| ⭐️ Total score |
2.38/5 (Rank #1120)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,821 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 28 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -17°C2°F (feels -23°C-9°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 84%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 15 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 54 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
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,612 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
| 🏥 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) | 28 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 -17°C 2°F + 💦 Damp (84%) = feels -23°C -9°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 54 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 | 200,000 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 | $3,821 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,031 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,309 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,231 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,647 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,018 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $677 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $274,702 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $124 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $309 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $11,462 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Great internet connection
✅ Bike friendly
✅ Foreign friendly
✅ Supportive of startups
✅ Bright future for internationalisation
✅ Abundant outdoor activities
✅ Interesting local events
✅ 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
❌ Limited nightlife activities
❌ Depressing atmosphere
❌ Challenging weather
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ 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) | -11°C / 12°F freezing | -15°C / 5°F freezing | -4°C / 25°F freezing | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 7°C / 45°F cold | 16°C / 61°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 16°C / 61°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 0°C / 0°F freezing | -11°C / 12°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
-8°C / 18°F
freezing |
-11°C / 13°F
freezing |
-1°C / 31°F
freezing |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
-8°C / 18°F
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 72% |
damp 73% |
damp 77% |
damp 81% |
damp 76% |
nice 69% |
nice 71% |
damp 83% |
damp 76% |
damp 86% |
damp 79% |
damp 74% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | |
| Rain |
dry 50mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 33mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 55mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 32mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 25% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 47% |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 300 people | 200 people | 267 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people |
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