헬싱키

헬싱키에 약 5년정도 거주하고 핀란드에 약 10년 정도 거주하면서 지내는 사람으로서, 헬싱키는 특히 더 자신만의 삶을 꾸려나가기 좋은 도시라고 생각합니다. 직장을 다니면서도 훌륭한 워라벨 덕분에, 자신만의 프로젝트를 진행하기에 큰 무리가 없고, 취미를 가지는게 이 사회에 중요한 요소인만큼 다양한 취미를 굉장히 좋은 가격에 즐길 수도 있습니다. 인구밀집도에 비해, 대중교통망이 잘 되어 있어서 자가가 없어도 헬싱키안에서 이동하기에도 큰 무리가 없습니다. 단점이라고 하자면, 아무래도 변덕스러운 날씨, 긴 겨울, 높은 세율정도가 될 수 있을 것 같은데 크게 부자가 되는것에 욕심이 없고, 평화롭고 여유로운 삶을 원한다면 전 개인적으로 헬싱키를 추천하고 싶습니다.

Having lived in Helsinki for the past two years there are not many things to complain. First of all, it is safe and stable environment. It’s okay to walk around the city at night (except some bad neighborhood. The opportunities for doing indoor hobbies are great. There are gyms, swimming pools, climbing centers, etc. around and they are relatively affordable. Meeting new people can sometimes be...See more hard as Finna are not usually the ones to strike a conversation with you first. There’s no small talk and people can seem cold at a distance. The biggest downside of living here is the dark winter. You will feel like a vampire living underground and it’s very easy to mess up your biological clock. Also it’s very common to haves slush for extended periods of time so you’d better have some proper boots. Secondly, the taxation of higher incomes is very high and you will be paying up to 30-50% income tax depending on your salary. All this while using the public health services is degrading and it’s very hard to get treated in the public health services unless you are almost dying of a heart attack. Overall, it’s a place with clean air and safe environment, but there are also a bunch of downsides.

Helsinki is very safe, but pricy and not many places to visit for tourists. But in general it is nice.

It is not so easy to become friends with Finns typically, but in Helsinki people are more open minded people and there are more English speaking jobs. I can confidently say it is the best city to live in Finland. But just keep in mind that the weather in winter here is bad though