15 Reasons I Love Living in Finland (Life in Finland as American)

In this video I'm sharing with you 15 reasons why I love living in Finland. ❤️ There are so many more reasons I love life here in Finland, so these are just a few that I could remember at the moment!

Which one of these reasons is the most "lovable" for you?

Follow along more of my journey as an American in Finland:

[tina]

I have been living in Northern Finland for the last two years and best thing for me is the generosity of people and the amount of new friendships I have formed, they feel more genuine than ever before. Everyone told me, that Finnish people are cold and I will have a hard time, but the opposite is true, of course it took a few months, but now it's really wonderful.

[ReflectionTool]

Have been to 60+ countries and Finland makes my top 5. It is tough to beat Norway, Switzerland and Japan; but I have absolutely loved every minute I have been in Finland. Just so nice, stable and interesting. I want to go back right this minute !!

[roderickburns]

Thank you for this video. Blessings upon you during your time in

[annepoitrineau]

I have a youtube spat with an American (USA) who does not understand we are ok paying taxes and are not obsessed by "more money" in continental Europe, with Finland being the best example of this philosophy. He thinks it is wonderful that there are 22 million millionaires in the USA. What's the point? How many cars/houses/garments/meals can you enjoy at any onetime? I am happy to think that my taxes mean fewer people will be homeless/destitute due to unpayable medical bills. And we feel safe, nobody to randomly shoot us, the freedom to walk everywhere, and if it is far, there is a train, a tram, a bus.

[Comanchedrive]

Thank you for sharing... I had no idea what I was missing living in Germany

[Red-Robin]

I would absolutely love to move to Finland! I’m always torn between shame and pride being an American we have good things but we have a whole lot of bad things too and it seems like other countries align more with what I believe in and I would really really love to move to one of them.

[HellofromFinland-bbp]

We love Finland, too! Thank you. Thank you so much!

[kalindukodagoda]

Your content is amazing and so authentic! You truly bring Finland to life for your viewers. Keep up the fantastic work!❤

[BRITTANYFREI]

Another American here! Hoping things improve but also loving the idea of Finland. LOL Just the clean tap water alone sounds like a DREAM! Our socialized healthcare here SUCKS in my experience (I was on it for the first few years of my first child's life along with my child and it was worse than just "rubbing dirt on it" and saying a prayer. ) I LOVE learning new things, swimming in winter (especially because where we live other people don't dare!) I too have an intimidating look but can be very friendly (when in the mood ofc.) I must be Finnish! 😄 Thank you for the information, blessings!

[ronniesan]

I grew up in Germany but never visited Finland. Looks really nice there! I hope to visit soon! Do they have a college where you can go to learn the language? Im from the US btw

[rhodesvilleacres]

Terve! I've always been told that I am half Finnish. It would be amazing to live in Finland, but my husband would never leave the states. We live in Alabama currently, but I am originally from California. Public transportation is pretty normal there, but definitely not in Alabama. There is hardly sidewalks here lol. Kiitos ja onnea. (duolingo knowledge lol).

[MiskaVlogi]

It's a great blessing to live in Finland and as a finnish person it's sometimes hard to appreciate the things that are so good here. However there are some really deep problems in this country. I feel like many people live in this "bubble" if they have only lived in the biggest cities (Helsinki, Turku, Tampere etc). Helsinki especially is a really cosmopolitan city where you are not judged based on your appearance or such things. But when you go to the countryside or some smaller city people are often racist and really prejudice. Anything outside the "norm", like being gay or from immigrant background is sometimes openly ridiculed in school, work or even the military. Public transportation is AMAZING in Helsinki but it sucks in the rest of the country. I'm from Eastern Finland and it was really common experience that if you missed the first bus in the morning there was no point in going to school because the next one leaves in 3-6 hours. There is also a great inequality when it comes to opportunities depending where you live. In rural areas healthcare sucks. You have to wait months to get treatment and even in emergency situations the closest hospital is sometimes hours away. There are no diversity in jobs in large parts of the country. Only work that is available is nursing or factory work. I grant that Finland has pretty good healthcare overall but it's still really segregated. Then there is the elephant in the room which is the finnish government. The current government is actively promoting populist racist ideology. This is not a conspiracy just look up what the True Fins (perussuomalaiset) are promoting. The government is also cutting support from single parents, students, low income workers, art, public healthcare, disabled etc. etc. In short they are actively hurting the most vulnerable financially and otherwise. Also the sentiment that Finland is the happiest country in the world is based on living quality not actual "happiness". Finland has a huge alcohol and drug abuse problem. Older people tend to abuse alcohol and younger abuse drugs. Finland has the third or forth highest drug mortality rates in Europe.

Even though I brought all these problems up I still feel extremely blessed and happy to live in Finland. This is a great and loving country and I truly hope that these problems are solved in the future. I just wanted to bring this up because many people have this picture in their minds that Finland is an utopian society where everyone is wealthy, kind and happy and this is sadly not the reality.

[johnauvin]

Good summary . Nice job explaining a country in 10 minutes.

[Miche]

Great video! How did you decide to move there, and can you make a video about visas and moving?

[Levin.Hoffmann]

I love everything about finland but the weather 🥶

[torpmorp]

Please stay! You can strive for richness here too, I you so want. It, of course, might be easier in the US, but we need people like you. (And you’re very pretty).

[TheSuiteView]

Hi Jade. I came across your YouTube channel while researching Finland. I'm a luxury travel writer for several luxury lifestyle magazines, and I am considering doing a feature about luxury in Finland. Does it exist? Also, I visit Norway almost every year and I love it. Have you visited Norway? I'm interested in knowing how they compare to each other.

[Andrew-pxxs]

omg yes queen! More americans should experience Finland, seriously come live here

[Sindrijo]

"When none of us are poor, we are all richer."

What I mean is that when your taxes pay for a safe and stable society, you get something in return which would be difficult or impossible to get elsewhere. I'm not saying everyone has to be the same, but the excesses of the few must not undermine the quality of life of the many.

If you can deliver the basics needed for everyone to have a respectable life and help those that are in need, everyone has to worry less.

[JukkaValkonen_]

Olen aina ihmetellyt eroa suomalaisen auton katsastuksen ja amerikkalaisen autonkatsastuksen välillä. Tai enemmänkin sitä että onko amerikassa ylipäätään autojen katsastusta (technical inspections) samalla tavalla kuin suomessa. Suomessa aiheesta on tehty lukemattomia komedia sketsejä, lauluja ja yksi elokuvakin; Katsastus. Voisitko tehdä videon tästä?