our Bachelor's studies most courses involve mass lectures with hundreds of students in the class. This means that there is no connection between individual students and their professors. However, when you progress with your studies and the closer you get to graduation, the smaller the classes are and the better you get to know your professors. Again, this would depend somewhat on your curriculum (e.g. I took such a large variety of classes that each was taught by a different person).
*How are classes organised*
This depends a lot on the school, the course and the lecturer. In business school some mass lectures that are held in auditoriums are up to 4-6 hours long and it is within the discretion of the professor to take breaks and to asses how long the breaks are and at what point he or she wants to hold them. If the class extends over lunch, the professor will most likely want to take a longer break (30-45min) for lunch but there are no specific or official break times. However, it is most common that classes are 1-1,5 hours long and timed so that people get lunch in between. This would all depend on how you plan your period and how many courses you take. Only a very few degree programmes follow a strict curriculum where everyone takes same courses at the same time and in most programmes you have a lot of flexibility in making your own personal study plan.
*Study groups*
Not 100% sure what you mean, but if this means study groups that get together after class to revise the topics, all of these are voluntary and student driven. I have never attended a single study group per say and students are fully independent with their studies and completing their courses.
*Are attendance in classes obligatory*
Depends on the course. Some do require attendance and some don't.
*Exam / evaluation period*
Exams are held usually every six weeks (each period lasts for approx six weeks), however, this would depend somewhat on the school. Normally there are no classes during exams weeks, but if you have to redo an exam, they are usually organised a week after the actual exam week and thus would go on top of the classes from the next period.
You can see the evaluation weeks at Aalto from the academic calendar here: into.aalto.fi/display/enopinnot/Academic+calendar+2020-2022
*About study places at Aalto*
There are a ton and I have to make a separate video about this topic. You are correct in that the library is not open for public all day, but students have access to parts of the library 24/7. In addition, students have access to most of the university premises 24/7 and in my experience the only places that are out of bounds for students off-hours are workshops that have machines that require attendance of a professor / staff member. One of these places is the metal and wood workshops where the machines can actually cause harm if not operated properly.
*About Covid-19 and how it impacts the start of your studies*
I don't really want to comment on this because there's no way to predict how this will be in September. Its not only about Aalto, but also about the Finnish government that sets the rules for immigration. And while Finland might start relaxing the rules, if other countries f*ck up theirs, Finland can't open up. So, we are literally in this together as a global society.
However, Finnish universities have really been successful in organising teaching remotely and if you are forced to start your studies remotely, im sure that its not going to be that bad. The only thing you are going to miss is the student activities - which is a shame, but again, out of our hands.
I hope I answered all the questions you had. Do let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to elaborate on 👍
@@RoadtoFinnish Thank you very much for taking the time to answer all my questions, you are very kind. Thanks to you now I understand better how university works there. I'm looking forward to start my Master and know your culture (from your videos I have been able to know quite a lot and I really want to live there to experience it myself, I love your way of seeing friendships and work). I also hope that we are all responsible and that we can overcome this pandemic as soon as possible. Again, thank you very much for your effort and for all the videos you make. Greetings!! Kiitos!!
Thank you! I was really curious about the overalls when I saw the students wear them on my university's site !
This was so interesting! I’ve never seen or heard of anything like this in the US. Very cool tradition! 😁
Thank you for telling us about this entertaining custom. In the U.S. these are called “coveralls.” Overalls are the type with shoulder straps, traditionally worn by farmers. Coveralls are worn by mechanics, so it makes sense the tradition started with engineering students.
I was going to point this out, also.
In Britain we call these overalls. The ones with shoulder tabs are called dungarees. We also call white coats (or similar cotton coats in other colours) overalls. Vive la difference!
In Finnish there is actually only one word for both overalls and coveralls: haalarit. I personally didn’t realise there was a distinction in UK and US English - learned something new now!
@@jeanb3872 ah weird, in the US dungarees is another word for jeans/denim
@@huwfylt ...and especially the denim pants worn by US Navy as a work uniform.
We did this when I went to university in Ontario Canada like...15 years ago.
We painted ours, and didn't have patches beyond one for our year, but the faculty colour tradition and wearing them to parties was the same!
