Just saw your talk about Finland and found your perspective really fascinating and hit close to home, and now you’re sharing information on Lappeenranta! I personally love the small town vibe and it’s easier for me as a local but having only moved to Finland to join the army, and very much a stereotypical engineer, it also took me a long time to make friendships. Now in a much better place as well, still not that easy in Finland but for me the best part about Finland as a person with an engineering mindset is the ability to be open and honest with people and it being socially acceptable to not be dishonestly polite, as I’ve seen in some other cultures.
fair criticism, but your experiences should be a little bit expected moving to a relatively small city in a rather sparsely populated country - also a country known for the people not being too social. cheers
Germany is 1.06 times as big as Finland, Italy is 0.89 times as big as Finland, and Japan is 1.12 times as big as Finland, but those countries have much bigger population than 5,6 million people. No wonder if Finnish cities and towns are relatively small. Lappeenranta is currently the 14th biggest city in Finland with population of 73000. Thanks to internet you can be connected everywhere in the world even if you live in a small village. Besides it is usuallly cheaper to rent or buy a bigger apartment with the same amount of money in smaller cities than Helsinki. All the Finnish cities have a good local public transport especially busses, and bikes are also very useful if you don't have a car.
All the cities do not have good public transport lmao. I'm Finnish and love my country but comments like these that act like there's no problems or even differences with living here are just annoying
@@thedudefromrobloxx I have no reason to complain about public transport in Finland. A local bus drives nearby my apartment every 30 minutes if I need a car to get to the actual city centre. I have also two 7-speed gear cycles, and there are very good bicycle paths around the city. I don't live in Helsinki or in the countryside, and most Finnish provincial centres with universities have a good public transport as far as I know.
What can I say ? I’m a 71 year old ex Pat Brit retired in South of Portugal. All the U.S. peeps I meet here are checking it out to see if they would be able to live here cos they just can’t stay in the US anymore. Now that’s a big problem, not like your situation really. You said an awful lot in your lovely diatribe, good, heartfelt stuff, but honestly which problem are you trying to solve ? You’re young, fit, healthy, pretty. I’d be really chuffed if you were my daughter taking the World by the scruff of the neck and squeezing it mercilessly to get all the goodness out of it. wow, you can talk ! And it’s good talk, too. Honest, down to earth Engineer stuff ? No, not really. But it doesn’t matter what you do, just keep on living the truth and be you. God bless ❤ you’ll be fine 🎉
Location of LUT definately is very undesirable for sure, town being build along lake Saimaa being this really long string where im living in Tirilä region as the almost other end of city. So rarely i go past downtown to sammonlahti or skinnarila. Would love metro to this city, love it when i visit Helsinki. But still love this city and people i know in it, tho im local so dont have perspective as foreigner. Still i feel Lappeenranta is very good place for nature related stuff.
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen) has about 1,26 million inhabitants. TBH living in Lpr is way more chill, the logistics and cost of pretty much every form of recreational activitiy imaginable are in favour of lappeenRanta :)
Each to their own. To me living in apartment block feels very unnatural. There is no daily chores to spend your time on and to make you feel like you've done something... Couple that with a small city and there really is not much entertainment either.
It seems like the cost of living in the US is unbearable, well at least in some places. Summary of cost of living in New York, NY, United States: A family of four estimated monthly costs are 5,770.2€ (6,179.1$) without rent (using our estimator). A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,559.2€ (1,669.6$) without rent. New York is 51.7% more expensive than Helsinki (without rent, see our cost of living index). Rent in New York is, on average, 294.9% higher than in Helsinki. X Summary of cost of living in Los Angeles, CA, United States: A family of four estimated monthly costs are 4,491.7€ (4,809.9$) without rent (using our estimator). A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,240.3€ (1,328.2$) without rent. Los Angeles is 17.1% more expensive than Helsinki (without rent, see our cost of living index). Rent in Los Angeles is, on average, 150.3% higher than in Helsinki. X Summary of cost of living in San Francisco, CA, United States: A family of four estimated monthly costs are 5,254.3€ (5,626.6$) without rent (using our estimator). A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,453.3€ (1,556.3$) without rent. San Francisco is 37.7% more expensive than Helsinki (without rent, see our cost of living index). Rent in San Francisco is, on average, 204.1% higher than in Helsinki.
Social politics is the worst. Like I would pay so much money to not have to do any politicking (or machiavellian power games). But I guess it's the lacanian object a: trying to solve it only makes things worse. Just have to accept our burden and keep trodding forward.
A little hint. In our society, there is no pressure to compete in terms of income or education. We value our own peace and closeness to nature the most.
About Finland I was lied to. The summers are far more hot and long than you can possibly imagine. Summer is basically tropical. If you speak English you will have to keep quiet to avoid being friend zoned. So much for "distant" people.
The summers used to be cooler, but they have gotten much warmer recently, usually including very hot tall periods that were previously very rare to ever see
@@skadiidelskadoodel5121 everyone I talk to say this is normal. Now onto plus sides of Finland. Winters are long and are to be cherished. Indeed I use this time to read more. The distant chime of church bells on a silent Autumn day. Autumn is desperately beautiful and like all the best things in life far too short.
The few hot summers and cold winters of the past years have really been the result of a more continental climate or a high pressure prone weather that was never really common for such long periods of time - only during January/February and July/August. Now the cold weather has often run for 4 months from December to March and the hot sunny weather also from May to August. Obviously you get the odd low pressure front, it isn't Siberia or the midwest. But it used to be much more variable during these seasons. I'd say the autumn is more like proper finnish weather, just warmer.
Just saw your talk about Finland and found your perspective really fascinating and hit close to home, and now you’re sharing information on Lappeenranta!
