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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 252 reviews |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Finland |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌫 -2°C 28°F + 💦 Damp (96%) = feels -5°C 23°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 39 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 29 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Etu-Töölö |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Itäsaaret |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Sonera |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 121 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Coffee House Asema-aukio |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 16% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 630,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $43,339 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Verkkokauppa |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Oikotie |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Finnair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Flybe Nordic |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Helsinki Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,791 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,432 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,838 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,668 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,222 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $265 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $2,039 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $96 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (152 listings) | $1,791 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $59 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,376 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,930 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $110,589 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 21-6° freezing | 30-1° freezing | 30-1° freezing | 468° cold | 5412° cool | 6820° mild | 6820° mild | 6619° mild | 5412° cool | 436° cold | 362° cold | 30-1° freezing |
| Real | 28-2° freezing | 362° very cold | 362° very cold | 489° cold | 5412° cool | 6720° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 5513° cool | 468° cold | 405° very cold | 373° very cold |
| Humidity | nice 64% | nice 70% | nice 66% | nice 54% | nice 59% | nice 60% | nice 61% | nice 68% | nice 69% | damp 71% | damp 71% | damp 72% |
| Rain | dry 32mm | dry 26mm | dry 36mm | dry 4mm | dry 41mm | dry 15mm | dry 38mm | dry 33mm | dry 41mm | rainy 77mm | dry 35mm | dry 48mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 89% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 74% | pockets 36% | cloudy 70% | pockets 47% | cloudy 64% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 68% | cloudy 86% | overcast 97% | overcast 93% |
| Air quality | clean 27 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 0 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 3 UVI | safe 3 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
| Nomad List members | 3 people | 4 people | 3 people | 5 people | 5 people | 3 people | 4 people | 4 people | 3 people | 2 people | 4 people | 3 people |
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I lived in Tallinn for four months. It's a great city overall. Life quality is excellent with transportations and everything else working excellently. I loved the fact that you can travel to other countries easily and inexpensively (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, etc.). At the same time, I think the city gets monotonous fast compared to other places where I lived in a similar size. Estonian people don't appear to be very active. It's understandable because most of them are hard-working and out
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -7° 19° -3° 27°AQI 19🚕3h$2,114 / mo27MbpsDoesn't matter what you're interested in, Saint Petersburg has it. It's the largest "small" city in Europe. Such a large population, but everything you want in nightlife and action is packed into several districts. Best city in Europe for nightlife. Not sure why nomadlist has "safety" as a con because it's safer than any western europe city and every american city. Cheaper than Thailand, but winter is COLD.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -6° 21° -6° 21°AQI 29✈️24min$1,389 / mo17MbpsVisited the small, cute part of RIGA's old town and the ART NOUVEAU architecture that is located a bit outside the center. Seemed quite juvenile + full of tourists during the summer of JULY 2019. Has a bit of that ex-comunist era inside the city.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -12° 10° -8° 17°AQI 41✈️29min$2,179 / mo19MbpsI absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -3° 27° -1° 29°AQI 17✈️32min$3,438 / mo40MbpsI 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
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -8° 18° -6° 21°AQI 10✈️43min$3,897 / mo27MbpsLiving here for a couple of years already. Cost of living information is very accurate, even surprised me :D But I can't agree with couple Cons. As mentioned in the older review, pretty much everyone speaks english, only some older folks (40+) doesn't. It's true that LGBT community isn't very popular, but I would not say that it's hostile. Lithuanians indeed are a bit closed in, but that's only till the first drink, then everyone becomes besties. If you struggle with making friends visit "Dzem P
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -16° 3° -12° 10°AQI 15✈️47min$2,164 / mo38MbpsI lived in Tallinn for four months. It's a great city overall. Life quality is excellent with transportations and everything else working excellently. I loved the fact that you can travel to other countries easily and inexpensively (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, etc.). At the same time, I think the city gets monotonous fast compared to other places where I lived in a similar size. Estonian people don't appear to be very active. It's understandable because most of them are hard-working and out
