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| ⭐️ Total score | 9 reviews |
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| 😝 Fun | |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Finland |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 29 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 32 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 -13°C 9°F + 💦 Damp (98%) = feels -13°C 9°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 52 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 109 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Pop Up Company Jyväskylä |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Lounge |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Coffee House Jyväskylä |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $43,339 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Verkkokauppa |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Air BnB |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | AirBaltic |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Turkish Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | City of Jyväskylä |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,390 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,766 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,897 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,113 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,482 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,027 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $656 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $116 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $423 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $7 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 18-8° freezing | 10-12° freezing | 30-1° freezing | 394° cold | 5412° cool | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 6418° cool | 5010° cold | 436° cold | 341° cold | 12-11° freezing |
| Real | 23-5° freezing | 16-9° freezing | 341° very cold | 415° very cold | 5412° cool | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 6418° cool | 5111° cool | 468° cold | 373° very cold | 19-7° freezing |
| Humidity | damp 76% | nice 70% | damp 78% | damp 76% | damp 73% | nice 63% | nice 61% | nice 83% | damp 78% | damp 85% | damp 79% | damp 72% |
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| Rain | rainy 73mm | rainy 55mm | dry 32mm | rainy 56mm | rainy 95mm | dry 38mm | dry 29mm | rainy 127mm | dry 38mm | rainy 88mm | dry 45mm | dry 30mm |
| Cloud | overcast 98% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 56% | cloudy 54% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 76% | overcast 93% | cloudy 89% | cloudy 87% |
| Air quality | clean 11 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 16 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | clean 7 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 9 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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We stayed in Tampere for a month this summer and it was wonderful. My husband's father and family live in the area, so we've visited multiple times but this was the first time we went on an extended trip and worked remotely. Choose a place to stay where you're in walking distance of a public swimming beach so you can take a dip in the evening sunlight.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -15° 5° -12° 10°AQI 15✈️11min$3,913 / mo31Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -14° 7° -10° 15°AQI 25✈️19min$4,053 / mo32MbpsI've been here just under a week so it might be too early to comment on Helsinki, but so far I like it. I'd like to second what the review from 9 mths ago said: I can recommend Noli Studios, specifically the Herttoniemi one. I'll tell you more about Finland once I've been here longer.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -15° 5° -10° 15°AQI 27✈️19min$3,351 / mo31Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -13° 9° -10° 14°AQI 39✈️22min$3,501 / mo32MbpsI am a foreign student here in Oulu, and I am pretty sure that the scores should be updated. Such as Internet connection here is great, 60-100mbs at my workplace. The city is bike friendly and foreign friendly, much better than the east and the south part of Finland. The city is promoting startups and improving environment toward internationalisation, so the future is bright and worthy. There is not much nightlife activities to do besides drinking and dancing, but in the summer you can do sport
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -10° 14° -8° 18°AQI 4✈️25min$3,688 / mo32MbpsSummers in Tallinn are very pleasant (if not the best, tbh). There is no need for a car or a bus to move from one point to another in the city center. I've been working in Maakri area, which is local City. Really loved my time here, especially variety of quality food options available. My favourite upscale place to eat was FARM restaurant, which is a gem of a resto located in the beginning of Tallinn's Old Town. The restaurant is also the only provence style restaurant in the country, according
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -9° 16° -5° 23°AQI 46✈️25min$2,814 / mo73MbpsLove this city, very romantic and cool in the summer. but it is difficult to find a nice airbnb. it is too much small or too expensive for the quality. you will def have great time here. but unfortunately, I had problem to make friends here. some how, It seemed the locals were not quite interested in having communication or making forein friends even in the co-working space. I don't think this is because of the language barrier but...I cant explain this well. anyway, the city is great to stay f
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -13° 9° -10° 14°AQI 36✈️28min$1,612 / mo19Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -12° 10° -9° 16°AQI 63😷✈️35min$3,288 / mo33MbpsI and my family moved here from Saudi Arabia, Rovaniemi is a great city to live in with an amazing free education system. The people there are so nice, in cafes, restaurants or just if you bump into them on the street they are so friendly and willing to help. There are so much fun things to do in Rovaniemi.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -15° 5° -10° 14°AQI 13✈️38min$5,880 / mo46MbpsNice place to live, but for travel not sure. Things are very expensive if you want to stay in a hotel and eat out most of the time. Price for cafe is not that crazy but still not the reasonable. Not many fun places to go as a traveler. But if you have a place you can cook by yourself, have some friends to hang out, and enjoy simple and quite lifestyle, then I do recommend to come Stockholm. I'm enjoying a peaceful and calm daily life here!