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This list looks to go by a unknown filtering criteria for cities. It includes multiple cities in some countries, and limit it to just the largest city for other
by okamiueru 5y ago
This list looks to go by a unknown filtering criteria for cities. It includes multiple cities in some countries, and limit it to just the largest city for other countries.
For example, the work conditions in the various cities in Norway are probably more or less the same, and if anything, the criteria by Air Quality, and cost of living should place Oslo further down the list than others. And one can wonder why Bergen, Oslo, Trondheim, Tromsø, Stavanger, Bodø, etc. are not on the list.
The answer to this is sort of implied: This list only includes the cities it includes. The important takeaway is that this isn't a list over the top N cities to work in, but rather how a selection of cities rank in this regard.
- speedgoose 5y agoOslo is more attractive than these cities despite the higher cost of living. I live in Oslo and not in Tromsø for many reasons. Oslo has a much better weather, and has more sunlight during winter. It's much closer to other parts of the world, thanks to the international airport, the trains, the boats, and the roads. If you travel a bit, it's a huge difference. You have much more jobs in Oslo, so a higher chance to find interesting jobs. You also have a lot more people, and events, and culture. International music bands do live music in Oslo, rarely Bergen or Trondheim for example. And it has everything I want on the outdoor style, beaches, lakes, islands, sea, ski resorts, thousands of paths for biking, hiking, skiing. All that is well connected to public transport. You can take the subway from work to go skiing in the forest, and it's pretty nice.
- varjag 5y agoSorry, but regarding outdoor experiences Oslo flat out loses to nearly any other city in Norway. And the point of public transport is irrelevant: it's good everywhere, and outside of Oslo commuting by car is much less of a pain as well.
- speedgoose 5y agoI'm not saying Oslo has the best outdoor activities though. But it has okay outdoor activities, especially compared to most other cities in Europe. You don't move from another part of Norway to Oslo for the outdoor life for sure.
- varjag 5y agoWell you did bring it up as an advantage while comparing with other Norwegian cities. Really the best Oslo has going for it is the job market, which is a function of population size. In other respects it remains as adoringly provincial as other Norwegian cities. Being the largest in Noway is not enough to have a big city vibe. If that's your aspiration you'll be better served by a number of other cities down that list.
- Kiro 5y agoThat's completely subjective. Personally I don't find any of your arguments for Oslo compelling. I even enjoy the winter darkness.
- bdefore 5y agoOne example doesn't refute your case, but I feel compelled to mention that the legendary ambient electronic musician Geir Jenssen (Biosphere) is based in Tromsø (along with some others of similar style nearby i.e. Deathprod). If you're looking for music-to-code-to, I recommend a try.
- ullevaal 5y agoWell, one part of the work-life balance is also access to interesting work and opportunities, and a mature market that makes it easy to switch between companies when you want to or need to. In that way, I think it makes sense to focus on some of the largest job markets, as they explain under "Methodology": > After reviewing hundreds of global metropolises, a shortlist of 50 of in-demand cities with sufficient, reliable, and relevant datasets were selected. This included cities known for attracting professionals and families for their work opportunities and diverse lifestyle offerings.
- ginko 5y agoTrondheim, being the home of Norway's largest technical university actually has a pretty good number of tech companies and startups.
- swader999 5y agoThis remote work thing throws a new angle on these kinds of surveys.
- okamiueru 5y agoThat quote sure reads like the list is filtered to make it possible to complete the survey, as well as to make it diverse and interesting. There are plenty of cities not in this list that are by no means short of demand.
- treeman79 5y agoRecall reading a best places/safest cities list when looking move a few years ago. Too high a percentage of white people disqualified cities.