Why I Left my Home Country Forever 

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

So basically you are a capitalist and not a socialist, that's why you left Finland and I respect that.

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 🤝

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..

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?

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…

Good for you! It's much better to try somewhere else if you don't feel at home, than think "what if..."

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 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.

You would get homeless people and being robbed all the time in California while paying the 45% tax

for some reason I loved this video

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

for me its the opposite. asia is too hot. i want to move to europe in the future.

Wish You the best in Dubai, Thank You for moving here from Western Europe ! We need more people like You in Dubai 👍

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.

Watching from Kokkola 😊

nice of you to visit but better that you left

Jokainen toki kokee asiat omalla tavallaan ja se ontäysin ymmärrettävää. Toivon sydämestäni et löydät sen sun paikan. Tsemppistä!

I understand as young you're, you need to grow. But remember, when you getting older you'll getting homesick.

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....

People think small in other countries too

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

Nice

I, me and myself 😒

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.

But what is your business?

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.

I dont like the social scene......makes it more harder to blend in.And pipo are so proud of there language here.

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.

If ‘British people are open and friendly’ Finland sounds like a scary place 😐

"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.

Good one bro❤

Itselläkin suunnitelmissa lähteä joksikin aikaa juurikin tuon neljännen syyn takia

People places and things grow from small to big all the time. It takes someone like you to change things.

Ur racist bro