Preparing to Move Across the Planet (Australian moving to Finland)

In this video, I discuss my move across the planet and prepare for the journey ahead!
I put so much work into this video so thank you for watching, lots of love!
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[@WilliamPreat]

Really appreciate all the love from you guys! Please reply to this comment and let me know any underrated, less touristy places in Suomi I must see during my stay! Kiitos.

[@ihminen8876]

Hämeenlinna🙌🏻

[@cubicajupiter]

Some idyllic towns like Fiskars, Hanko, Porvoo, Rauma & Savonlinna. Edit: also stunning nature for hikes can be found in Oulanka, Repovesi, and Koli, to mention a few

[@godsuxdick]

*Suomi

[@pahis1248]

Turku xD

[@tuunaes]

Depends on what kind places/things you want to see. Older architecture/cities, or nature like forests/lakes etc? For the latter you don't have to necessarily go to national parks, because of what's known as "everyman's right". But Some national parks would be good to visit. Also of course most of places of nature are far easier to get when it's not winter with cold and snow and are naturally more popular then. Same for old architecture etc places like old fortresses and castles. (Suomenlinna in Helsinki, Olavinlinna in Savonlinna etc)

[@Kerttis]

gg bro youve hit the finnish algorithm, youre bound to blow up if you start making videos about finland, trust me

[@WilliamPreat]

hahahahhhaa, man i was very surprised to see so many comments from the Finns, i am excited to explore the country and maybe provide an outsider's point of view on the country.

[@AkiAiromaa]

Indeed I got this to my feed as well, did you watch JetLag warriors series of Finland? If so, that might be it.

[@Kerttis]

@@AkiAiromaa hahahah, i did yeah

[@mankki53]

Me too 😄@@Kerttis

[@tu5392]

@@AkiAiromaa Yep, so did I 😅

[@mantelikukkapenkki2368]

Welcome. I hope you enjoy your time here 🙂

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, excited to explore beautiful Suomi :)

[@AkiAiromaa]

Enjoy your stay here mate

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you so much@@AkiAiromaa

[@timoterava7108]

​@@WilliamPreat It's Suomi btw...

[@AkiAiromaa]

@@WilliamPreat U sure you didn't bring any of those spiders with you by accident

[@Sceme1991]

Finland mentioned! All Finns gathering to the comment section. Welcome dude, you'll be fine.

[@WilliamPreat]

such a warm welcome, i appreciate it!

[@slimball1939]

😂😂😂... Is a Finnish man living in Sweden... I'm also interested and I'm all in now... Torilla nähdään 😂😂🇫🇮💪

[@PihviPerverssi]

I had australian born Finnish dude(dual citizen of the both countries) serving in the army with same company, he just came here to serve and then went back to Australia, didnt know many finnish words and skiied first time in the army :D

[@Sam1kka]

Same, I had one too :D

[@tu5392]

Welcome to Finland! I'm exited to follow your journey ☺

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! Minä olen innoissaan. I will be posting throughout this journey as much as i can, thanks for watching :)

[@AkiAiromaa]

@@WilliamPreat Oh Finnish is hard, countless ending to words. In this instance its "innoissani", referring to one self

[@mattilindstrom]

Welcome to Finland! The job market here can be a bit tricky: thre's very strong job security and consequntly a not-so-flexible job market. And Finns live up to some of the stereotype descriptions of very private and not gregarious behavior. But, Finns have a strong basic trust in people, the onus is on you to initiate contact. The natives will warm up to contact (non-random I must state, you'll get nowhere trying in this in a bus) by just chatting, to e.g. the work peers. If your Finnish fails you, the natives will greatly appreciate you for even trying, and everybody from ages 12 to 70 will surely hold a conversation in Egnlish.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, Minä olen innoissaan ja tutkia kaunis Soumi. (apologies if my grammar is bad, I am new to Finnish). I hear this, it seems Finns have a lot of support in employment, schooling and general life which is amazing the country focuses on providing its citizens with what they need, it will be a a journey adapting to the culture and norms but I'm ready to learn :) thank you for the comment

[@mattilindstrom]

Sir, your Finnish is just fine, everybody and their dog would understand what you're saying. Getting the word flexions right will be a long project, but so much of it is unnecessary just to be understood. Finnish language is a case of those "just go and create" languages with free word order and ability to add and subtract emphasis in a sentence based on that. Generally in Finland things just work from public transportation to governmental functions, and at least for me they have worked very well in my 34 years of adulthood. A caveat though, there may be some bureucratic potholes for anybody, citizen or not, as there are in any society. If you ever encounter one, seek help from a native. @@WilliamPreat

[@graemeransom5390]

Finland is great country. Great people. What ever happens you are doing the right thing. Good luck.

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you, very excited to see it for myself.

[@caesar191]

Especially now that weather is becoming warmer there is a lot of small stands and restaurants which have too little employers. Being active like visiting and asking directly can sometimes help a lot that`s how I got my first job here without connections. KZbin videos like this will also help a great deal I would absolutely attach it on applications as that will positively separate you from other applicants.

[@WilliamPreat]

This is very helpful, i really appreciate it, i feel confident with the summer season coming up they may be looking for english speaking jobs as my Finnish is only entry level. Thank you!

[@Mojova1]

Yeah. "Warmer"

[@WatMelonCat]

Bro this got recomended to every fin including me

[@WilliamPreat]

Hahahahhaha even the Finns up in Utsjoki are getting this.

