Which is a nicer city: Turku or Helsinki?

niceguy40 · Post by **niceguy40** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:36 am

When moving to Finland would it be better to rent an apartment (flat) in Turku or Helsinki? I'm on a budget? Which is a better starting point for someone moving to Finland for the first time? I'm use to city living.

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Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:12 am

Its cheaper to move to Pori or Oulu, as you apparently have no inclination of getting a job...

Beep_Boop · Post by **Beep_Boop** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:27 am

All Finnish cities are nice. Well, most of them. Nothing exciting or special. just nice.
Nice combination of urban life and nature, nice suburbs, generally quite life, even inside Helsinki. So, use a different criteria than "which is nicer".

riku2 · Post by **riku2** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:37 pm

niceguy40 wrote: I'm use to city living.

Even Helsinki barely qualifies as a "city". If you are used to London, NYC or Tokyo then Helsinki will seem a bit sleepy. Turku positively comatose.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:52 pm

adnan wrote:All Finnish cities are nice. Well, most of them. Nothing exciting or special. just nice.
Nice combination of urban life and nature, nice suburbs, generally quite life, even inside Helsinki. So, use a different criteria than "which is nicer".

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:05 am

That's harsh.

Chernobyl's not that bad.

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niceguy40 · Post by **niceguy40** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:10 am

How long does it take to drive from one to the other?

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