What university was this? Was it just your program or throughout the entire school?
@@VeginMatt This was Queens in Kingston Ontario. All the faculties I can think of had their own coveralls with the faculty crest on the chest and a unique slogan on the butt.
Haha 15 years ago...of course they had slogans on bums. Thanks, those coveralls sound fun.
Back when I was a university student studying engineering in Canada (at the University of Western Ontario) in the mid 1980's I remember the senior students wearing them during frosh week and at a variety of parties throughout the year. I remember seeing a few white ones, but mostly they were blue. And yes, they got really dirty from the events but we didn't do badges.
What a lovely and practical tradition!
It's such an awesome custom. Loved my pink overall at Aalto, still got it after years of finishing uni, although my wife hates it. Too many memories knitted to it.
I studied at Åbo akademi and learned that the overalls become popular in the 80s as a sign of solidarity with workers.
A really neat culture for such a significant window in ones life. Very lovable.
There's something similar at Queen's University in Canada - there's a tradition for engineering students to wear leather jackets dyed purple and with loads of different patches on them for stuff they've done (usually involving copious amounts of drinking). Other faculties have jackets too, but it's the biggest deal for Engineering students.
I remember these overalls, but never understood them. This was a first. I don't recall ever being offered anything in regards to overalls at Oulun Yliopisto. So, I don't suppose I missed out on much. Too bad, though. Thank you, Oliver!!
That is a real fun tradition!
I love traditions like this.
I think the overalls are a great idea! In the United States many students (and former students) wear game bibs to football games.
I'm kind of sad that there isn't one for design students as far as I have read. I get that it's to promote individuality typical to their craft but it feels like they don't get a part in something fun.
I had my interview today...let's hope that turns out well!
Thank you for this awesome vid! I agree with everybody else, please more student culture
Yeah its kinda sad but on the other hand, ive understood that arts students have their own traditions + an amazing history that they cherish 👍.
Im keeping my fingers crossed that the interview went well 🤞. It would be awesome if you can let me know how it turns out.
@@RoadtoFinnish Will do of course!
Hey @@merileopardisaksassa7030 , I noticed that you had commented somewhere else that you were admitted to Aalto! Huge congrats on this news 👍🍾
Hey! Some arts and design students in Aalto actually wear a “Vapputakki”, which is a lab coat that we wear instead of the overalls. It’s a newish tradition - you should ask around!
This is a much better concept than the US varsity jacket, even though most would consider the warmth of a jacket a positive in a commonly perceived cold place like Finland. I really wish something like this could come stateside, as a replacement for the questionably distasteful onesie or pajamas for bar crawls. These overalls actually have a purpose and are practical instead of just novel, which Americana tragically always falls for.
Additionally, a much better take on a yearbook for mementos and milestones.
Some people turn the overalls into capes, jackets, skirts/dresses or trousers, it's quite cool. Overalls are pretty warm as they are loose so you cab pack alot of clothes under it.
@@smuot7635 wow, that's pretty awesome. I could see even just stashing it in the car as an emergency change of clothes.
This seems like an awesome tradition
Fortunately, nowadays more and more events are alcohol-free/optional, so you can participate and get patches without drinking a drop ☺️ And you don't only get patches from parties but different excursions, fairs, sports events, student union work etc. & of course there are tons of resellers from whom you can purchase pretty much anything you want; funny slogans, gender/sexual orientation patches, memes, reflective patches for dark winters!
Nice video, I go space engineering so my overall is black (objectively the coolest colour). Also Teknologföreningen at Aalto best organisation.
Thank you for this! Kiitos!
Glad you liked it!
We still have them on Chalmers (Engineer uni in Gothenburg/Sweden) but they're mainly for the members of certain committes/clubs and far from everyone has one. The color is generally depending on what programme/section one belong to but the design differs. For instance IT has cyan, EE has yellow, mechatronics gray, math/physics black and red etc.
That's cool! If we had that in the US, I would wear my overalls all the time, and I am sure there would be many beer stains on mine. Kiitos!
Ur r not allowed to wear them outside of student activity
When I was at what at the time was called HSE, in the late 1980's there were no rules about with whom you could exchange parts of your coverall. I have on my coveralls one red sleeve and one yellow sleeve. Several sew on pockets are of different colours as is the lower part of one leg.