[@messier56]

Genuinely, your videos are underrated as hell. The editing is top notch, really feels professional. Obviously the mics could use some work but that's just nit-picking. I see that you're definitely on the right tracks to making it big! And I'm so happy that you chose to come to the humble old Finland, we'll welcome you with open arms!

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you, I really appreciate it. Pretty new to making videos so I am learning the ropes. i appreciate your feedback, ill try and improve the audio consistency for the next one. Cheers!

[@darcy.burgum.johnstone]

Aye fuck yea my man. Definitely stepped up the editing. Keep going brother you can do it. I believe in you.

[@WilliamPreat]

Aye Darreh, really appreciate the love man. Absolute day1

[@llssneN]

Nice video man, we are happy to have you in Helsinki! Just as summer is around the corner, the best timing possible!

[@just42tube]

Summer is a miserable season for skating and skiing in Finland.

[@llssneN]

Yes... if you want to ski... wait for the winter... you are right... ...

[@just42tube]

@@llssneN Why else would someone from Australia move to Finland? For the beaches and sun... Not likely. Less sunburns, less forest fires, less draught, less dangerous wildlife. Sounds to me that summer is especially the season for which Australians wouldn't come to Finland. But it's cooler and more green, perhaps that's different enough to be interesting.

[@WilliamPreat]

So excited to experience the Finnish summer for myself. I hear it is short but beautiful. On the contuary, i'm just as excited to see the changing of seasons which is what i lack where I live. Thank you for the comment and welcome :)

[@just42tube]

@@WilliamPreat This reminded me about a day in July about 30 years ago. I was staying at a research center when some visitors from Indonesia arrived. Some snow and hail started falling a moment before they arrived. We apologized them that during Finnish summers we don't have much snow.😂 Unfortunately they weren't totally ignorant about the Nordic or Finnish climate so our joke didn't really work.

[@murrayscholz7481]

Wow what an adventure Will! I love your courage and willingness to step out of your comfort zone mate! 😊

[@WilliamPreat]

Thanks so much Mr Scholz, definitely going to be a massive challenge but an experience to remember.

[@knight-mitchell]

Homie's going bananas!! they cant stop you preat!!

[@WilliamPreat]

Bro when we were at Christchurch airport we knew 2024 would be different. Lets go

[@harrihakala3884]

I was visiting a top-notch rooftop bar in my home town Turku and the barman only spoke english. That didn't bother anyone, so I guess you would find a job here instantly👍

[@Mayhem-pv9cc]

Well good luck. Without some level of Finnish language, it's really hard to find a job. But most of Finnish people know English, so it's not impossible. You can always apply for school, and get a student visa

[@WilliamPreat]

I appreciate it. Definitely building my Finnish up as I’ve been studying for a couple Of months but it’s absolutely nowhere close to job-ready. I hear it’s much harder to find a job without Finnish (makes sense), I’ll see how it goes.

[@just42tube]

What you call a "student visa" is actually in Finnish legislation, the Finnish Alien's Act, a Residence Permit for Studies. It's not a visa at all, since a visa is just a permit for entering and visiting Finland for 90 days or less. A Residence permit is required for staying longer, unless you're a citizen of a EU / EEA member state.

[@Sundoxx]

I can't talk about any other city but Helsinki I feel is very English friendly, I remember the mayor even wanting it to make the "capital's official language". These days I feel it's extremely common for me to speak English in shops and restaurants in Helsinki, to the point that I'm often not really sure which language to start with. But getting jobs has been notoriously hard recently with even just native finns. But it's definitely not impossible :) Also trying to learn Finnish is a commendable task, I personally have dyslexia and truly struggle with my native language (well any language) sometimes. Hopefully you won't be afraid to try out even "broken Finnish" in public, we'll just think it's cool someone cares to try learn our language :D. Though do be prepared for a lot of corrections from people, I've already seen some reading a few comments. We can't really help it and we are just trying to help, even though a correction especially without context on what and why something changed won't really help. I'd definitely recommend trying to get into some form of Finnish media be it a show, movie or music if you haven't already, exposure to language does wonders! Even if your stay doesn't end up being as long as you would want it to, I hope you'll still be able to enjoy your time here and make meaningful connections & memories :)

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you very much, Olen innoissani tutkiessani kaunista soumea (apologies for any bad grammer hahahha). I appreciate your comment and do hear that English is widely spoken even at some jobs, i hope i can learn as much Finnish before i arrive as i can.

[@TheTeizii]

Welcome to Finland! Very brave move! I wish you the best. Even tho summer holiday season is coming and many workplaces are looking for new people to do "summerjobs", the language is very big barrier. However don't give up! If nothing else works, I bet you can always get job from cleaning services like Sol, ISS or Lassila&Tikanoja. I did cleaning job for 10 years and MOST of my workmates only spoke English. It is not easy job but better than nothing :)

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! I really appreciate the suggestions and wishes.

[@Pappa_66]

❤❤❤Welcome to Finland! You got the right attitude and mentality to "survive" anywhere. I do not know the type of your permit but you could visit like the TE-office websites and hopefully find help just in case you don't find a job right away. The TE-office is a good place to start even before you'll be here. Helsinki TE-office. Welcome😊

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you so much! so excited to explore Soumi and learn the Finnish way in my time here. I am coming on a "working holiday visa" which allows you to live and work without having a job arranged before arrival, it lasts a year. Thank you for the suggestion, ill check it out!

