2.55/5
60 reviews
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Rovaniemi

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I 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.

7 years ago

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ 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

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets very cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

-1014°
freezing

-1112°
freezing

-425°
freezing

0°
freezing

745°
cold

1254°
cool

1966°
mild

1559°
cool

846°
cold

134°
cold

-228°
freezing

-818°
freezing

Real (median)

-1014°
freezing

-1113°
freezing

-327°
freezing

032°
freezing

745°
cold

1254°
cool

1965°
mild

1558°
cool

846°
cold

236°
very cold

-228°
freezing

-818°
freezing

Humidity

damp
85%

damp
82%

damp
80%

damp
79%

nice
59%

nice
64%

damp
74%

damp
81%

damp
91%

damp
87%

Most common

Rain

dry
46mm

dry
34mm

dry
35mm

dry
38mm

rainy
65mm

rainy
54mm

dry
39mm

rainy
86mm

rainy
67mm

rainy
57mm

dry
35mm

dry
50mm

Cloud

pockets
47%

pockets
38%

pockets
34%

pockets
35%

pockets
43%

pockets
33%

pockets
34%

pockets
43%

pockets
40%

pockets
49%

pockets
44%

pockets
43%

Remote workers

1,400 people

771 people

1,200 people

600 people

900 people

800 people

600 people

1,800 people

900 people

1,200 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Tromso

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

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🌤 Feels -5° 23° -1° 30°

✈️36min

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Jyvaskyla

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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🌨 Feels -5° 23° -2° 28° AQI 13

✈️38min

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Tampere

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

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🌨 Feels -3° 27° 0° 33° AQI 29

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Turku

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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👍 Liked very bad

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🌨 Feels 1° 34° 3° 37° AQI 13

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Espoo

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🌨 Feels -5° 23° -1° 30° AQI 45

✈️56min

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Helsinki

Finland

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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👍 Liked good

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🌨 Feels -4° 25° -1° 29° AQI 28

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Saint Petersburg

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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✈️1h

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Tallinn

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👍 Liked good

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🌨 Feels -4° 25° 0° 32° AQI 31

✈️1h

$2,893 / mo

33 Mbps

Trondheim

Norway

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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🌦 Feels 3° 37° 4° 39° AQI 54 😷

✈️1h

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42 Mbps

Stockholm

Sweden

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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🌦 Feels 1° 34° 4° 39° AQI 30

✈️1h

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Tartu

Estonia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

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🌨 Feels -4° 25° -1° 31° AQI 57 😷

✈️1h

$3,049 / mo

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Helsinki

Finland

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌨 Feels -4° 25° -1° 29° AQI 28

✈️56min

$3,603 / mo

25 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 55 😷

✈️5h

$3,936 / mo

38 Mbps

Stockholm

Sweden

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 1° 34° 4° 39° AQI 30

✈️1h

$4,021 / mo

34 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌥 Feels 43° 109° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 86 😷

✈️11h

$1,637 / mo

24 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°

✈️5h

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34 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 70 😷

✈️3h

$5,767 / mo

23 Mbps

Constanta

Romania

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°

✈️3h

$2,681 / mo

40 Mbps

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 137 😷

✈️7h

$3,626 / mo

10 Mbps

Hamburg

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 50

✈️2h

$4,296 / mo

28 Mbps

Oslo

Norway

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 3° 37° 4° 39° AQI 8

✈️1h

$5,527 / mo

42 Mbps

Bucharest

Romania

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️3h

$2,337 / mo

52 Mbps

Warsaw

Poland

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 2° 36° 4° 40° AQI 73 😷

✈️2h

$3,105 / mo

22 Mbps

Helsinki

Finland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌨 Feels -4° 25° -1° 29° AQI 28

✈️56min

$3,603 / mo

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Stockholm

Sweden

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 1° 34° 4° 39° AQI 30

✈️1h

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Oslo

Norway

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 3° 37° 4° 39° AQI 8

✈️1h

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Copenhagen

Denmark

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45° AQI 67 😷

✈️2h

$5,378 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 61 😷

✈️2h

$4,137 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 10° 50° 11° 51° AQI 116 😷

✈️3h

$3,612 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 33

✈️3h

$6,490 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 7° 45° 7° 44° AQI 67 😷

✈️3h

$2,770 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 70 😷

✈️3h

$5,767 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 73 😷

✈️3h

$5,499 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 42° AQI 65 😷

✈️4h

$1,656 / mo

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Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°

✈️4h

$5,328 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 89 😷

✈️4h

$4,512 / mo

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Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°

✈️5h

$4,462 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 55 😷

✈️5h

$3,936 / mo

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Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	2.55/5 (Rank #1266) 60 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,261 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 36 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Freezing : -5°C23°F (feels -9°C16°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 90%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 3%
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Great
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,612 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Good
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Okay
😄 Happiness*	Great
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Finland
🗓️ Average trip length	5 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	36 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌨 -5°C 23°F + 💦 Damp (90%) = feels -9°C 16°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 118
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Coffee House
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	6% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	62,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$43,339 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 76% 👱‍♀️ 24%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Verkkokauppa
🏠 Apartment listings	Oikotie
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Finnair
🏥 Best hospital	Tervetuloa Lapin Sairaanhoitopiirin Kotisivulle

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,261 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,657 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,418 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,262 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$5,208 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,887 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$744 / month
🏠 Median home price	$241,411
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$244 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$160 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$396 / month
🍛 Dinner	$11
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$7
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$11,549 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$8 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip