He's absolutely right. As an American women who wants to start a family America is NOT the right country for me to be a nurturing loving mother. Our childcare sucks, our healthcare sucks, our schools suck, our worklife balance sucks, zero maternity leave. My personality is reserved and if you're reserved in America you don't fit in. Finland is one of the top countries that fits my personality and interests that I want to move to.
As an American who dated a Finnish guy. A lot of your points of living in Finland as someone who is ambitious and likes warm weather are what he talked about since he was thinking about moving to America (which he decided against due to safety) Sometimes people are born in the wrong country. Find the country that fits you and your values.
I'm from the UK and moved to Norway three years ago. I'm the opposite to you; I love the peaceful life, the nature, the cold winters, the light summer nights and dark winter days. I feel like I would get bored living somewhere where it's hot all the time. Even where I lived in England, winter is gradually disappearing due to global warming and summer heatwaves are starting to get unbearable. I'd lived in south-east England all my life before, and every town, every high street, every residential street, and every row of terrace houses looks pretty much the same. I feel like towns and houses in Norway and the Nordic countries have more variation, more character. Also in England I used to travel 20 minutes to enjoy the closest natural body of water. Here I see a fjord from my house. Also wages here are generally higher than in the UK, and you can rent a much larger house or flat for less money, at least outside of the main cities.
What a bunch of BS! I’m from the UK and this ‘winter is disappearing and the summer heatwaves are unbearable’ is absolutely laughable! It was snowing here 3 days ago and we’re in spring. You’d be lucky to see any heat in summer. Same last year which was the coldest I can ever remember. Get a grip.
@@joebloggs8292 I guess it depends on where in the UK you live. I'm from south-east England, and summers are definitely getting hotter. Growing up I remember seeing a few days in the high 20s and thinking it was hot. The past few years (before I moved away) we regularly saw temperatures in the low 30s. I was back home in 2022 and it hit 40C for the first time on record. Also growing up I remember getting a few days of snow every winter. The past ten years or so it's been more like every two or three years. This is just from my subjective recollection though.
I feel like I couldn't relate more to this video. I've grown up in Finland (Aland Islands) and feel like my opinion of this place is so different from people around me. I don't like the small thinking and lack of opportunites in entrepreneuership, but my biggest problem are the long dark winters, I feel like I can't spend my whole life suffering through the rough mental state I experience from the sun sometimes not showing for 2-3 weeks! I totally see the benefits of this country for a lot of people, but as you said it's right for some and not right for others.
100%, Finland is fantastic for many people, but for people like us it's not the right place - I too could never imagine going through the winters every year the rest of my life
I’m Italian, spent 29 years in the northeastern part of the country…. I liked it and hated it… moved to southern spain for 3 years, liked it and hated it, Switzerland for 1 year, liking and disliking it… now I’m in finland and 3 months in i’m loving it… the quietness, people not invading gout privacy and caring their own business, stunning nature, clean air (i’m in Espoo), warm but not hot summer days. So far i love everything about Finland! Except the terrible pineapple on any pizza… that is a sin for an italian… a personal confrontation to our food culture 😂 And I have also met many simly and sociable Finnish people (even more than me). I came here to find peace of mind and solitude soni can relax and enjoy nature and life. And so far it is working just fine! But you made a good decision to move out and explore the world! Keep doing it until you feel at home! We should all be free to move and stay where we like the most ❤
Agree on 2to 4 but I think Finland is pretty innovative with education technology etc.. so just thinking small would not have brought them there… German here and got a Finnish friend who moved to Germany more or less for the reasons 2to 4…
I just found your channel and learned you are another fast-talking Finn, like Joose the nomad (has a channel) do you know him? At what age did you learn English? I can't believe how fast you talk, it is like you are nervous, slow down, chill!
Great video. I've been living in Finland for 5 years now, and I love the pros of living here. But.....the cons of living in Finland are making me reconsider living here. These winters are too long for and harsh!!