[@kimmotammi8138]

Welcome to Finland mate. You will be allright here so dont worry a bit ! Enjoy your stay with us 😇

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos :) Olen niin innoissani tutkiessani Soumi

[@puskamuha9000]

The humidity is very very different during winter times the air is extremely dry compared to australia so you should use a humidifier for winter

[@timitri8]

You hit the finnish algorythm so im sure gonna get all the help you need from here! Its gonna be a huge leap for sure! My familys friends just moved from Australia to Finland also , so there have been many steps but they getting there. And if everything goes well im sure you gonna love Finland. Idk about how long you need to be resident to get financial support from Kela but thats also what helps if you dont find work!

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! It sounds like it is going to be a massive leap but I guess that's the most exciting part. I hope your families friends are doing well in Soumi.

[@mirvaleinonen1180]

Ei se Kela tukien saaminen ihan noin helppoa ole, varsinkaan jos et ole kansalainen, opiskelija, pakolais statuksen saanut tai muuta. Ei Kelalta matkailija voi noin vaan hakea rahaa, kotimaa elättäköön omansa.. Toki harvoja poikkeuksiakin on mutta perustelut löydyttävä, esim. terveydentila estää palaamasts kotimaahan jne. Säälittää kun jengi tääl puhuu/lupailee ihan mitä sattuu ja antaa tosiaan kuvan kuin Suomi tod. olisi onnellisin... Tympeä homma sitten kun totuus iskee päin pläsiä.

[@Gnomereginam]

Hi, I'm a Finn with a career(-ish) in media and I know how things work when you have no connections. I admire the work you put into your transitions, light effects n all that and I think some employers would legit love you here. So do you wanna chat? I have lots of tips and tricks! Also ideas regarding furniture and just general knowledge, having lived in Helsinki all my life. Welcome to the ice age btw :))

[@WilliamPreat]

Hey, thank you for the comment, hit me up on Instagram "williampreat_" Thanks for the welcome, it looks like I'm going from the tropics to the ice... couldn't be more excited :)

[@Gnomereginam]

@@WilliamPreat I did, my user is the same here and on insta 🐔

[@XIKaMuIX]

You can always get 2nd hand furniture. I would buy new bed and rest 2nd hand. If you wanna live near helsinki check the buss routes and metros. More further you live from center less the rent is. Where i live rent is just 400€/month. Rent near Tampere is around 500-800€/month for decent one person apartment.

[@WilliamPreat]

100% I was thinking of staying in Helsinki for a month closer to the centre to get a feel for the place and then either moving out to Espoo, Vanta or even to another city such as Tampere, Turku, Kuopio or Rovaniemi. It looks like Helsinki has a pretty good public transport system which is great. How is Tampere's?

[@XIKaMuIX]

@@WilliamPreat Public transport near Tampere is super good. They are currently building more new tram tracks. There is a lot of busses. Any place near Tampere should have buss stops that gets atleast one buss each hour, multiple if you live closer to center.

[@XIKaMuIX]

More east you go more talkative ppl are. I would not move to Oulu as that city has some criminal problems (that are on rise). Dunno how is the Rovaniemi. My girlfriend used to study in Kuopio and what i can say its quite chill city, + has Ikea. I've only been in Helsinki handful times, cant really say much. My friend lives in Turku but i haven't really been in that city too much so i cant really say much. Turku has lorry to Sweden & Åland. When i was kid, me and my parents always visited Pori to buy anything special. Pori has all the shops you can think about. Dunno how it is to live at. Tampere has to be the one city i would move if i had to move. Middle of everything. Fast to get any city with buss/train/car. City is getting better every year. Has the most modern stuff (helsinki is still the only city with metro). City has a lot forest where you can just go to walk. Overall great city.

[@puskamuha9000]

@@WilliamPreat Vantaa would be great its very close to the capital and cheaper

[@murrayscholz7481]

I can't wait to hear how your journey progresses.😊

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you Mr Scholz!

[@hannadegerlund3227]

Welcome 🇫🇮

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos!

[@Redapo15]

also from finland and got this to my feed, heh never seen you before but your editing style is really cool never seen anything like this before.

[@WilliamPreat]

Seems the algorithm sent this one straight to Finland. I really appreciate your thoughts on the editing style. I'm pretty new to video editing so I'm trying to find my lil place in this realm. Kiitos!

[@Redapo15]

@@WilliamPreat heh compared to me when i did my first editing for one school world record thingy i got lot of hate comments of how badly it was edited. I knew it might be kinda hard to follow but also tought that it would be kinda boring if its just same video from different angles over and over again and it had to be short so peoples attention lasts xd.

[@WilliamPreat]

dude that is a massive challenge these days, tryna find the balance between genuine and real content while keeping people interested. I blabber on alot so i guess we all have our own things to improve on. those school videos will always be something unique to remember atleast ahhahaha.@@Redapo15

[@Redapo15]

@@WilliamPreat heh yeah and i actually got to news with it :3. "Helsinkiläiset rikkoivat eriskummallisen maailmanennätyksen:" from helsingin sanomat if you want to judge how bad it is xd

[@jarkkokaija1700]

Mate, back in the days I quit my job, sold my condo/house and moved to Sydney to do Master's degree. I was also planning to relocate to Australia. Long story short, I did come back to Finland eventually but I took a leap and never regretted it. Just go for it!

