By Zer0
Sometimes I randomly remember that I’m moving to Finland in a few months and my brain just kind of freezes for a second.
Not in a dramatic way.
More like:
“Wait… that’s actually happening.”
Believe it or not; for almost a decade, I’ve felt this need for a major change in my life.
Not because I hated everything here. Not because I was trying to “escape” dramatically.
But because sometimes you feel yourself slowly outgrowing your current environment.
I think a lot of people experience this at some point. You start wanting different experiences, different environments, different perspectives, a reset, uncertainty, movement.
So I applied to a University in Finland for my master’s degree in February. And to my surprise, I got accepted!
Why Finland?
This is probably the first question someone would asks me.
And honestly, the answer goes much deeper than just education or career opportunities.
Of course Finland has a strong reputation when it comes to technology, engineering, and overall quality of life. That absolutely mattered while making my decision. But what kept pulling me toward Finland wasn’t only the university itself.
It was the atmosphere.
Every time I looked at streets, forests, weather, or even just everyday life there, something about it felt calm to me. Peaceful in a way that’s hard to explain properly.
I think part of me just wants to live in a place where life feels quieter.
A place where you can create your own small space and exist without constantly feeling overwhelmed by noise, crowds, traffic, pressure, and endless movement all the time.
The idea of taking long walks through the forests, walking through the calm streets at night, living somewhere less crowded, and having space to think… all of that sounds incredibly appealing to me.
And I know no country is perfect obviously. I’m not expecting Finland to become some fantasy world where all problems disappear instantly.
But I do think environment affects people more than we realize.
Another thing that attracts me is the population density.
I’ve always liked the idea of living somewhere that doesn’t feel overcrowded constantly. Finland’s population is relatively small compared to many countries, and I think that changes the feeling of daily life in ways you notice subconsciously.
More space.
More quiet.
Less chaos.
Maybe that sounds strange to some people.
But lately, the older I get, the more I value peace over intensity.
I Also Want to Grow Creatively
This is something I only started realizing recently.
Over the last year, I became much more interested in: FPV, videography, editing, storytelling and documenting things. And honestly, I feel like changing environments completely might also change me creatively.
Different architecture.
Different weather.
Different lighting.
Different seasons.
Different moods.
I already know I’m going to walk around Finland filming absolutely everything like an NPC discovering graphics settings for the first time.
Excitement and Fear Exist Together
I think people online sometimes oversimplify moving abroad.
They either portray it as:
- a perfect adventure or
- a terrifying experience
But right now it feels like both simultaneously.
Some days I’m incredibly excited.
Other days I randomly realize:
“Wait. I’m actually leaving everything familiar behind.”
That thought hits differently sometimes.
Because even simple things become uncertain:
- routines
- friendships
- language
- weather
- daily habits
- social life
You suddenly become a beginner at life again in certain ways.
And I think that’s both exciting and terrifying at the same time.
It Still Feels Unreal
The strange part is that my current life still looks completely normal right now.
I still sit at the same desk.
I still edit videos here.
I still charge FPV batteries here.
I still walk through the same streets.
But somewhere in the background, everything already feels temporary now.
And honestly, maybe that’s why I wanted to start writing about this process.
Because one day this current phase of my life will probably feel very distant.
The period before Finland.
Before everything changed a little.