Helsinki or Gothenburg?

I have a possibility to work for a company for a while and I can choose
either Helsinki or Gothenburg as the work location.


For someone single, male, Anglophone, no Swedish or Finnish language
skills, based on cost of living, culture, welcome, interest, proximity,
location, climate, etc, which do you think? Any and all opinions
welcomed.


TIA

For someone single, male, Anglophone, no Swedish or Finnish language
skills, based on ........

If it's girls you're interested - Sweden.
If it's boozing you're interested - then Finland

Gerry

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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:31:51 +0100, "Gerald Oliver Swift"
wrote:

For someone single, male, Anglophone, no Swedish or Finnish language
skills, based on ........

If it's girls you're interested - Sweden.
If it's boozing you're interested - then Finland

and if you are interested in both?

Newcastle

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I have a possibility to work for a company for a while and I can choose
either Helsinki or Gothenburg as the work location.


For someone single, male, Anglophone, no Swedish or Finnish language
skills,

Doubt that this makes a difference.

based on cost of living,

Both are going to be relatively expensive, you have to pay the
"getting it there" tax.

The problem with Sweden is finding somewhere to rent. There
is a cronic shortage of property. Apparently there isn't enough
land and they're not making any more of it :-)

No idea if Finland is any easier.

culture, welcome, interest, proximity,
location,

My colleagues reckon that Gothborg is the best place to live
in Sweden, representing the best compromise between things
to do and cost of accomodation.

climate, etc,

I would guess that Gothborg is the best of the two.

which do you think? Any and all opinions
welcomed.


TIA

Hi

not sure about the Goteborg climate.

True, it is a "so called" warm water port. But there can be some pretty
big lumps of ice coming down the river ! And they do escape the very
low temperatures.

Problem is that the Gulf Stream can deliver weeks of grey days in
winter. And temperatures do go down to the -20's C.

Maybe Helsinki, whilst colder, may have brighter days ?

Peter

Hi

not sure about the Goteborg climate.

True, it is a "so called" warm water port. But there can be some pretty
big lumps of ice coming down the river ! And they do escape the very
low temperatures.

Problem is that the Gulf Stream can deliver weeks of grey days in
winter. And temperatures do go down to the -20's C.

Maybe Helsinki, whilst colder, may have brighter days ?

Peter

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Hi

not sure about the Goteborg climate.

True, it is a "so called" warm water port. But there can be some pretty
big lumps of ice coming down the river ! And they do escape the very
low temperatures.

Problem is that the Gulf Stream can deliver weeks of grey days in
winter. And temperatures do go down to the -20's C.

Having checked:
Helsinki is 6 degrees colder in the winter, 2 degrees colder in summer.
Goteborg gets 10-20mm more rain each month.
Helsinki is light for an hour longer in the summer......
.....so it is dark for an hour longer in the winter.


Maybe Helsinki, whilst colder, may have brighter days ?

dunno

tim

On 13 Jun 2005 08:17:57 -0700, wrote:

I have a possibility to work for a company for a while and I can choose
either Helsinki or Gothenburg as the work location.


For someone single, male, Anglophone, no Swedish or Finnish language
skills, based on cost of living, culture, welcome, interest, proximity,
location, climate, etc, which do you think? Any and all opinions
welcomed.


I've not been to Gothenburg but I have been to Stockholm several
times. And I've spent a lot of time in Helsinki, and I'm guessing
that the Finns in Helsinki speak more and better English.

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