Hi, my name is Oliver. I am a Snowy owl from the Ranua Zoo. In 2013 when I was one year old, ESN Lapland adopted me to Rovaniemi. In Rovaniemi I met lot of international students around a world. It was amazing to see so many different cultures here in Lapland. I also made so many friends during these years!


End of December 2017, I got letter from Brno Univesity and they finally accepted me to study in Brno. It was time to flight to Czech Republic. I spent new year in Prague and beginning of the January I went to Brno, where I did my lovely first ever exchange.


March 2018 I traveled to Costa Brava from Brno where was biggest ESN meeting on that year. It was wonderful place and I learn many things about ESN and I met many different mascots. After this trip I went back to Rovaniemi. When I arrived  to Rovaniemi there was about -20 degrees, but I was back at home ❤ In summer I was spenting holiday in Somero where I was relaxing and enjoying this abnormal weather. It was hottest summer in Finland what remember. I also knit some new clothes for me that I would need for the next semester here. 

Year 2019 was pretty cold, so my favourite place during that year was sauna. I went to sauna almost every day! I spent the summer time in Southern Finland, because here in Lapland the weather was too cold.

In 2025 spring when traveling to Helsinki to see my friends, I decided again to extend my stay in the south to enjoy the warmth and hospitality of Helsinki summer. However, my friends and family in Lapland missed me during my extended vacation, so I returned back to my nest in the ESN Lapland office in October, just in time for Halloween.

After spending my winter cozied up in the ESN Lapland office, watching the snow fall and temperatures drop, the warmth of the sun brought me first to the Turku Archipelago in February 2026, then later to Helsinki in March. It was so nice to see my friends again and have the sun warm up my feathers!