IS FINLAND EXPENSIVE?

For years, the BBC and the rest of the MSM have told you that the cost of living in the Nordic region is sky-high. A couple of days ago I had a chat with a guy who wanted to know whether this was true. In this video I show you how much things cost in Finland - food, beer, energy bills, transport, parking, taxes, etc. Some Finns claim that 'luxuries' are more expensive than other countries. However, a high proportion of Finns own second homes (Mokki) and even boats, jet skis, snowmobiles, and other things that they use at the weekends and on their long holidays.

[steve]

Thanks Nigel for the info, much appreciated.
On another note, 10 years ago I shared digs with this chap who travelled as a young man in the 80's.
When he was in Peru he kept bumping into these 3 guys with camera equipment so one day he asked them what they were filming.
They apologetically informed him that they were working for and paid by the Columbian government to travel around Peru videoing and taking pictures of poverty and anything bad that they came across in order that the Columbian government could use this as propaganda to cause unrest, hate etc towards the Peruvian people.
EG they would deliberately seek out beggars, victims of crime, murders etc.
As we now know, this has been going on for years by MSM!

[iluvb]

Many thanks for taking the time to enlighten us with this insight.
Finland seems to be a very sensible, tranquil place which lends itself to living a less complicated, more productive life. Also, it's easy to see how the ambience of many of your outdoor video locations readily provide a basis for contemplation and deep thinking.

[mantelikukkapenkki]

In Finland, necessities are quite cheap, but luxuries, on the other hand, are expensive. It is always wise to prefer locally produced goods and services over imported goods because, as Nigel already mentioned, then the money also remains in local circulation and not abroad

[Darhythmman]

Very informative and actually, sounds great!! Bravo and thank you 👍

[mandolinclash]

Watched a van life video the other day. A young couple travelled to Turkey and found a municipal campsite with parking for motorhomes, electric hook up, showers and toilets. you can only stay 3 days, but it was FREE.
Also there was a Zoo next to it, also FREE.

[jamesoftheisaacfamily]

Thank you for the comparisment Nigel !

[turpasauna]

Food prices have risen quite a bit during the last 3-4 years, but you absolutely can survive if you cook your own. Most of our traditional dishes are cheap to make. Edit: since somebody will always ask, there is no such thing as standard price for rent/property. You can pay rent anywhere from 100€ to 7000€, it depends on the location and renter and size of the home. In general, cities are most expensive.

[Rajamak]

My nickname that started at school when I was around 12 is a combination of 2 names the second of which is a corruption of my surname. Raja maki became Rajamaki. It turns out that this is an actual place in Finland that I now plan to visit at some point. There are large anti aircraft towers from the war that seem worth a visit on their own. I still use an abbreviated version of that name today as you can see. I am glad that it doesn’t seem out of my budget.👍😁

[MattieGorman]

I’m making plans to move to kualar lumpa Malaysia this year. I’ve now now come to the final conclusion there is no point living in the UK anymore! The living standards are going down inflation is rocketing! Our establishment is openly working against the people stripping of all the blessings that I grew up with. Malaysia is a fantastic country to live in so now is the time to leave with a heavy heart but leave I must. God bless Nigel❤

[Gillysmith-gc]

Hi Nigel, thank you for the different perspective. Definitely food for thought. After uk redundancy last year I’m now working part of the year in Italy & part in the Uk. Trying to decide on my next move. Would leave the uk immediately if it wasn’t for friends …. & my elderly parents.

[ImForwardlook]

Another example of the fact that not everyone is out to rip you off. I went to inspect my 30 year old Jeep and they claimed it had rust damage at the front ends of both rocker panels. Well, they were actually right, both sides had massive holes. I was recommended a local shop and was concerned about the cost naturally. Guy said that he knows a guy who can manufacture repair panels instead of welding everything from tiny bits. Imagine my shock when the bill was just 370 Euros including an oil change and showing the work at the inspection station. No doubts where I will take my vehicles in the future.

[summerstardust]

👍Loved this object lesson. Brought back a bit of nostalgia. People have lost their capacity to reason. Small towns back in the 50s used to eschew the corporate stores like Safeway in favor of local merchants. They knew to keep the money in the community and support local economies. My Grandpa and Grandma made a living selling their own home grown luscious produce at their card table stand at the end of their driveway. Later on in the 60s it became stylish to go to large metro areas like Denver to shop, spending extra time and money traveling on out of town shopping trips. Finally the big corporate stores came to town in the 70s and ran the small local merchants out of business, offering inferior wares at cut rates. Next in the 80s and 90s it finished off entire trade areas driving the last far flung rural hangers on down the drain. The attitude of big suppliers like Nike was people can drive 100 miles to Cheyenne to buy their athletc apparel and footwear. A small town store was even refused a Nike dealership. Now in many little towns the family owned stores are few and far between and people are forced to drive 100 miles to shop for inferior products and food. I'm camped at a small town and I patronize the tiny grocers whose prices are high because they feature quality local meats and baked goods. I hear many people complaining at the high prices and lack of selection and opting to spend half a day just to drive 100 miles to the big box stores in Phoenix to save $1 here or there on lousy imports while spending $100 on mileage. We have nobody to blame for the present economic tyranny but ourselves.

[stephenboyd]

When the Euro was introduced inflation in Europe went into overdrive, Spain - Italy - Greece - Portugal - all became way more expensive & I suspect VAT didn't help. But if you compare prices the supermarkets is not the place as it's the restaurant's that's more applicable, because if your visiting that's what you'll be using. A work mate went to Sweden on a trip & just sitting down for a burger & a coffee cost a huge amount, like four times as in the south of the UK / that was in the 90's mind.

[vintagecreationschannel]

Nigel could you cover the tax system at some point not to the extent of expert but just loosely? Very entertaining and informative video keep up the great work you are doing. Bravo!

[veeru_]

The seaside towns of England are total horrid dumps

[sheilasydneynotyerbizniz]

You think the UK is expensive? Try the Netherlands. We went on vacation to the UK in 2023 and were surprised to find that it was less expensive to us than like 20 y ago.

[freezedeve]

i buy all my food etc from K-Citymarket, they transport everything into my apartment by refrigerated car, i have used 2301€ on last 12 months, so that is less than 200€/month for food and toilet paper etc...

[btlfilmmedia]

I move tomorrow but like most of us its having the money todo it and survive

[YllaStar]

I remember walking into Jounin Kauppa in our village, claimed to be the largest supermarket in Finland, and picked up an Ecover toilet cleaner.
€15 in 2008 👀

[j-p.alanen]

It is easy to buy locally produced food in Pori, because ~25% of the open field vegetable crop of Finland comes from Satakunta. 50% of chicken meat and 98% of turkey meat comes from the region.

By comparison there are 18 regions + Åland in Finland. Most of them are not notable food producers.