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -12° 10° -8° 18°AQI 2✈️42min$3,382 / mo185MbpsI stayed in spring, and outside old town I didn't encounter many tourists at all. The city was beautiful. I would recommend it for foodies, most things were very tasty and the prices weren't crazy high. Overall, a nice place to visit.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -7° 19° -4° 25°AQI 45✈️47min$2,692 / mo27Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -3° 27° 1° 33°AQI 17✈️1h$2,512 / mo37MbpsI've been here just under a week so it might be too early to comment on Helsinki, but so far I like it. I'd like to second what the review from 9 mths ago said: I can recommend Noli Studios, specifically the Herttoniemi one. I'll tell you more about Finland once I've been here longer.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -15° 5° -10° 15°AQI 27✈️19min$3,351 / mo31MbpsNew York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 19✈️9h$7,576 / mo128MbpsStayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 0° 33°AQI 158😷✈️2h$2,402 / mo119MbpsI recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 67😷✈️2h$5,604 / mo93MbpsDirty. Hospital system is atrocious. Its like having a bunch of shiny glossy hospitals with poorly educated doctors everywhere. Most people end up going to 'Quickcare ER' places that are plastered all over town. Lets put it this way... The school system fast tracks people to become teachers in almost no time at all & they still quit in droves all the time because kids are out of control. Las Vegas desperately tries to buy status & sophistication but its always cartoony and not organic. Its a tow
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 35✈️11h$4,506 / mo48MbpsHow did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 25✈️11h$5,653 / mo102MbpsLived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -9° 16° -5° 23°AQI 59😷✈️2h$3,180 / mo89MbpsSo… amazing food. Great public transportation. Very clean. But very conformist. Self expression limited. The irony of seeing an exhibit on graffiti, yet no actual graffiti in the streets. And the causal racism especially if you’re brown. You could be British born but still expect to be sat far away from everyone else at cocktail bars, experience comments and have weird assumptions made.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -3° 27° 0° 32°AQI 59😷✈️2h$4,267 / mo110MbpsAs a local, born and bred Joburger, I can tell you that there is a lot to love about this city if you know where to look. For the most part, it's orientated around suburbian living. The main city (Johannesburg CBD) is for the most part a no-go because of crime, but if you know some locals you should definitely check it out there are amazing restaurants, theatres and museums to experience there. Having lived here for 30+ years, I'd recommend checking out Sandton CBD, restaurants in Linden, Wand
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 28° 82° 30° 87°🥵AQI 99😷✈️13h$1,950 / mo15MbpsWas here in Mid-2023. Bali has completely changed from when I last visited in 2017. Full of arrogant influences and degenerate party people who are entitled and have no respect for the locals. Many Uber drivers told me they are starting to get annoyed because a lot of Westerners don’t respect anything…. Pollution and traffic are on the rise. It is turning into Kuta. Probably one of the least walkable places, forget walking on the sidewalk unless you want to get taken out. A lot of accidents
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°AQI 68😷✈️14h$1,977 / mo56MbpsI've been here just under a week so it might be too early to comment on Helsinki, but so far I like it. I'd like to second what the review from 9 mths ago said: I can recommend Noli Studios, specifically the Herttoniemi one. I'll tell you more about Finland once I've been here longer.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -15° 5° -10° 15°AQI 27✈️19min$3,351 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleLived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -9° 16° -5° 23°AQI 59😷✈️2h$3,180 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleIt's a pretty awesome place and next year will definitely stay for longer. So clean, has amazing people, and great culture
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -4° 25° -1° 29°AQI 18✈️3h$6,460 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleAthens is a fantastic city. Locals are friendly and food is fantastic. There isn't a huge amount to do, but for a short stay it's definitely worth the visit.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°AQI 127😷✈️4h$3,041 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleNew York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 19✈️9h$7,576 / mo🌇 Also went here13 peopleHong Kong is a great city with dense urban areas but also nature and hiking routes only 15 minutes away. There are restaurants for every taste and budget, from the best US fast casual chains to high end Michelin star restaurants. It's also extremely safe, despite recent political instability.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 84😷✈️10h$2,871 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleHow did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 25✈️11h$5,653 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleSo… amazing food. Great public transportation. Very clean. But very conformist. Self expression limited. The irony of seeing an exhibit on graffiti, yet no actual graffiti in the streets. And the causal racism especially if you’re brown. You could be British born but still expect to be sat far away from everyone else at cocktail bars, experience comments and have weird assumptions made.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 83°AQI 25✈️12h$4,047 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleBocas del Toro is an awesome place to come and work at. There are different places to stay and work in Bocas del Toro, throughout the archipelago that offer different experiences. Some places are more remote with high speed internet service, comfortable settings just a bit far so getting into town and enjoying the nightlife can be more difficult. If you want to stay in town there are some options in Bocas Town with co-working spaces like Selinas Hostel, but keep in mind there is a lively nightli
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵AQI 61😷✈️13h$3,108 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleCape Town is one of the best cities in the world. There are so many things to do in and around the city. The winelands in Stellenbosch and Constantia are a must-do. The people are very friendly. Cafe / restaurant scene is amazing. During my entire 3 month trip, I never once felt unsafe anywhere I went. If you're considering Cape Town, just do it - you won't regret it!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 33✈️14h$2,278 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
