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1. hiAndr+JZ1[view] [source] 2024-01-28 11:36:25
>>onnnon+(OP)
I never worried particularly much about climate change, but just to hedge my bets for my kids I moved to northern Europe. For the most part it's just equated to milder (= bearable) Winters and nicer summers up here.

I guess we also spend a fair bit on moving to renewables up here - Finland achieved energy self sufficiency last year thanks to a good combination of nuclear + solar + hydro. If I were an ideologue in either direction I'd probably say "that's the real reason I moved" or "can't believe they're waiting my tax money on this", but I'm not, I'm just a guy who likes hedging his bets. The nuclear is especially nice because cheap electricity is the true backbone of society, and we've seen the market prices go straight up _negative_ a few times due to overproduction.

Self recommending! Come to Finland and help us build a stronger democracy, whatever that means to you.

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2. LightB+332[view] [source] 2024-01-28 12:05:45
>>hiAndr+JZ1
"Self recommending! Come to Finland and help us build a stronger democracy, whatever that means to you. "

How are you finding life as an enviromental migrant?

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3. hiAndr+B42[view] [source] 2024-01-28 12:19:26
>>LightB+332
Great! Much nicer than Boston.
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4. ejb999+Ln2[view] [source] 2024-01-28 14:37:50
>>hiAndr+B42
how were you able to permanently move from the states to Finland - were you already a citizen there? (I assume you mean Boston Mass, unless you are talking about another Boston already in the EU)
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5. chasd0+Aq2[view] [source] 2024-01-28 14:56:54
>>ejb999+Ln2
This. Immigrating to Finland isn’t as easy as just showing up and wading across a shallow river like in the US.
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