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -7° 19° -3° 27°AQI 19🚕3h$2,114 / mo27MbpsI absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -3° 27° -1° 29°AQI 17✈️32min$3,438 / mo40MbpsLondon is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 7° 44°AQI 38✈️2h$4,091 / mo19MbpsDoesn't matter what you're interested in, Saint Petersburg has it. It's the largest "small" city in Europe. Such a large population, but everything you want in nightlife and action is packed into several districts. Best city in Europe for nightlife. Not sure why nomadlist has "safety" as a con because it's safer than any western europe city and every american city. Cheaper than Thailand, but winter is COLD.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -6° 21° -6° 21°AQI 29✈️24min$1,389 / mo17MbpsBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -1° 30° 1° 34°AQI 23✈️1h$3,039 / mo33MbpsLisbon is the next remote work hub of Europe. There's many reasons why I think that: 1) it already has somewhat of a startup/tech scene because of the annual Web Summit conference 2) which means internet is fast, and there's lots of meetups and it's easy to make friends 3) it's relatively affordable for foreigners compared to Spain and the rest of Europe 4) Portuguese people are super friendly, a lot more friendly than in the rest of the Mediterranean and Europe 5) Lisbon is ideal to go on day/w
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 1✈️4h$2,056 / mo19MbpsI've been there in summer. I don't understand why the rate of walkability is bad, that is ridiculous. People are friendly and polite, if you want to find a job is easy, although opening a bank account to get your salary can take two months. There are plenty of coffees, restaurants and bars, often you need to book in advance (more if the weather is good), and they will rip you off. I knew this, and I went there with the plan of no-eating out, no coffee-out and no-party, but even the supermarket i
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -5° 23° -5° 24°AQI 33✈️1h$4,184 / mo39MbpsOne giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43°AQI 16✈️2h$4,457 / mo24MbpsI live here in Dublin and I disagree you should stay in Ballymun or Finglas. These places are dangerous. Very. Mobile operator Three is terrible. Vodafone tends to be a bit more expensive but to support your work it is the only one I recommend. Dublin and the whole of Ireland is charming and fun. It is not cheap. You will not regret coming over.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48°AQI 28✈️3h$3,729 / mo54MbpsDuring winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 36✈️3h$2,912 / mo29MbpsReally enjoying Seoul so far. It is very hard to make friends at first as not many people will speak English or are too afraid to. Maybe easier in Itaewon. For phone service, I was able to get month to month service on KT with unlimited data for only 35,000 won a month. Check out the desk with a sign in Thai on the electronics floor at IPark Mall connected to Yonsan station for this deal. They speak great English as well.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -6° 21° -3° 27°AQI 109😷✈️9h$2,369 / mo20MbpsI lived in Tallinn for four months. It's a great city overall. Life quality is excellent with transportations and everything else working excellently. I loved the fact that you can travel to other countries easily and inexpensively (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, etc.). At the same time, I think the city gets monotonous fast compared to other places where I lived in a similar size. Estonian people don't appear to be very active. It's understandable because most of them are hard-working and out
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -7° 19° -3° 27°AQI 19🚕3h$2,114 / mo🌇 Also went here157 peopleI absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -3° 27° -1° 29°AQI 17✈️32min$3,438 / mo🌇 Also went here159 peopleBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -1° 30° 1° 34°AQI 23✈️1h$3,039 / mo🌇 Also went here185 peopleI visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -2° 28° 0° 31°AQI 19✈️2h$2,116 / mo🌇 Also went here99 peopleVienna is nice if you're a tourist and want to see beautiful old architecture. And I guess it's nice if you want to live here for a long time, since it's quite safe and clean. But it's borderline impossible to live and work here short-term as a nomad. There's no good cafes to work from, the coworkings here are of extremely mediocre to bad quality here. Except for greaaaat Asian food, other food is difficult to get, there's either affordable takeaway fast food or expensive in-door fancy dining re
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -1° 30° 0° 32°AQI 45✈️2h$2,776 / mo🌇 Also went here121 peopleI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° -2° 29°AQI 47✈️2h$1,520 / mo🌇 Also went here122 peopleOne giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43°AQI 16✈️2h$4,457 / mo🌇 Also went here140 peopleLondon is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 7° 44°AQI 38✈️2h$4,091 / mo🌇 Also went here204 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 25✈️3h$4,280 / mo🌇 Also went here151 peopleDuring winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 36✈️3h$2,912 / mo🌇 Also went here171 peopleLisbon is the next remote work hub of Europe. There's many reasons why I think that: 1) it already has somewhat of a startup/tech scene because of the annual Web Summit conference 2) which means internet is fast, and there's lots of meetups and it's easy to make friends 3) it's relatively affordable for foreigners compared to Spain and the rest of Europe 4) Portuguese people are super friendly, a lot more friendly than in the rest of the Mediterranean and Europe 5) Lisbon is ideal to go on day/w
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 1✈️4h$2,056 / mo🌇 Also went here143 peopleHaving spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for two years, both are among my favorite cities in the world. Londoners are quite internationally and ethnically diverse, and seemingly better educated and more intellectual than New Yorkers in aggregate. The city very clean with a stunning mix of modern and historic architecture, and arguably has Europe's best public transit in terms of signage, availability, cleanliness and general efficiency. Meanw
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 40°AQI 55✈️9h$4,636 / mo🌇 Also went here132 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 27° 81°AQI 112😷✈️11h$1,454 / mo🌇 Also went here108 peopleThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 31° 88° 28° 83°AQI 49✈️12h$2,863 / mo🌇 Also went here100 people
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