This should be normal everywhere for college! I love it :)
In the US whenever I pull out my green overalls, I know that it's going to be a bad day usually involving rust and diesel fuel.
Finland is my favorite country and people in the world
Such a cool tradition
Very cool to learn more about Finnish student culture! Would also be interested in more videos about the topic 😊
I've also heard about overall baptism before you're allowed to wear it, is that also a thing at Aalto University?
Hey Sophie and thanks for the suggestion! Id love to make more videos about these topics in the future. I was actually supposed to make more vlog-type content specifically about overall baptism and the ceremony for receiving ones teekkari cap (Aalto has a nice blog about the subject here blogs.aalto.fi/studentambassadors/2018/03/27/journey-to-a-teekkari-cap/) but all the events where cancelled due to the Covid-19 restrictions 😕. Hopefully things get somewhat back to normal in the fall and I can get more material from these awesome events!
To your question about the overall baptism - all universities have their individual ceremonies or traditions related to this topic. Us business students don't really have that strong traditions nor do we have a separate ceremony attached to overalls while engineering students are much more traditional in this sense.
Thanks for answering and for sharing the blog post. It was very interesting to read about the teekkari cap as my Finnish friends study at UH and therefore don't have that cap 😊
And hopefully you'll be able to attend the events next year!
I’m sure I saw very young children in at least one of the Nordic countries wearing overalls. I think the overalls had an arctic survival element. I’m also thinking the use of the overalls continued into High School.
I so want a set of those overalls
I was wondering about the guys running around in overalls when I visited in October! (Ok, I did kinda work it out after a couple of days but I initially thought they were pizza delivery!)
There are two ways I have of keeping track of my student days, my police & medical records. For example-
Cop "Warm evening....sir."
Me 'Yahsss, positively tropical orificer.'
Cop "If you don't mind me asking...'Sir'...at what point exactly did you decide that with the exception of a road cone on your head, clothes were optional for your evening out?"
Me 'When I discovered that I'm Merlin the nudie wizard....'
Cop "Just get in the back of the van..."
You all look like a Formula1 race crew that got drunk, lol! I like it, very whimsical and fun.
We have these in certain unis in Canada like UOttawa or Carleton.
Reminds me of the metal/punk battlevests
Though I've yet to visit Finland (but would love to) I'm really into wearing what I call Wild Earth Suits [(c) J. Eiseman-Renyard 2019] to festivals, parties and performances. Similar to the student overall, they're one-piece (all with a main front zip, many have other fasteners too) in "camouflage" patterns, plus leaves, hippy flowers, butterflies, birds, fruits, insects, etc. It's kind of army camouflage mixed with flower-fairy; a concept that shouldn't work but actually does!
I wonder what Finnish students would think if I wore one while visiting...
Hello Oliver! Thank you for your work! As a lecturer contemplating the idea of moving to Finland, I find them really insightful. I have two questions:
- Does 'hazing' exist in Finland ?
- Do students consider not attending (some) classes acceptable practice? If yes, is it tolerated by university authorities?
Thanks a lot for your answers!
Nicolas
Hey Nicolas and thanks so much for the super interesting questions!
1. I would like to say that the definition for hazing depends quite a bit on the cultural context so i cant speak on behalf of everyone. Also, i need to state that there are currently a couple of very publicly reported discrimination cases that have happened in a select number of universities in Finland where either students or members of the staff have felt that they have have been discriminated against. These cases have not been about hazing (as it is commonly known e.g. in the US) but instead, these cases are investigated as discrimination.
Having said all of this, as a general rule of thumb - no, hazing does not exist in Finland. It is not a part of the university culture and hazing is in fact illegal in Finland.