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you so much man, I'm so glad you had that experience in Australia as well. We only have 1 life so it's worth taking those chances. Cheers

[@Liir85]

Just found your video. Finnish apartments usually have in build kitchen. So even if the ad says unfurnished, there is a kitchen set up in the apartment. I was baffled when I learned that unfurnished in other countries meant you had to bring your own kitchen!!

[@tanjanikola9489]

BTW, there are some other channels where people with no previous connection to Finland have moved here. I like Mossy Bottom's channel about a couple who wanted to buy a smallholding and start from scratch there with their family. Very positive and sensible advice (although for life in the country).

[@timi1824]

Great video and welcome to Finland.

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you so much :)

[@PekkaSiltala]

You'll fit fine. Finnish language likes letter k and Australia loves k. You have: koala, kookaburra, kangaroo and Kylie! 😄

[@WilliamPreat]

hahahahha, and your not even wrong. This made my day.

[@pamelakilponen3682]

LEARN FINNISH!! You must have it for most jobs. Good luck!

[@WilliamPreat]

Olen oppinut ja se on todella vaikeaa hahaha. the learning curve is very steep. Kiitos :)

[@Korpisoturi]

Tietäisitkin kuinka vaikeaa se on :D

[@WilliamPreat]

@@Korpisoturi ahhhh, se on matka. as long as i can order my kahvia i will cope the first month. 😆

[@Mojova1]

You have 600 subscribers and the youtube algorithm put you on my front page. We all in Finland welcome you with open arms and your channel is going to explode. (BTW your editing is amazing.)

[@WilliamPreat]

Man i was so surprised to see so many Finns showing love and welcoming me to Soumi. I really appreciate your thoughts on the editing and hope i can bring a unique view from an outsider in Finland!

[@Mojova1]

@@WilliamPreat Suomi. :)

[@artohumppi1855]

Welcome to Finland

[@qwineth]

Well, it'll be a wild ride but I think you will enjoy it - welcome!

[@jupehe5703]

Welcome to Finland. I hope you find a decant job and you can buy Genelec speakers to replace for those you currently have on your home studio. 😀

[@WilliamPreat]

bro I dream of some nice Genelec 8351B SAM speakers. Thank you for the welcome :)

[@virvalehmusvuori1469]

The cinematography is great! I hope you like it here 😊

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, I really appreciate this! so excited to film some Finnish scenes and nature and a story or two.

[@jesse747]

Welcome🇫🇮

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos!

[@Kerttis]

definitely subscribing, as a finnish guy your age i feel like your journey will be very very interesting to follow

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, so excited to explore Soumi :) any places in the nature you recommend? I was eyeballing Koli

[@Kerttis]

@@WilliamPreat my first reply got removed hahah, theres a website "natureparks fi" that has some cool spots in finland

[@TuukkaNisonen]

Welcome to Finland man! If you want to grab a beer or two in Helsinki hit me up, I can show you the best places

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, i really appreciate it man. I'll keep this in my mind for when i arrive.

[@Joot20]

Welcome❤🇫🇮

[@danielmalinen6337]

It is a very common thing in Finland that apartments are unfurnished and that the resident brings his own furniture or buys them for the apartment. One reason has been money. Unfurnished apartments are cheaper for landlords than if they were furnished, and in addition, in addition, the landlords would have to be responsible for ensuring that the rental apartments remain furnished and that the furniture remains regularly maintained and updated. And then there is also a big fear that the resident, tenant, will take the apartment's furniture with them when moving out of a rented apartment, as happened in the eraly 2000s experiment where it was possible to rent an already furnished apartment. But this system is of course more expensive for tenants because they need furniture and profitable for moving companies because when people moves their need a van for it and a moving crew to help. Another common thing in Finland is that if you are looking for a job, you need send the job application and resume to the company by email. But if you walk-and-go to the company and there ask if they can hire you, their answer is a request to email them your job application and resume so they can look at it later if they have time. And all Finnish companies do this today.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos for the info man. I'll keep this all in mind. It definitely would be more of a hassle for the landlord in this situation. In Australia it is similar where a large amount of places are unfurnished too.

[@butterbean9011]

Best wise is, just be your self.

[@ArchitectB]

Welcome. You seem to have a good attitude and humble respect for life 👍 Instead of Helsinki, you can try other city’s as well, such as Tampere, Jyväskylä, or even Turku. Helsinki area is a bit more expensive and busy City. I think you will find friends and nice people all over the country. About 95% of us are speaking and understand English, pretty well.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! i appreciate the comment. Do you know if there are many jobs in Kuopio or Rovaniemi during the summer months? I have considered these places and thought Rovaniemi may be better in the winter for work. Kuopio looks gorgeous and i also want to give Tampere, Jyväskylä and Turku a go. I'm slowly learning Finnish but i have a long way to go hahahaha. Olen innoissani tutkiessani soumi!