Taxes aren't sort of a subscription, it is exactly that. You buy the right to use their services and cut out a living somewhere. Why do you think organized crime does racketeering, protection fees and why they have the concept of territories between bosses and other gangs? It's almost as if most human organizations are a microcosm of one another. If only you big thinkers actually took the time to study big ideas.
I think you are absolutely entitled to your opinion and whatever works foe you, go for it. However as Finn, I have lived in many coubtries, The Us, Turkey, some parts of Asia and going to be moving to Taiwan, cuz my fiance is Taiwanese. However I feel bad about leaving my country again and especially now, Independence day tomorrow, my family fought in the war for independence, I do not agree with lot of politics etc, but I love my country and no matter where I live, I am proud to be a Finn.
Hope you find what you are looking for. personally i love the winters and the vibe. ive visited myanmar, hongkong, thailand, australia, UK, Laos, Singapore, cambodia,etc etc in a backpacking journey i did when i was in my 20s for two years. when i came back to Finland i understood that what we have is actually really special and unique.. most people living here dont understand what they got for free and granted. I hope you find a place in this planet..
thats crazy didnt know you were finnish too haha but yeah you're 100% right. hoping to make a move myself soon, still stacking some experience before I leave 🤝
the average mindset of people is definitely very doomer, melancholic and despite finland being "happiest country in the world" the most common causes of death are still suicide and alcoholism for people under 70. it is no wonder if who ever was born without the mindset, escapes this country as soon as they can. I for one find fake happiness, small talk and plastic smiles to be infuriating. people who enjoy hearing them selves talk but have nothing to say, every interaction is like trying to get rid of a pestilential overtly friendly salesman.
I don't believe any happiness reports as they are all so subjective - what is objective is suicide stats. And my anecdotal experience definiely also suggests that people aren't actually that happy.
@@tuomaskiv Happiness reports are skewed in favor of countries with strong social safety nets like Finland, Sweden, Denmark etc. Ironically I find people in these countries to be amongst the most miserable in the world lol
I think sometimes we are just born in the wrong country 😃 I'm finnish and I generally love it here but... I have been strangely drawn to Britain since I was a little girl and especially those gorgeous old towns. Oh yeah and I'm an autumn person so rainy, cloudy and crispy weather is only big plus for me 😂 Maybe I win a lottery and move there when I'm old 😂
I can relate to this. As a South European who has lived in Finland for 16 years (which is WAY too long for someone used to shorter winters and a less "shy" people) the pass of time is more tortuous every year because every winter is worse than the previous one. Winter in Finland feels really like a mini-life-sentence where your only activities are work-home-gym. Nothing else. You end up just trapped in a 4-walled type of life.
Also your country is increasingly hosting a lot of Muslims from Middle East and Africa. Which is making the life very different. For instance I don’t take a taxi anymore because there’s a Muslim mafia operating the sector
Hello 👋🏻 hope you are well! I was living in Dubai 7 years,then we moved to Qatar ,we have baby 3 years old and now dreaming to move to Finland, we love nature and wants to spend our life there 😅
i'm fron chile, i love finland, i'd love to live there, but i also love my country, here i have perfect weather, nice people and i know the culture, but at the same time, we are going downhill, this country is now ruined, the problem? moving to finland is way too hard and way too costly, i'd have to learn finnish to at least being considered for job interviews, also weather there is just too cold (i like cold but i might not endure nothern europe cold) and it's too close to russia, i dunno i feel conflicted....