Still as a disclaimer, the Finnish university culture does still have some remnants of the "olden days", many of which have been questioned and many of which are subject to change due to the cultural changes in the recent years (e.g. spurred by the #meetoo movement). Some of these old cultural aspects are remnants from the university culture dating to before the second world war when e.g. the role of women was quite different. This topic is very difficult to explain in short here in the comments, but to give you as simple of an example as possible, one of the big changes that is happening is in the student party culture. In Finland, singing academic drinking songs has been, and still is, a big part of the student culture. Many of old songs actually stem from over a hundred years back from a time when the role of women in the academics were seen a bit differently. On the other hand, due to the second world war and the war between Finland and Russia, many of the old songs stem from old marching songs that are not too favourable towards Russia or Russian citizens. Thus, some of these songs can no longer be considered appropriate and inline with the modern times. This is why many of the students organisations in Finland are officially updating their song books and other cultural norms to adhere with the current times and how our generation sees the world.
I hope this gave you some context around the first question 👍.
2. Yes and no. In Finland we have what we call "academic freedom" which means that university students have a complete freedom to pursue their studies as they see fit without anyone watching over their shoulder or making sure that they attend their classes. This means that students in Finland are very independent and they also have a significant amount of ownership and responsibility over their own studies.
Having said this, depending on your field of study, the degree programme that you are studying as well as on the courses that you are taking, you might still have classes with mandatory attendance. Some courses have more of them, some have none. E.g. i did most of my master's degree without a single mandatory class (this gave me flexibility to work part-time alongside my studies). However, even with the mandatory classes, no one cares if you attend or not (not the professors nor the university administrators). Students have complete freedom (and the responsibility) to pass their courses as they best seem fit. With mandatory classes its quite simple - miss enough classes and you will fail the course. No one will penalise you for this in the future nor will this have an impact on your grading if/when you retake the class. In Finland, you can retake a course as many times as you want as long as you graduate within the given time frame.
So in short, students in Finland have a lot of freedom and we are fully responsible for our own studies 👍
There are usually courses that have at least some mandatory classes. During my last few years I mostly studied home, I would say that I averaged 2-3 hours per day in the university.
As an American, the part that surprised me the most was the respect for the advertisements.
Here in USA, if a piece of university-provided gear has an advertisement on it, the first thing every student does is obliterate the advertisement. It's a point of pride.
(The only exceptions would be if there's a strict rule that the item can't be tampered with. Like a sports uniform.)
Maybe there is a little misunderstanding here. The overalls are not 'university-provided'. Every student acquires (and pays) their own. As for the advertisements, the student unions try to get as many as possible, as this is a way to finance some student events. Finding a lot of sponsored badges is a point of pride.What student would say no to extra cash?
It can be a lot of work for a student union to negotiate with the sponsors in order to have their logo on the coveralls and this partnership also makes the coveralls more affordable to buy because the sponsors will have covered some of the costs. Also in the other hand the sponsors are chosen by the student union, so they have had a chance to choose only the ones they respect and could see as potential future employers. So it wouldn’t make sense to be disrespectful
Yeah, the sponsors are negotiated by fellow students, and the proceedings from said sponsors lower the price of the overalls or contribute to other events. It would be disrespectful to cover them and make it harder for future students to get the sponsors.
I have been studying in 3 different universities of applied sciences on 4 separate occasions and I have yet to buy my first overall or go to the first party. Maybe next time when I go to study after I retire.
Intresting
Overall I think it's an interesting idea.
I don't know y but i think that overall thing was a genius idea.
Now I need to see if I can get these from Varestulica
That is a cool tradition! I wish we had something like that. I also love the idea that they can't be washed, LOL. BTW - you have a cool batch there: Get you ass off the couch. rotfl
Sponsors on overalls? My overall from linköping/sweden well we colored them ourselves and most also pained their insignias themselves, my nollegrupp however sent our to a fabric printing place for the insignia we designed.
Till exempel kemisterna vid Åbo Akademi färgar alltid sina egna halare och dom har också halare gjorda av bomull istället för synetmaterial. Tror att majoriteten av föreningarna har syntethalare, majoriteten i Åbo har åtmistone såna. Sen har inte alla föreningar sponsorer, exempelvis språkstuderanden vid ÅA har inte sponsorer, medan teologi eller statsvetenskap har. Vissa föreningar har broderier istället för tryck som emblem så det är nog vanligast att alla tryck eller broderier är färdigt gjorda då man får halaren, det är nog säkert pga sponsorerna också som det är enklare att bara trycka allt på en gång och dom som inte har sponsorer har ofta broderat emblem.
