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As a British guy in Finland I can say that the reason many people moved to the UK was because of the perception of easy work, easy integration, and good practic
by stevekemp 10y ago
As a British guy in Finland I can say that the reason many people moved to the UK was because of the perception of easy work, easy integration, and good practices.
Those things might exist in other countries, I don't know of them personally, but I do know that moving to Finland is non-trivial. The language is hard, and unless you speak it you've only got unskilled jobs to find - with high competition. Gaining residency pretty much necessitates having a job too, which makes it all a bit circular.
I'm settled here for the foreseeable future, although I have to wait another couple of years before I qualify for citizenship.
- raverbashing 10y agoActually, customer facing unskilled jobs are harder to get while only speaking English.
- stevekemp 10y agoI could believe that; I was thinking of things like cleaning and seasonal work such as fruit-picking.
- berntb 10y agoThere are lots of English speaking jobs with computers in most countries, including Finland. (I worked there a few years, loved the place but the allergy information was horrible). The sad part with all this is that Scotland will certainly leave the Union now. It is like seeing two old friends getting a divorce. :-(