@S41GON yes it is but immigration and drug cartels has increased insecurity levels to an all time high, I mean it is not all extremely bad but we've never experienced something like this and also a bad economy and instability within the goverment, we are not as good today as we were before
Definitely agree with your points but like you said these pros and cons are very situationally dependent on the person in question. I’m from Finland but have lived most of my life in the SF Bay Area (dual citizen now) and I must say that the very competitive, entrepreneurial ecosystem there is actually quite toxic at times and many of my peers are extremely unhappy because of the pressure to outperform. In that sense, Finland’s focus on safety, security and balance is more conducive to overall well-being I would say
"I grew up in Canada and hated it. It was very similar to Finland, so it seems, but the winters are longer and colder. It sucked. I moved to the US 23 years ago, and I've lived in some of the most undesirable cities-small towns, redneck, and boring-but I would choose a crappy city over Canada any day of the week. You couldn't pay me to live there. I'd be happier sleeping in my car. Despite what people say about Americans, at least in America, people have a fire in their belly. Things are happening, and there's an energy in the air you can't find anywhere else. Good video. I like seeing videos like this because in America, we're sold on this idea that socialism is utopia. It's not. It's far from utopia.
@@freethinker3131 meaning Canadians lack a personality. They’re not passionate. They’re like oatmeal. Whereas Americans have strong personalities and you know where they stand with their opinions. Canadians just exist.
As a Finnish person and citizen myself, i tend to agree. It is a good country with good social infrastructures. But i just cant deal with the weather and the mindset of ppl. Finnish is world language and everyone speaks it.... Not. I am now 44 years old and i really have had it. The last month the bill for electricity was over 500 Euros. And that is just insane for someone who lives in 2 room apartment in a country where it dropped to -32c where i live. Not to mention the lack of sunlight in the winter months and the rainy summers. As you said, Finland may be a paradise for some, but a frozen hell for others.
@@auroraborealis3432 People are free to vote kokoomus out in the next elections. Do you always emigrate when the party you don't like wins the election?
I'm a Nigerian living in Nigeria where we pay indirect taxes and the tax rate ranges from 7% to 24%. In the future, I'll like to move to a country like Dubai that's tax-free.
Upea video! Tämä on niin totta. Itsekin muutin Espanjaan pois Suomesta huonon yrityskulttuurin ja mentaliteetin vuoksi. Kesän vietän Helsingissä kesä-elokuun ajan, mutta talven Emiraateissa ja kevään sekä syksyn Etelä-Euroopassa. Suomi ei valitettavasti ole muuttumassa, joten on pakko muuttaa pois. Mukava siellä on tietenkin käydä kakkukahvilla mamman luona ja viettää muutama kuukausi vuodesta. Hienoa nähdä toinen suomalainen, jolla on samanlainen mentaliteetti! PS. Olen itse ainoastaan äitini puolelta suomalainen, joten lähteminen Suomesta oli minulle äärimmäisen helppoa 🔥✈
He's absolutely right. As an American women who wants to start a family America is NOT the right country for me to be a nurturing loving mother. Our childcare sucks, our healthcare sucks, our schools suck, our worklife balance sucks, zero maternity leave. My personality is reserved and if you're reserved in America you don't fit in. Finland is one of the top countries that fits my personality and interests that I want to move to.
Yeah Finland is perfect for families!
As an American who dated a Finnish guy. A lot of your points of living in Finland as someone who is ambitious and likes warm weather are what he talked about since he was thinking about moving to America (which he decided against due to safety)
Sometimes people are born in the wrong country. Find the country that fits you and your values.
100%
I'm from the UK and moved to Norway three years ago. I'm the opposite to you; I love the peaceful life, the nature, the cold winters, the light summer nights and dark winter days. I feel like I would get bored living somewhere where it's hot all the time. Even where I lived in England, winter is gradually disappearing due to global warming and summer heatwaves are starting to get unbearable. I'd lived in south-east England all my life before, and every town, every high street, every residential street, and every row of terrace houses looks pretty much the same. I feel like towns and houses in Norway and the Nordic countries have more variation, more character. Also in England I used to travel 20 minutes to enjoy the closest natural body of water. Here I see a fjord from my house.
Also wages here are generally higher than in the UK, and you can rent a much larger house or flat for less money, at least outside of the main cities.
Great!
What a bunch of BS! I’m from the UK and this ‘winter is disappearing and the summer heatwaves are unbearable’ is absolutely laughable! It was snowing here 3 days ago and we’re in spring. You’d be lucky to see any heat in summer. Same last year which was the coldest I can ever remember. Get a grip.
