Moving Abroad

TexasChainstoreMascara

We have an ambition to move to Scandinavia with our family but do not know where to start. Where is the best place to go to find out the particulars on eligibility, visas, buying a home, moving our business across, tax etc. Do we need to consult a solicitor or is it a matter for citizens advice? 

sammyjammy

Assume you mean Sweden?

Moving to Sweden from the UK | How to Relocate to Sweden (iasservices.org.uk)

TexasChainstoreMascara

Actually it's Finland we are looking at 

elsien

https://www.reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/14qipqj/moving_to_finland_from_the_uk_need_some_advice/

Mrs_Z

This might be of some help.... 

https://www.finlandforum.org/

and this:  https://finlandabroad.fi/web/gbr/frontpage

Out of interest, why Finland?

Savvy_Sue

There's also Very Finnish Problems:  

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100050211021659

TexasChainstoreMascara

Mrs_Z said:

This might be of some help.... 

https://www.finlandforum.org/

and this:  https://finlandabroad.fi/web/gbr/frontpage

Out of interest, why Finland?

We went there on holiday. I love the silence, the landscapes and the quality of life.

Savvy_Sue

TexasChainstoreMascara said:

Mrs_Z said:

This might be of some help.... 

https://www.finlandforum.org/

and this:  https://finlandabroad.fi/web/gbr/frontpage

Out of interest, why Finland?

We went there on holiday. I love the silence, the landscapes and the quality of life.

DH spent some time in Finland, a long while ago, and someone I knew from work has more recently lived and worked there (long enough to learn some of the language and gain Residence). 

They both found that Spring and Autumn didn't exist, and you'd go from Winter to Summer and back again seemingly overnight. The long daylight hours in summer can wreck your body's sleep pattern, and the almost complete absence of daylight in winter is equally unhelpful. 

What struck DH was that it's almost completely impossible to socialise informally: you can't go and ring someone's doorbell in the winter, because you'll freeze half to death while you wait to be let in. 

So do make sure you've visited in all (both?) seasons before you commit yourself. And start learning Finnish. And learn to sauna - they really do make a hole in the ice to cool off in winter, or roll in the snow. 

The education system seems brilliant. You can't charge for anything, so there are no private schools, and everyone gets free school meals. Formal education doesn't start until the age of 7. 

tightauldgit

TexasChainstoreMascara said:

We have an ambition to move to Scandinavia with our family but do not know where to start. Where is the best place to go to find out the particulars on eligibility, visas, buying a home, moving our business across, tax etc. Do we need to consult a solicitor or is it a matter for citizens advice? 

It would probably be a matter of doing your research and then possibly employing an immigration lawyer in Finland to assist with the process. I assume you'd be looking for this visa/residence permit for an entrepreneur?https://migri.fi/en/entrepreneur

In all honesty I imagine it would be difficult unless you or your partner are EU citizens, or you can find an employer willing to sponsor you to work there. Nothing is impossible of course, but unless you've got a wodge of spare cash to invest then it becomes harder to justify eligibility for visas etc.