The engineers only wearing them to the top is something new and hasn't been a tradition when I started studying. Personal opinion is that I wear my overall to the top if I want to. If I would've wanted pants, I would've bought pants.
Saw young people wearing them everywhere in Helsinki! So cute and colourful! Absolutely loved it.
Btw, does anyone know what field of study is represented by bright light green uniforms? Is there a colour-code list of faculties to be found online?
Hey that would be either agronomy or forestry students if they studied in the Helsinki region. Alternatively some lost chemistry engineering students from Åbo Akademi University in Turku.
I wear these at work in construction because I get dirty. Mechanics wear them too and some other trades. But, everyone I know calls these coveralls. Overalls have straps that go over your shoulders and no sleeves and farmers wear those. Finland isn't weird, no matter what you say.
In British English you call those with straps dungarees and the whole body ones overalls. Most schools in Europe teach British English so it's obvious why he used overalls instead of coveralls. Most people have never even heard the word coveralls and more or less all Germanic languages use the loanword Overall/overalls etc with the same meaning as in British English.
I'm studying business in Iceland, we are apart of NESU so I do have overalls with about 111 badges.
😅 thats brilliant! Did you get the overalls as a present from a Finnish NESU delegation or do you guys actually have your own overalls in Iceland?
@@RoadtoFinnish NESU Iceland that's based in Iceland has their own. Though we are a small group and dont have overall events here, but we have two events that we partake in in Finland a year.
@@MrZG55 Oh thats really cool! Did not know that. I was actually never an active member of NESU myself but most of my friends were 😏
I've been to 7 confrancese sofar and I'm going to try to go to every I can untill I graduate, so I'll be back to Finland in October. I 100% recommended it to those that can go.
Wearing my Metropolia electrical engineering overalls while watching this ;D
I legit thought Oliver will throw the glass behind XD
Oh my god, this is so cringy 😅. I look like im ready to go to sleep after this filming is over.
Thanks for the video Oliver, it's pretty cool, I want to ask if you could explain to me from where I can get the origin of the funds document that migri requires in order to apply for the student residence permit since my father who will be my sponsor.
Hey Houssam and thanks again for a great question! I reached out to the immigration service and they gave me the following answer.
There is no separate document or form that you need to fill for the origin of the funds. Instead, you should provide Migri with the following documents as attachments in the visa application:
1. The contract of employment from your sponsor (for proof of employment)
2. A few months (6 should be enough) of payslips from your sponsor (for proof of paid salary)
3. Bank statements that show the transfer of funds from the sponsor to your personal bank account (for proof that the funds are in your personal use only)
If you send these, you should be fine. If Migri wants some extra information, they will contact you after you have submitted the visa application.
I hope this answered your question 👍
@@RoadtoFinnish Thank you so much Oliverr, you don't know how much you helped me through the whole situation since day 1, I appreciate your help and hardworking, forever greatful to you.
@@houssam2076 thanks so much for the nice words. Im just grateful that ive been of help. This process is not always easy and im just happy that this channel is fulfilling its purpose 👊
Hello Guys, i need your help asap, i was looking for an overall for my girlfriend as a present. Shes writing her master thesis at Aalto University and does not require one but i thougt it would be funny if she is able to collect badges etc as well. She is a Chemist and i was wondering what colour the deparute of natural science / chemistry has. I cant find any information and i dont want to get her a wrong colour..... so if someone knows plsssssss help me out. grettings Paul
Is this kinda like a Letterman Jacket in the USA?
Fourth rule was a bit surprise to me. Because I've seen non-engineer students also wearing them in full. When exactly that became a "rule"?
Ach so what ive understood is that this is a rather recent one. I heard about this in my third year when i was wondering why my fellow business students never wore their overalls up (with the exception of one student association at Aalto school of business). I have absolutely no idea where this rule has originated from but i can say thats its definitely not universally applied.
This was definitely not a rule in Mikkeli a decade ago.
Same here in Tampere. Although there was a joke going around, that we humanities students and students from the polytechnic (TAMK) wore the tops down to blend in with the engineering students (TTY).