[@ArchitectB]

@@WilliamPreat I personally live in Tampere, so this is the place I know most of, but it depends a lot about the industry you wish to work in. Rovaniemi is a little bit isolated, so it is more like if you wish to work in tourism or similar. Kuopio is a bigger city than Rovaniemi, and has more variety on Jobs and opportunities. Although, if you are interested of the northern part of Finland, you might like to look at Oulu as well. It is a northern tech city by the sea. Kuopio is on the eastern side of the country, with a very beautiful lakes, forests and hills. How ever, you can find lakes and forests and beautiful clean nature, everywhere in Finland :) I think Kuopio could provide some nice jobs as well. Our city’s in general are not very populated. Helsinki has about 500 000 people, Tampere has about 250 000, Turku something like 200 000, Jyvaskyla maybe 150 000, Kuopio has about 100 000 people, Oulu has about 200 000 and Rovaniemi, something like 65 000 inhabitants. This also often correlates to possible job opportunities, as well as the nature of what type of industry are city’s mostly build on. Where ever you will be locating here, it is pretty easy to travel around and, see the other places and locations as well. You might consider, something like few months air bnb (negotiate the price for reasonable monthly pay) at first, and then you have time to look at the proper apartment or place to stay 👍

[@owlietowlie4015]

"Action always overcomes fear" What a great wisdom. Hope you all the best on your life changing adventure. And bro if you need any help here in Finland we are quite helpful bunch. (disclaimer: when you get to know us)

[@temenurminen]

Hopefully everything goes well for you and you find some job here.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos :)

[@tyr1403]

I quite enjoyed working for Posti. I distributed newspapers at night. I just left a request on their website I think, they called me, and pretty much asked when I can start. No face-to-face interview or anything. Many non finnish speakers work there too. I wish you all the best!

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you so much for the wishes and this video, i will definitely give it a go!

[@ElyasChange]

Great stuff dude! Brave man. Welcome to Finland. The summer will be nice. Try getting a job from Aussie bar/woolshed in helsinki. Turku also has an Aussie bar. They usually hire Aussies and don't require Finnish as a language at least in Helsinki. We can meet up if u want some company/assistance while in Helsinki. Just write me. Cheers!

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! super excited to explore Finland and experience the change of seasons from summer to winter. I have heard about the Aussie pubs and will definitely give it a go! I appreciate the support :) Cheers

[@placeholder292]

Welcome to Finland! I'll subscribe and follow on with how stuff goes with you and your channel

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, i appreciate it!

[@k.l.7788]

Onnea matkaan ja tervetuloa! 😊

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, Olen innoissani tutkiessani kaunis soumi!

[@paulakuljunlahti]

hello and welcome to Finland. It's a good idea to pack warm clothes because spring is just beginning here. it's great to start following the adventure of your life. I hope you get a job and the pieces of your new life fall into place. of course I pressed the follow button, I want to know how you are doing😉. We Finnish Followers try to cheer you up as much as possible.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! thank you for the comment, definitely going to be packing my warm clothing and wooly socks! The support has been amazing and such a warm welcome. Cheers!

[@ollum1]

Tampere is the best city in Finland by far

[@WilliamPreat]

Definitely looking at it as a place to live. Anywhere you recommend to visit in the city?

[@ollum1]

@@WilliamPreat Its not a big city so a weekend trip will tell you a lot. I would just wander around the city centre and the lakeside park of Kauppi. I can recommend visiting one of the many public Saunas in Tampere. The job market in Finland is fucked btw, there are multiple phonecalls, interviews etc for even the most basic jobs. And you would have to compete against finnish speaking people. Its really tough atm but I believe in you! Btw I would take a look at the conscription laws just that there are no surprises.

[@paton991]

​@@WilliamPreatthe more north, the less people pretty much and more nature. More traditional culture also.

[@timoterava7108]

​​@@ollum1 Just for curiosity - why should he check the conscription laws? He's an Australian.

[@ollum1]

@@timoterava7108 Its something to consider if he would ever try to get citizenship. I mean he is moving here to work so that is a possibility.

[@GGLEGO]

If you are interested in real winter in Lapland, you could apply for jobs in tourism! Rovaniemi is the biggest tourism destination and a nice little town up north. Also, Levi and Saariselkä are some other places where there's a lot of foreign people working in tourism. Some places provide the accomodation as well. Good luck!

[@WilliamPreat]

That sounds perfect, I have been applying for jobs way up north, do you know if there are many tourists in Rovaniemi in the summer? I was considering staying up there during the summer to experience the change of seasons to winter as we do not get that where I am from. I was wondering if people would be hiring for hospitality and tourism jobs in summer to?

[@timoterava7108]

​@@WilliamPreat That's the problem - Winter is the high season in Lapland. In the Summer there are also some tourists, but not nearly as much.

[@puskamuha9000]

@@WilliamPreat its way easier to find jobs in summer in the south but rovaniemi is super popular in winter

[@Randomizer939]

You can always ask bundle deal from the person renting in AirBnB. I needed a place for 3-4 months during my own place renovation and mate had AirBnB -place for like 100e/day but agreed to rent it for me for 900e/month since then he didn't need to find customer for single days in couple months.

[@WilliamPreat]

That is a great idea. I have thought about contacting hosts directly on Airbnb as i want to get a feel for a few cities before deciding on where to move. Cheers!

[@Terentios]

Welcome and good luck! Also you might want to check out here on youtube for example Dave Cad, Chico Muya, Daddi Diesel and Irish in Finland etc. who all moved here from abroad for tips, insights and laughs about living in Finland. :)

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, Minä olen todella innoissaan ja kokea Soumi! I have been watching many people who moved from abroad and that is actually what inspired me. I appreciate the recommendations for more channels.

[@pulkkinen97]

welcome buddy. Feel free to ask advice. Finnish summer is the best there is. As one said, you are clearly in Finnish algorithm you will have nice fan base before you even land here. Ill keep following your journey

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! very excited to arrive in the summer and ease my transition to the winter..... i appreciate it!