I personally love the small town vibe and it’s easier for me as a local but having only moved to Finland to join the army, and very much a stereotypical engineer, it also took me a long time to make friendships. Now in a much better place as well, still not that easy in Finland but for me the best part about Finland as a person with an engineering mindset is the ability to be open and honest with people and it being socially acceptable to not be dishonestly polite, as I’ve seen in some other cultures.
I'm sure this niche is a bit more perspective, getting into South Karelia and all
fair criticism, but your experiences should be a little bit expected moving to a relatively small city in a rather sparsely populated country - also a country known for the people not being too social. cheers
but in the school cafeteria you can go back for seconds so it's the best university town
Germany is 1.06 times as big as Finland, Italy is 0.89 times as big as Finland, and Japan is 1.12 times as big as Finland, but those countries have much bigger population than 5,6 million people. No wonder if Finnish cities and towns are relatively small. Lappeenranta is currently the 14th biggest city in Finland with population of 73000. Thanks to internet you can be connected everywhere in the world even if you live in a small village. Besides it is usuallly cheaper to rent or buy a bigger apartment with the same amount of money in smaller cities than Helsinki. All the Finnish cities have a good local public transport especially busses, and bikes are also very useful if you don't have a car.
All the cities do not have good public transport lmao. I'm Finnish and love my country but comments like these that act like there's no problems or even differences with living here are just annoying
@@thedudefromrobloxx I have no reason to complain about public transport in Finland. A local bus drives nearby my apartment every 30 minutes if I need a car to get to the actual city centre. I have also two 7-speed gear cycles, and there are very good bicycle paths around the city. I don't live in Helsinki or in the countryside, and most Finnish provincial centres with universities have a good public transport as far as I know.
What can I say ? I’m a 71 year old ex Pat Brit retired in South of Portugal. All the U.S. peeps I meet here are checking it out to see if they would be able to live here cos they just can’t stay in the US anymore. Now that’s a big problem, not like your situation really. You said an awful lot in your lovely diatribe, good, heartfelt stuff, but honestly which problem are you trying to solve ? You’re young, fit, healthy, pretty. I’d be really chuffed if you were my daughter taking the World by the scruff of the neck and squeezing it mercilessly to get all the goodness out of it. wow, you can talk ! And it’s good talk, too. Honest, down to earth Engineer stuff ? No, not really. But it doesn’t matter what you do, just keep on living the truth and be you. God bless ❤ you’ll be fine 🎉
Location of LUT definately is very undesirable for sure, town being build along lake Saimaa being this really long string where im living in Tirilä region as the almost other end of city. So rarely i go past downtown to sammonlahti or skinnarila. Would love metro to this city, love it when i visit Helsinki. But still love this city and people i know in it, tho im local so dont have perspective as foreigner. Still i feel Lappeenranta is very good place for nature related stuff.
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen) has about 1,26 million inhabitants. TBH living in Lpr is way more chill, the logistics and cost of pretty much every form of recreational activitiy imaginable are in favour of lappeenRanta :)
I saw the title and thought that the "for Most Internationals" part was unnecessary
Each to their own. To me living in apartment block feels very unnatural. There is no daily chores to spend your time on and to make you feel like you've done something... Couple that with a small city and there really is not much entertainment either.
It seems like the cost of living in the US is unbearable, well at least in some places.
Summary of cost of living in New York, NY, United States:
A family of four estimated monthly costs are 5,770.2€ (6,179.1$) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,559.2€ (1,669.6$) without rent.
New York is 51.7% more expensive than Helsinki (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in New York is, on average, 294.9% higher than in Helsinki.
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Summary of cost of living in Los Angeles, CA, United States:
A family of four estimated monthly costs are 4,491.7€ (4,809.9$) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,240.3€ (1,328.2$) without rent.
Los Angeles is 17.1% more expensive than Helsinki (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Los Angeles is, on average, 150.3% higher than in Helsinki.
X
Summary of cost of living in San Francisco, CA, United States:
A family of four estimated monthly costs are 5,254.3€ (5,626.6$) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,453.3€ (1,556.3$) without rent.
San Francisco is 37.7% more expensive than Helsinki (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in San Francisco is, on average, 204.1% higher than in Helsinki.
This looks like Numbeo stats and I'd agree with these
Lies. I've heard there's a healthy Black Metal scene.
-Black Metal
-Healthy
😂
Social politics is the worst. Like I would pay so much money to not have to do any politicking (or machiavellian power games). But I guess it's the lacanian object a: trying to solve it only makes things worse. Just have to accept our burden and keep trodding forward.
A little hint. In our society, there is no pressure to compete in terms of income or education. We value our own peace and closeness to nature the most.
This is not in any way relevant to what was said in the video
About Finland I was lied to. The summers are far more hot and long than you can possibly imagine. Summer is basically tropical. If you speak English you will have to keep quiet to avoid being friend zoned. So much for "distant" people.
The summers used to be cooler, but they have gotten much warmer recently, usually including very hot tall periods that were previously very rare to ever see
@@skadiidelskadoodel5121 everyone I talk to say this is normal. Now onto plus sides of Finland. Winters are long and are to be cherished. Indeed I use this time to read more. The distant chime of church bells on a silent Autumn day. Autumn is desperately beautiful and like all the best things in life far too short.
What are you talking about???
The few hot summers and cold winters of the past years have really been the result of a more continental climate or a high pressure prone weather that was never really common for such long periods of time - only during January/February and July/August. Now the cold weather has often run for 4 months from December to March and the hot sunny weather also from May to August.
Obviously you get the odd low pressure front, it isn't Siberia or the midwest. But it used to be much more variable during these seasons. I'd say the autumn is more like proper finnish weather, just warmer.
🥡🥧🍦 a non emity! crunch time came, then went! thanks! 😁😎👍👍💪🙃👾