The American dream is over: Why some first-generation Gen Zers are moving abroad
The American dream is over: Why some first-generation Gen Zers are moving abroad
The cost of health care and rent, as well as a chaotic political system, has these children of immigrants leaving the American dream behind to live elsewhere.
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Come to Finland, we are the happiest country, and we need more people.
Summer is full of mosquitoes and in winter you don't see sun at all.
Language is hard but English is well spoken. This adds complexity to getting citizenship, but you can get permanent residency by working here for five years, unless our xenophobic party doesn't increase that to eight years.
We are quiet people unless we are drunk.
Password in the border is pronouncing Sauna correctly (sau - na, not like soona, unless you are from Savo, where it is pronounced saana).
Edit: Here is a government site that lists jobs that you can apply as foreigners and move here with visa: https://www.workinfinland.com/en/
Y'all don't want us. Hard as f to move there unless you have specialized experience
Our population is at aging point were the large age groups are going to retire. If you can hold a wrench or use a computer, there is a work for you here.
Pay is of course 1/2 or 1/3 what it is in US, but because healthcare and education is totally free, it is pretty much the same.
Easiest way is to find a company that hires you first, because they can apply you for a working visa.
Here is a government site that list available jobs for foreigners: https://www.workinfinland.com/en/
There are open jobs like for chefs, electricians, nurses, coders, Santa's Elf (really, look it up) etc
I understand you think that but I literally was applying for jobs for like 6 months early this year. Not even a single response. I'm a decent data engineer with like 4 years of solid experience and a graduate degree. Could've just been my fault not applying to the right places though for sure. Anyway thanks for that link!
Strange, I would say that experienced data engineer would get hired here very quickly. My team was searching one senior and one junior data engineer 6 months ago, and got 0 applications for senior role. Junior we took directly from school desk.
I know that searching for job is quite painful, but that is quite global. Good luck.
I actually got a great job about a month ago :) but thank you! Maybe a couple of years here then I'll come by with some more of that juicy experience.
The first page of the jobs site linked literally has "restaurant worker". What the hell DOESN'T count as specialized experience to you? Ability to breathe?
Okay apply for it and see if they accept you genius I'm literally saying in practice it's not like oh hey I qualify this job I guess I work in Finland now
Got problem with your link:
Apparently there no jobs available.
You might need to wait for a second it to load, seems that they have coded it bit poorly that it shows that while it loads the results.
Quick question! I live in a town in the US that was heavily settled by Finnish people. Meaning saunas are kinda normal for the area and you see Finnish flags flying alongside the US ones.
Point is that I was told it's pronounced SOW-na. Sow pronounced like "OW." Is that true or are the Finnish-Americans fucking with me?
It is correct, sow-na might be hard because not sure do people know how to pronounce sow (female pig) correctly :). Other maybe better example is of "sour" without the r, and adding "na" on the end.
Thank you for verifying that for me! I'm never sure if they're just pulling my leg or not.
Finnish spelling is very consistent with its phonology. "a" and "u" are pronounced kind of similar to as they are in Italian or Spanish or something, except further back in the mouth. So yes
Finland sounds exactly like Minnesota! I'mn
I have met a lot of Finns and they are all pretty great. All a bit mad, but kind and fun.
Plus they don't mind when I make fun of their insane language. 😆
Can confirm, used to take the hydrofoil from Tallinn many times while living in Estonia.