We interviewed Marita and asked some questions about their visit here in Ivalo.

Marita said that the first impression she had from Finland was somehow suprising. She had expected to face a cold climate and snowy landscape, but there wasn't any snow in the south of Finland. During the time they have been there, they had managed to experience various activities, for example Finnish sauna. Marita also said that they have been ice fishing and skiing - and also rolling in the snow after sauna!

When we asked about her impressions from our school, Marita said that the atmosphere in our school seemed to be calm and pupils quite diciplined.

Marita thinks the most suprising thing in Finland compared to Germany is the lifestyle. "Nature is very important to Finns and they like to live near it", Marita has noticed.

Maria Mäkelä and Mira Rantakeisu, 11th January 2007