@@joebloggs8292 I guess it depends on where in the UK you live. I'm from south-east England, and summers are definitely getting hotter. Growing up I remember seeing a few days in the high 20s and thinking it was hot. The past few years (before I moved away) we regularly saw temperatures in the low 30s. I was back home in 2022 and it hit 40C for the first time on record. Also growing up I remember getting a few days of snow every winter. The past ten years or so it's been more like every two or three years. This is just from my subjective recollection though.
I find it odd that at 2:05 you show Tallinn, Estonia and then later you talk about a 60% income tax rate. Have you actually ever lived in Finland?
Woopsie
bro was born there
I think the Finnish weather is some of the few pros in this country. It's nice to have distinct seasons, makes you appreciate the summer.
Yeah each to their own - I hate it haha
What summer?
Not when it’s -32 degrees??!!!
Yeah but the decent weather is only MAX 4 months. Other than that it's snowy
for me its the opposite. asia is too hot. i want to move to europe in the future.
Makes sense!
I feel like I couldn't relate more to this video. I've grown up in Finland (Aland Islands) and feel like my opinion of this place is so different from people around me. I don't like the small thinking and lack of opportunites in entrepreneuership, but my biggest problem are the long dark winters, I feel like I can't spend my whole life suffering through the rough mental state I experience from the sun sometimes not showing for 2-3 weeks!
I totally see the benefits of this country for a lot of people, but as you said it's right for some and not right for others.
100%, Finland is fantastic for many people, but for people like us it's not the right place - I too could never imagine going through the winters every year the rest of my life
You would get homeless people and being robbed all the time in California while paying the 45% tax
True
I’m Italian, spent 29 years in the northeastern part of the country…. I liked it and hated it… moved to southern spain for 3 years, liked it and hated it, Switzerland for 1 year, liking and disliking it… now I’m in finland and 3 months in i’m loving it… the quietness, people not invading gout privacy and caring their own business, stunning nature, clean air (i’m in Espoo), warm but not hot summer days. So far i love everything about Finland! Except the terrible pineapple on any pizza… that is a sin for an italian… a personal confrontation to our food culture 😂
And I have also met many simly and sociable Finnish people (even more than me). I came here to find peace of mind and solitude soni can relax and enjoy nature and life. And so far it is working just fine!
But you made a good decision to move out and explore the world! Keep doing it until you feel at home! We should all be free to move and stay where we like the most ❤
nice of you to visit but better that you left
i you can't walk a 10min distance you aren't dressed properly.
but yeah i agree weather is shit 3/4 of the year and taxes are bitch
Agree on 2to 4 but I think Finland is pretty innovative with education technology etc.. so just thinking small would not have brought them there… German here and got a Finnish friend who moved to Germany more or less for the reasons 2to 4…
Jokainen toki kokee asiat omalla tavallaan ja se ontäysin ymmärrettävää. Toivon sydämestäni et löydät sen sun paikan. Tsemppistä!
I just found your channel and learned you are another fast-talking Finn, like Joose the nomad (has a channel) do you know him? At what age did you learn English? I can't believe how fast you talk, it is like you are nervous, slow down, chill!
Great video. I've been living in Finland for 5 years now, and I love the pros of living here. But.....the cons of living in Finland are making me reconsider living here. These winters are too long for and harsh!!
Taxes aren't sort of a subscription, it is exactly that. You buy the right to use their services and cut out a living somewhere. Why do you think organized crime does racketeering, protection fees and why they have the concept of territories between bosses and other gangs? It's almost as if most human organizations are a microcosm of one another. If only you big thinkers actually took the time to study big ideas.
I think you are absolutely entitled to your opinion and whatever works foe you, go for it. However as Finn, I have lived in many coubtries, The Us, Turkey, some parts of Asia and going to be moving to Taiwan, cuz my fiance is Taiwanese. However I feel bad about leaving my country again and especially now, Independence day tomorrow, my family fought in the war for independence, I do not agree with lot of politics etc, but I love my country and no matter where I live, I am proud to be a Finn.
good for you.
