Heh, I've lived abroad. I've lived in France and Hawaii, and I've travelled the world extensively. I know what to expect. I'm not gonna move to a 3rd world country like philippines or thailand.
I'm disgusted by the finnish taxing and social structure.
- I pay for welfare I never use
- I pay for public healthcare which is a piece of shit. I'm 'forced' to use private docs as the public ones are so incompetent and have 9 months queue.
- I pay outrageous mandatory fees regarding my company and I get like a cent of pension for every euro I pay and so forth.
- The legal system is a fucking joke, my mother's been in court for over 2 years trying to evict a tenant that hasn't paid rent since 2004.
I'm hard pressed to find anything good about finland except the safety regarding crime. + the USD is soon becoming worthless.. so each passing moment I work harder and get less money. I need to move somewhere that USD still holds some value (outside of europe).
Finland's perfect if you're poor/student/not-so-well-off, "unfortunately" I'm the one paying for that fun.
I've planned this thru, and there's really not many reasons to stay.