Please help, I need some guidance!

[rinso]

I feel like there's a pretty negative attitude towards tourists (basing this only via what I read on this forum alone)

It is mainly about the "tourists" who come and then try to stay and use the resources we have to pay tax for.
The normal tourists can get plenty of help.

[Adrian42]

I'm also 18 and living in the US. I'm not sure if I would necessarily commit myself to moving to Finland right away, but I do intend to visit. I feel like there's a pretty negative attitude towards tourists (basing this only via what I read on this forum alone)

Tourists are very welcome in Finland, and especially for tourists from Russia Finland is actually a pretty popular destination.

but I've dreamed of Finland since I was 11 years old, and that won't stop me.

The point is that there is likely a huge gap between your dreams and the reality.

If you plan a vacation based on these dreams that's fine - no matter whether or not you will like the reality, it will be an interesting experience for you.

Planning to move permanently to Finland only based on your dreams would be stupid.

[Jukka Aho]

Tourists are very welcome in Finland, and especially for tourists from Russia Finland is actually a pretty popular destination.

For what it’s worth, here’s a couple of Excel worksheets tallying the monthly and annual overnight stays in Finland by the visitors’ country of origin.

[cors187]

I think there are many who would love to see some more of them visit the country, year-round.)

Especially non-assimilable visitors ,every country loves those ones.

[Pursuivant]

I'm also 18 and living in the US. I'm not sure if I would necessarily commit myself to moving to Finland right away, but I do intend to visit. I feel like there's a pretty negative attitude towards tourists (basing this only via what I read on this forum alone) but I've dreamed of Finland since I was 11 years old, and that won't stop me.

A lot of things have been said on this forum but I’m not sure where you would get “negative attitude towards tourists”.

Well nobody exactly likes those gipsy beggars do they? And they are... "tourists"... eh

[Jukka Aho]

Well nobody exactly likes those gipsy beggars do they? And they are... "tourists"... eh :lol:

Well, it’s the difference between a tourist proper (in the sense the Tourist Board defines tourism) and someone who is... technically a tourist but doesn’t play the part.