| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.9/5 (Rank #1059)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,591 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 74 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 73%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 7 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 22 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,612 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Great |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Finland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 74 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 7 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 117 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Business Kitchen |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Bisketti |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 81,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $43,339 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 95% 👱♀️ 5% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Verkkokauppa |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Oikotie |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Finnair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Finnair |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Mehiläinen Oulu |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,591 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,678 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,056 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,445 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,649 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,449 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $811 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $274,469 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $124 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $113 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $338 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $11,449 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Great internet connection
✅ Bike friendly
✅ Foreign friendly
✅ Supportive of startups
✅ Bright future for internationalisation
✅ Abundant outdoor activities
✅ Interesting local events
✅ Pretty 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
❌ Limited nightlife activities
❌ Depressing atmosphere
❌ Challenging weather
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ 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) |
-1112° freezing |
-155° freezing |
-425° freezing |
-032° freezing |
745° cold |
1661° cool |
2170° mild |
1661° cool |
948° cold |
643° cold |
-327° freezing |
-1210° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-817°
freezing |
-1113°
freezing |
-131°
freezing |
236°
very cold |
846°
cold |
1661°
cool |
1967°
mild |
1661°
cool |
949°
cold |
846°
cold |
-131°
freezing |
-818°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 86% |
damp 87% |
damp 85% |
damp 78% |
damp 74% |
nice 76% |
damp 84% |
damp 82% |
damp 90% |
damp 88% |
damp 86% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 50mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 32mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 83% |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 900 people | 600 people | 800 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people |
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