Bro, moving to Taiwan NOW? Think it over, there is a high chance there will be a war in the next 4 years.....
Hope you find what you are looking for. personally i love the winters and the vibe. ive visited myanmar, hongkong, thailand, australia, UK, Laos, Singapore, cambodia,etc etc in a backpacking journey i did when i was in my 20s for two years. when i came back to Finland i understood that what we have is actually really special and unique.. most people living here dont understand what they got for free and granted. I hope you find a place in this planet..
Good for you! It's much better to try somewhere else if you don't feel at home, than think "what if..."
thats crazy didnt know you were finnish too haha but yeah you're 100% right.
hoping to make a move myself soon, still stacking some experience before I leave 🤝
Hello thomas, If someone want to move to finland and start a family is a good country to do so?
That 56,95 % tax is the highest it can be. The averige is around 30 to 40 %
the average mindset of people is definitely very doomer, melancholic and despite finland being "happiest country in the world" the most common causes of death are still suicide and alcoholism for people under 70.
it is no wonder if who ever was born without the mindset, escapes this country as soon as they can.
I for one find fake happiness, small talk and plastic smiles to be infuriating. people who enjoy hearing them selves talk but have nothing to say, every interaction is like trying to get rid of a pestilential overtly friendly salesman.
I don't believe any happiness reports as they are all so subjective - what is objective is suicide stats. And my anecdotal experience definiely also suggests that people aren't actually that happy.
@@tuomaskiv Happiness reports are skewed in favor of countries with strong social safety nets like Finland, Sweden, Denmark etc. Ironically I find people in these countries to be amongst the most miserable in the world lol
I, me and myself 😒
I think sometimes we are just born in the wrong country 😃 I'm finnish and I generally love it here but... I have been strangely drawn to Britain since I was a little girl and especially those gorgeous old towns. Oh yeah and I'm an autumn person so rainy, cloudy and crispy weather is only big plus for me 😂 Maybe I win a lottery and move there when I'm old 😂
Yeah I was def born in the wrong country haha - glad you like it there!
I can relate to this. As a South European who has lived in Finland for 16 years (which is WAY too long for someone used to shorter winters and a less "shy" people) the pass of time is more tortuous every year because every winter is worse than the previous one. Winter in Finland feels really like a mini-life-sentence where your only activities are work-home-gym. Nothing else. You end up just trapped in a 4-walled type of life.
yep 100%
Also your country is increasingly hosting a lot of Muslims from Middle East and Africa. Which is making the life very different. For instance I don’t take a taxi anymore because there’s a Muslim mafia operating the sector
big is actually quite small, always about his own gains and glory.
Hello 👋🏻 hope you are well!
I was living in Dubai 7 years,then we moved to Qatar ,we have baby 3 years old and now dreaming to move to Finland, we love nature and wants to spend our life there 😅
Great 👍
i'm fron chile, i love finland, i'd love to live there, but i also love my country, here i have perfect weather, nice people and i know the culture, but at the same time, we are going downhill, this country is now ruined, the problem? moving to finland is way too hard and way too costly, i'd have to learn finnish to at least being considered for job interviews, also weather there is just too cold (i like cold but i might not endure nothern europe cold) and it's too close to russia, i dunno i feel conflicted....
Really? Isn't Chile like the best country in South America when it comes to economy and standard of living???
@S41GON yes it is but immigration and drug cartels has increased insecurity levels to an all time high, I mean it is not all extremely bad but we've never experienced something like this and also a bad economy and instability within the goverment, we are not as good today as we were before
People think small in other countries too
Definitely agree with your points but like you said these pros and cons are very situationally dependent on the person in question. I’m from Finland but have lived most of my life in the SF Bay Area (dual citizen now) and I must say that the very competitive, entrepreneurial ecosystem there is actually quite toxic at times and many of my peers are extremely unhappy because of the pressure to outperform. In that sense, Finland’s focus on safety, security and balance is more conducive to overall well-being I would say
Yea, very dependent on what you personally want
I understand as young you're, you need to grow. But remember, when you getting older you'll getting homesick.