[@Aarnwolf]

Welcome to Finland :D

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos :)

[@hopoheikki8503]

Most people, or at least the younger generations speak pretty good or even very good English in Finland, especially in the bigger cities. So, there shouldn't be any language barrier at least.

[@WilliamPreat]

It is a relief, although i am trying my best to learn as much Finnish as possible, it definitely is a steep learning curve. Kiitos!

[@jtsawis7078]

Yo, you are coming here at the best time it is here in northern europe, days are getting longer, spring is around the corner and I can't figure out any reason why you should not get employed. Most of us finns speak english too. I hope your stay here is something you will remember in a good way.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! i hear the summer is a great time to be here.

[@cubicajupiter]

Remember, it's not the cold, it's the darkness that'll get ya

[@WilliamPreat]

My Norwegian friend always says, get the winter before it gets you... I will keep this in mind but my tropical northeast Australian self just isn't prepared hahhaha.

[@cubicajupiter]

Bring a little piece of the Australian sun with you, and you just might make it. Or vitamin D supplements :D

[@WilliamPreat]

@@cubicajupiter I'll add it to my packing list hahaha, Kiitos :)

[@timoterava7108]

​​@@WilliamPreat If you are in Finland for only 3 months, there will be neither darkness nor (any real) coldness.

[@juutuuppiuksev]

In summertime the sun will shine in the night here in Finland!🌞

[@samhartford8677]

Welcome! Let us know if you need help with Finnish bureaucracy. When it comes to finding a job, it is typically quite difficult for foreigners given the language barrier. Finns do speak English often, but the research says that the best way for a foreigner to get a job is to actually to walk into a work place with your CV, because that saves the employer recruitment fees particularly in your case, if you are able to work only for three months. Aim low, cleaning, shelve stocking etc. i.e. jobs that do not require talking to customers etc.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, arvostan tätä. Fortunately, the embassy gave me this book which is like the bible of bureaucracy but I'm willing to bet within the first month I'm going to be all over the place with understanding it all.

[@yetraaa2557]

Welcome bro

[@WilliamPreat]

Cheers brother

[@Masssov]

I would think that with your timing to the visit you should find easily job from some restaurants. Many places open only for summer and they need seasonal employees, also in city centre there is tourists roaming around so fluent English is a plus. There have been discussion in Finland that should you get service in Finnish language because there is nowadays places you can't. Try to look for places which open terraces and bars for summer. Also icecream shops etc.. Welcome

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos for the reassurance, I hear it is difficult but it is fair enough, a country should not have to adapt to English just because of the visitors, i appreciate that learning the language is very important. Minä olen innostunut tutkimaan soumi!

[@djslimkim]

if you need help.. got you all luv

[@WilliamPreat]

Thank you man i appreciate it

[@klik-klik28]

WTF! (Welcome to Finland) I really enjoyed the editing style, very visual and smooth. Take care ❤❤❤

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! i really appreciate it

[@muuskunen]

Welcome

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos!

[@Tomppa8.2]

WTF!! (Welcome to Finland)😀

[@MrFearless9812]

Let me know how you go because I want to do the same. Fallen in love with Finland and falling out of love with Australia slowly.

[@marchungus2088]

Cool video, I am 18 and living in Tampere :)

[@Tarinankertoja]

You'll have to replace your monitors to Genelec if you want to work here ;-)

[@arttuvesterinen6984]

In Finland is almost beneficially, to be foreign than native, to get a job. Good luck snd welcome!

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos!

[@DNA350ppm]

At least there are no black bears, and no white bears (Icebears) either. Few Finns have ever seen the native brown bear except at the zoo, for example Korkeasaari, on an island close to Helsinki. There are not even stray dogs, they are all chipped, vaccinated, and safely at home. The most dangerous animals are ticks and moose and vipers. But you'll hardly come across them at all, the conditions for them are so special. If I were you, I'd try to stay at a small accomodation where the owner lives, too. Try to sift through such opportunities on the websites. There is also opportunities on organic farms to work for accomodation (food and board). It is tricky with simple, short term jobs, because the informal path to a job is a very common, so you need tips from trusted persons in real life. The ways to get a job that demands special skills on a high level is very diffirent than finding a job that demands no special skill and no knowledge of Finnish - the former can be managed in English, but the latter needs understanding Finnish enough for being instructed. In Finland every job tends to be special, or otherwise the task would be highly automated. So don't be defeated if you must fly home, especially as Finland closes down so much for the summer, when schools and workers take long vaccations. July is absolutely worst in that respect - only touristic things are going on, and you want to meet Finnish people. Young Finns travel abroad in the summer! But some might have a summer job or take a course. Look if you can find you-tubers who share your interests and make contact ahead - suggest to meet for a cup of coffee as soon as you have arrived. Ask for things to do that tourists normally don't do, make a note. When you move about alone you have better chances to make random encounters relaxedly, but you have to start the interaction. Have questions prepared. Finnish people are normally helpful, and informal, though reserved in starting new friendships. Be prepared that Finns can feel a bit awkward when suddenly speaking in English - even if they understand standard American and English very well, you may need to speak slowly, and have patience and be helpful when they search for words, because if it is long time ago since you last spoke a foreign language, it takes time to warm up to speaking it again. Ask questions that can be answered with yes and no to help conversations going. Their possible hesitant reactions can be to needing to use English for the first time in years, and not a reaction to you, so smile and nod and give them time. People who work with tourists are not your best options for making connections outside their work. Check facebook for kansalaisopisto and kesäkurssi, too. When you distribute you flyers, give them personally to the employer - there is no shortage of people looking for jobs. Are you strong - that would help, so this spring start intensive strenght and stamina training, there are many free youtube channels for that, for example: like this in Finnish kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYG7h5yBnrdqoNk learn the vocabulary - use Google translate. All the best wishes!