@@TheRawrnstuff, neither was it at Kauppis in Helsinki in the 80's and 90's.
i am lil bit confused as to what is overalls, exactly? i always hade experience that they are kind of trousers with straps over shoulders, with bib-like feature, but here it seems that jacket is attached to trousers - or is it un-attachable? * detachable :)
In my experience, the terms "overalls" and "coveralls" are inconsistently interchangeable, and to some people, one of those words means the garment you're talking about, but the other word means the garment he is talking about (which is one single garment, not a jacket and trousers). But I don't think it has ever officially settled into one word for one garment, across the English-speaking world.
In British English overalls is the word used for coveralls and those with straps are called dungarees.
So Finland takes the star trek approach to clothing lol
I couldn't stop laughing. I kept waiting for it to be revealed as a joke but, no, it's quite serious.
I attended four universities. My overalls would be four-in-one, then?
Perhaps I will purchase some overalls if I can find a good supplier. I already have some badges to apply. I could wear the overalls to rock concerts.😄
HOw do you cope with Finnish winters?
The coveralls are supposed to be several sizes larger than your own size, and that so that you can stuff lots of warm clothing under them during winter.
What would happen if a student transfers to a different school or changes direction of studies? I’m loving learning about Finnish life.
Most likely you would buy a bew pair of coveralls to represent your current student community
Many people take for example a sleeve from the old overalls and sew it onto the new ones.
I know someone who changed his direction of studies and he just bought a new overall and removed all the patches from the old to be able to resow them on the new one. He sold the old one for cheaper to a new student.
Canada here, funny, a bottle opener?? our beer bottles are twist off here..😉
PLUS, I saw a badge on your overalls, Amsterdam XXX, whats that one all about.. or how or what you do to get that one bhahahahahaha 👅
They would actually be coveralls, overalls in America at least are entirely different
I assume in Finland they call them overalls
Most of the Finnish schools teach British English. That’s why we call them overalls. The American version of overalls (what farmers use) is actually called dungarees in British English
Indeed "in America". That doesn't really apply here, now does it?
Is it only for undergrads or masters too?
Oh this is for all students in finland 🙂. A good note here is that when we speak about university studies or students, that definition includes both bachelor’s and master’s students. We dont have a division between college and university, but rather, when you are admitted to study a bachelors degree at a university, you are also automatically admitted to do your masters 👍
@@RoadtoFinnish Hi, Thank you so much for your great videos. Is it just related to the students? What about Ph.D. students (researchers)?
I recieved my overalls during my first study year in University of Applied Sciences, I gratuated with a Bachelor degree.
Is it true that overalls are required so that the Finnish Gestapo can more easily identify
troublemakers????/
No
Hah, I spotted my brother in this video. Can't mistake the overalls.
Instead of saying "his or her" you can just say "their" its grammatically correct and more inclusive. Anyways this was very good video to watch as a soon to be international tutor :)
'It's' grammatically correct.
Its not only finland that has them so.. call them Finnish student overalls?
Overalls also have the added advantage of masking the odor of your average Finnish student.
I have my student loans to remind me of my good times in school..lol
What is the Finnish word for these overalls ?
Opiskelijahaalari
15 pieces of flair is the minimum
Need to sneak in a horna or kalmah patch...or at least i would
I don't see any female students. Do women wear overalls? Why or why not?
Yes. There are more female students in universities than in technical universities here in Finland.
Talk about weird, when in Rome...
Basically wearing a Facebook page of all your likes and interests.
😅 i think its best not to accept the friend request from your parents if this was the case
@@RoadtoFinnish I don't know.
If dad is buying the beer, I'm good with it!
Are you in any way related to Matt Damon 😅
That will never happen in USA , are you selling badges I want some! You guys are really into alcohol! Wow
Outerwear not overalls
Not sure what you mean with this 😄. In Finland these are called overalls.
Oh man ... we can buy a woolly faculty scarf thats it
Looks to be rather cold in the room you are in.
It's also important to note that only farmers and people from the rural areas such as Tampere uses them.
Just like the Finns to wear overalls so that their is no individuality. Very communist like
😂
But no one overall is like the other, you get patches to show what events you have participated in and what things you like, messages that people have written and an overall leg from the person you have slept with. Also very good from an environmental standpoint and very practical when partying since you can recognise your friends more easily and aren't destroying "good" clothes. Communist or not it's practical when partying.