So basically you are a capitalist and not a socialist, that's why you left Finland and I respect that.
Indeed
Well I was planning to live in Helsinki
"I grew up in Canada and hated it. It was very similar to Finland, so it seems, but the winters are longer and colder. It sucked. I moved to the US 23 years ago, and I've lived in some of the most undesirable cities-small towns, redneck, and boring-but I would choose a crappy city over Canada any day of the week. You couldn't pay me to live there. I'd be happier sleeping in my car. Despite what people say about Americans, at least in America, people have a fire in their belly. Things are happening, and there's an energy in the air you can't find anywhere else. Good video. I like seeing videos like this because in America, we're sold on this idea that socialism is utopia. It's not. It's far from utopia.
“ fire in the belly “ can you elaborate more.
@@freethinker3131 meaning Canadians lack a personality. They’re not passionate. They’re like oatmeal. Whereas Americans have strong personalities and you know where they stand with their opinions. Canadians just exist.
But what is your business?
As a Finnish person and citizen myself, i tend to agree. It is a good country with good social infrastructures. But i just cant deal with the weather and the mindset of ppl. Finnish is world language and everyone speaks it.... Not.
I am now 44 years old and i really have had it.
The last month the bill for electricity was over 500 Euros. And that is just insane for someone who lives in 2 room apartment in a country where it dropped to -32c where i live. Not to mention the lack of sunlight in the winter months and the rainy summers.
As you said, Finland may be a paradise for some, but a frozen hell for others.
spot on
Watching from Kokkola 😊
You mentioned all the good reasons that motivate me to move to Finland! 😄
Wish You the best in Dubai, Thank You for moving here from Western Europe ! We need more people like You in Dubai 👍
for some reason I loved this video
Nice
I dont like the social scene......makes it more harder to blend in.And pipo are so proud of there language here.
Saisko saman englanniksi? :D
Finland is a free country, nobody is forced to live here! Young people are usually more ambitious, older people settle for the good things they have.
What good things? Do not make me laugh oh yesss kokoomus is cutting social welfare
@@auroraborealis3432 People are free to vote kokoomus out in the next elections. Do you always emigrate when the party you don't like wins the election?
If ‘British people are open and friendly’ Finland sounds like a scary place 😐
yep haha
That's total BS. Finnish people are most friendly when you get to know them
I'm a Nigerian living in Nigeria where we pay indirect taxes and the tax rate ranges from 7% to 24%.
In the future, I'll like to move to a country like Dubai that's tax-free.
Itselläkin suunnitelmissa lähteä joksikin aikaa juurikin tuon neljännen syyn takia
As an European living in Finland i am done with this place you did the best... I am planning to leave as soon as possible.
Upea video! Tämä on niin totta. Itsekin muutin Espanjaan pois Suomesta huonon yrityskulttuurin ja mentaliteetin vuoksi. Kesän vietän Helsingissä kesä-elokuun ajan, mutta talven Emiraateissa ja kevään sekä syksyn Etelä-Euroopassa. Suomi ei valitettavasti ole muuttumassa, joten on pakko muuttaa pois. Mukava siellä on tietenkin käydä kakkukahvilla mamman luona ja viettää muutama kuukausi vuodesta. Hienoa nähdä toinen suomalainen, jolla on samanlainen mentaliteetti! PS. Olen itse ainoastaan äitini puolelta suomalainen, joten lähteminen Suomesta oli minulle äärimmäisen helppoa 🔥✈
People places and things grow from small to big all the time. It takes someone like you to change things.
Good one bro❤
Ur racist bro
Wat
@@tuomaskiv hating on fins
he himself is Finnish...?@@tuomaskiv
Such a dumb comment.