Thread by @itsjamescramer, Sooner or later we are going to have to acknowledge the elephant [...]

James Cramer

itsjamescramer

Sooner or later we are going to have to acknowledge the elephant in the room with regards to Finland& #39;s inability to attract and retain foreign talent. The arguments that "Finland is the best country" aren& #39;t sticking because in many respects, it& #39;s not. It& #39;s not even close.

Nobody makes reports for things like variety and choice of produce in supermarkets, choice of online retailers. Delivery costs from Amazon. Everybody ignores that it& #39;s virtually impossible to find anything to do after work on a rainy November Tuesday.

Rent costs are high and taxes are high, lunch costs the same as a meal in a fancy restaurant in France. Finding apartments and jobs is stacked heavily against non-finns, so even if you are relocated here your partner will find it impossible to work.

Making friends is tougher here than anywhere I& #39;ve ever lived (I& #39;ve lived and worked in 4 countries).

You need to be mentally tough to survive here, because you keep on hearing that these things are not problems. But they actually matter a lot to foreigners.

"The darkness and cold is not a bug, it& #39;s a feature."

Cool.

Ranting because I& #39;m getting a bit tired of the lack of acknowledgement of the actual problems, and until that happens we can& #39;t have solutions.

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