Stereotypes about Finns and Finland

My name is Ernesta Porutyte, I am a lithuanian student at Vytautas Magnus university in the 3rd year of Baltic Region Cultures studies. I am writing my thesis about stereotypes about Finns and Finland of exchange students, who came to study in Finland. Please answer questions as comprehensively as you can, your answers are very important for my thesis. Thank you for your help!

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Gender

Age

Nationality

Home country

Field of study

How long are you living in Finland?

1. Have you heard stereotypes about Finns and Finland before you came here? Could you describe it in listed criteria: Finns character, personality traits

Behaviour

Habits

Hobbies

Language

Religious faith

Education

The nature in the country

Climate

Architecture

Food

Celebrations

Politics

Other.

How these stereotypes arised (for example, you got to know about it from friends, movies, media etc.)?

Did your opinions of these stereotypes change after you came to live in Finland? If yes, could you describe the changes in criteria below: Finns character, personality traits

Behaviour

Habits

Hobbies

Language

Religious faith

Education

The nature in the country

Climate

Architecture

Food

Celebrations

Politics

Other.

What changed your opinions and why?