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Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:43:05 -0800
whiteguyinchina from private IP,
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I gave up my career at 55 to move to a cabin in Finland with my best friend. I
get why locals are so happy — now I am, too.
https://www.businessinsider.com/left-stressful-job-moved-to-finland-with-best-friend-2025-2
My advice to others who want to make a big change is to take it day by day. If
you end up unhappy or it wasn't what you expected, you can always try something
different.
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:54:42 -0800
zerosugar from private IP
Reply #16440130 Some of those towns in eastern
Finland are super cozy and have really 80s vibes. I loved how they did karaoke
and thought summer sunsets at 12 am were the craziest thing I ever experienced.
If I had been there a month earlier, I think it would have always been daylight.
Helsinki was too industrial for me and sort of depressing, I really liked Kitee
though. More of a Baltic feel versus a Nordic/Scandi feel. I ended up in Kitee
because this guy was a Nightwish fan. Metal is sooooo NOT my thing, but it was
still an interesting trip. I really don't like how they eat fishy fish in
Finland though. As I get older, I realize I'm not too much of a seafood person.
I mean I like some things like sushi sometimes and calamari and baccala on
Christmas Eve, although now I opt for the unsalted cod. Otherwise, I can do
without all that super fishy seafood. I sometimes like fried cod sandwiches and
fish and chips, but the fish in Finland was just too fishy. My best meal was at
this Russian restaurant in Helsinki when I ate blini.
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:58:28 -0800
zerosugar from private IP
Reply #13096405 Another thing about Finland is
that soooo many women in Helsinki looked like models. In Kitee they had more
baltic looks and were a bit frumpier and more country like, but wow what an
interesting experience. I have never been to Lapland though and would love to
see it one day. Finland is also really foresty and no mountains it seems.
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:13:24 -0800
whiteguyinchina from private IP
Reply #14174411 I spent some time in Scandinavia.
Prefer it to Germany and Denmark.
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:02:45 -0800
shithead from private IP
Reply #11674465 Eh. My dad was from Norway -
northern Norway. Nice to visit, but always with departure in mind. I don't do
high latitudes longterm.
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