[@WilliamPreat]

To be honest, bears are a fear of mine which people find funny coming from Australia, I guess we all fear what we aren't used to, but it is a relief to hear they are not common safety-wise, although they are beautiful creatures. I really appreciate the tips when starting out. I do hear that Jobs are very difficult to come by, especially when you don't speak the language (makes sense). This comment helps a lot, do you know if there are many Finns who holiday in Rovaniemi during the summer? Is it possible to find work up there outside the winter season? I get that 100%, i mean i can't go to a country that speaks a foreign language and just expect people to speak my language, trying my best to learn as much Finnish as i can but i will definitely start conversations with this in mind. Thanks for this comment and wishes :)

[@DNA350ppm]

@@WilliamPreatI have got the impressions that bears are a nuisance in NorthAmerican National parks, but not so in Finland. If you move incredibly quietly, don't smell any perfume or cigarettes, you might see a moose from afar, but normally we are not able to be that quiet. We see moose from the windows of vehicles, like cars, busses and trains. But only on a very lucky day.

[@Nikkeloodeon]

@@WilliamPreatFinns do not holiday in Rovaniemi that much, that's 99% tourists visiting Santa Claus. There are growing amounts of tourists in Lapland during the winter. Finns go to ski resorts like Levi in Kittilä and Ruka in Kuusamo during the winter. In the summer, Finns nowadays visit National Parks quite actively, but those don't have many jobs. And I honestly wouldn't worry about bears too much, never seen one outside a zoo in 28 years. They tend to avoid humans even in the forests.

[@ehis9815]

Welcome to finland! May i ask how did you choose finland over all the countries?

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! I chose Finland because of the architecture, nature, unique culture and for a change in life. Where I live it is very hot, tropical and sunny, with lots of dense rainforests, whereas Finland is very different in that regard. I also love sailing and wanted to sail around the archipelago's near Turku. I hear a lot of differing opinions of Finland and want to see for myself.

[@juutuuppiuksev]

In Jyväskylä you can visit Alvar Aalto Museum and the University Campus area designed by Aalto🌞

[@avari6167]

Welcome brother! Joensuu is the place to be.

[@WilliamPreat]

That’s just south of Koli right? Absolutely want to visit. Thank you for the welcome man. Is there any bus lines? If so, what is the cheapest?

[@avari6167]

@@WilliamPreat i can check it out. So are you going to move to Koli?

[@mellertid]

I would imagine used furniture can be obtained really cheap in any urban location?

[@WilliamPreat]

Yeah 100%, i would definitely buy used furniture if i find a city i want to stay in and live for an extended period. Cheers for the suggestion.

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

i like making foreign friends in finland because i like speaking english and my english is good :D

[@ratyjoona]

Please visit Eastern part of Finland if you can. Often doesn't as much recognition imo

[@WilliamPreat]

I absolutely want to visit Koli, Joensuu, Linnansaari National Park and Nurmes, actually one of the places I'm most excited for, any other places there you recommend?

[@ratyjoona]

@@WilliamPreat Town I grew up is called Lieksa. Koli mostly belong in its municipality. We got Ruunaa as well (rapids) and Patvinsuo (swamps). City centre of Lieksa is quite nice and has lots of nature around. Depending on when you are coming you could have a chance to visit the biggest Bass music festival in Nordic countries. Also in Lieksa we have the 2nd largest outdoor museum anywhere in Finland. In Nurmes visit Bomba (spa). In Koli, do the basic trek + check Tarhaputous and Mäkrä if you can. Also Räsävaaran näkötorni and Pirunkirkko are notable mentions. In Joensuu I like the city area. When going to Koli, you can take a train from Joensuu to Vuonislahti after which there's a boat after which there's a landscape (ski) lift up. Also huge recommendation to get car in North Karelia if possible. Will tell more recommendations if come to my mind.

[@mikkoammer7810]

Welcome to Finland. 🇫🇮 Do you happen to have any finnish connections? It would be really helpful to know some local people. While there are some similarities between Finland and Australia the differenses might be quite huge.

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! excited to be welcomed to kaunis Soumi! Fortunately i do know someone in case i need help. I think your right about the differences being massive, i'm excited to experience this change!

[@j3ssijee]

Welcome! If you come to Tampere, I'll buy you a beer lol. Can't really help with the job tho, unless you're you're looking for something IT related.

[@heh9392]

I can't wait until im free and can leave Finland

[@Joot20]

I would love to hangout with you, help and show places in finland, but I live in Oulu so its a bit difficult.

[@js0988]

I'm a Finn and I actively try to move away from this hell hole!

[@SK-nw4ig]

W.T.F. Welcome to Finland. And Tampere, definately 8)

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos, arvostan tätä!

[@hugosundsten6867]

Whatsup bro, I've also always had this desire you could say to just move to a faraway country, a place where I don't speak the language, do not understand the customs or know anyone. For long I have been contemplating if I should act upon these desires or just let the thought slowly fizzle out, but you've made me motivated to potentially give it a shot. May I ask why you've chosen to do this? Just out of curiosity, because I've been feeling the same way myself.

