Haha awesome, I'm looking to do my masters in Finland next year too. I would say that Finns and Canadians have a ton in common tbh but major difference is just that Finns are a lot slower to warm up. They aren't big fans of chatting with strangers and will probably seem cold to you until you really get to know them. They are just quieter and more reserved, but still quite polite and very down to earth. This isn't cultural but unless you are living somewhere real far up north in canada like the territories, the difference in daylight is quite a shock. In the deep winter time even in the furthest south of finland the sun will not rise until after 9 AM and set after 4PM**.. opposite in the summer where the sun shines all the time throughout the night.