[@WilliamPreat]

Hey man, i decided to do this because i wanted a massive change in life. Life started to feel boring and stagnate in a way, so the best way to spice it up is literally to throw yourself completely out of your comfort zone. I have long wanted to come to Finland and experience the nature, cities, people and new culture. It seems like a very unique country with many traditions still taking place, such as the mokki, sauna culture and summer celebrations. I feel like a lot of countries are losing their traditions, big or small so this is a reason i wanted to live here. Obviously, i have not even moved yet but do move in about 1 and a half months, what I would say to you is. Literally, every single person i have spoken to who moved overseas for a while absolutely loved it. So many great experiences that they won't forget and the biggest comfort factor is, if you save that emergency fund, you can return home anytime you want if it turns bad. Not sure if you are EU citizen, but if you are there is so much opportunity to move countries, you also can look into working holiday visas which i am doing myself. I believe Australia, New Zealand and Japan definitely offer them. It all depends on nationality! Goodluck man.

[@hugosundsten6867]

@@WilliamPreat Tysm for your respone! Preciate it!

[@AkiAiromaa]

Have you learned the make the local R sound? It's a must if you want to be fluent.

[@WilliamPreat]

No, i have not, I'll have to learn this then. Cheers for the suggestion.

[@AkiAiromaa]

@@WilliamPreat It can be easy or hard to learn, depending on the quality of guidance you get. Give me a shout out if its not working for you.

[@Sherrol44]

Welcome to Finland :). oh shoot, I wanna like the video but it has exactly 400 likes right now, I don't wanna ruin it D:

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos! I appreciate it. Someone has to take the risk of ruining the perfect number..... I hope you enjoyed and i'm excited to explore kaunis Soumi!

[@Sherrol44]

@@WilliamPreat Someone broke it so I can finally like :D

[@Snobollskrieg]

When you do come, remember your brain wont be used to our winters here. It's cold, and it's dark over 20h a day. It's beautiful, but it's also hell. Come October, buy multivitamine pills from any store or phramacy. You will need them.

[@WilliamPreat]

Last year I was in Lithuania and Latvia for a while (obviously very different from Soumi) but it was completely dark, no sun except for a few hours each day, more like a grey sky then sun even. It definitely took a toll on my thinking in, in a way which it slowly crept in and i remember when i finally arrived down in Poland the sun was finally showing and i actually got kinda teary. Definitely gonna be a big learning curve when you stay somewhere for the entire season, not just a little bit of time. I appreciate this, ill be sure to buy some multivitamins.

[@mattilahde5220]

In Finland is cheaper to buy used furniture than to rent a furnished apartment. Used furniture costs nothing.

[@Tunturisorsa]

if you have a finnish social security number, you can apply for social benefits while you wait to get employed. for cheap furnishing, ikea is your friend

[@WilliamPreat]

I do have a Finnish ID, i would prefer to not take from the government system as i have money saved before i arrive. Ahhhh ikea always comes through with there deals. Kiitos for the comment!

[@LevitatingCups]

Hope you like the shortest summers on earth, blink and miss it.

[@WilliamPreat]

Sounds crazy but where i live it has been 30-35c and insane humidity for months and i'm super excited for the cold and dark, i hear the summers are super short. I'm arriving at the start of June so i will try to make the most of it.

[@puskamuha9000]

@@WilliamPreat Finns consider summer to be from may until mid september so its not THAT short

[@jps8678]

Tree most important words in FInland. Perkele, Sauna, kaljaa

[@jurgenkoks9142]

dont forget the God-word - NONIIIN

[@mellertid]

Oh, right, I remember, like in 🇸🇪 rappakalja, hölynpöly (I think).

[@Aapo_2011]

Bro yo Hit the Finnish algoritghm, gg

[@ismoouu]

Welcome to Finland! Hope you find suitable jobs. What kind of jobs are you looking for?

[@WilliamPreat]

Kiitos :) i was looking for hospitality jobs and other tourism jobs but at the most 'hopeful' end, jobs in sound and video production, which i feel is unlikely but i'll keep my options open.

[@DonalD1982]

WTF (=Welcome To Finland) :)

[@default902]

Nice, but why Helsinki?

[@WilliamPreat]

Just wanted to start off in the capital and work my way up to Lapland over my stay. Where is somewhere a little less known that you think would be worth a visit?

[@AngelicaSJ]

​@WilliamPreat As an English only speaker it will definitely be easier for you to find employment in Helsinki or Lapland because of the English speaking tourism.

[@puskamuha9000]

@@WilliamPreat Keep in mind that lapland is extremely cold and in winter there is also no sun at all

[@puskamuha9000]

and nothing to do except ski

[@default902]

@@WilliamPreat It just really depends on what you’re looking for. You should definitely go watch a Finnish baseball match at some point! (My favourite team is Jymy from Sotkamo)

[@paulakuljunlahti]

Now that you are preparing your trip here to Finland, a thought came to my mind. Do you want to get to know small Finnish things right here for yourself? I remembered this video "20 weird things Finnish people do" kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIG7oYyMiaZnpc0si=zqBrXY3ueOnOFPhQ The same person has other videos worth watching.

[@hopoheikki8503]

Also this channel if you want to know more about the Finnish culture, customs, etc: youtube.com/@AleksiHimself

[@peketee2278]

well... what can I say... WTF= Welcome To Finland

[@WilliamPreat]

hhahhahaa Kiitos!

[@chimken321]

miks suomi