Metacore Relocation Guide
With this Relocation Guide, we’d like to warmly welcome you to join Metacore, settle in Helsinki, and lead a happy and balanced life in Finland. Some of you are already on their way, some are still considering whether to come or not. In either case, we hope this information package makes your life, or your decision, easier.
Introduction
“Tervetuloa!” is Finnish and means welcome!
With this Relocation Guide, we’d like to warmly welcome you to join Metacore, settle in Helsinki, and lead a happy and balanced life in Finland. Some of you are already on their way, some are still considering whether to come or not. In either case, we hope this information package makes your life, or your decision, easier.
You probably already know that Finland is the world’s happiest country, known for its quiet and sweet people, cold winters and exceptional mobile games. That Helsinki is also capital where game industry talent leads a well-balanced life, enjoying both work and leisure. Within this combo, a small game company Metacore made you curious about moving here.
We acknowledge that this package is not perfect and lacks answers to some of your questions. So, if a question remains unanswered, or if you just need a rapid answer, you can contact us directly. Or if something was unclear, we’re happy to hear your feedback and improve our content.
Without further ado, here come 5 bullet points to answer the first question: what is this guide and for what can I use it?
What is this guide meant for?
- Getting an overview of what it practically means to move to Helsinki, Finland
- Answering how to get here, start working here, and eventually settle here
- Correcting the most common misunderstandings before they become an issue
- Painting an honest picture of your (potential) future home
- And most importantly, easing the big, life changing move you’re about to embark on
Frequently answered questions
First things first: some of your questions might be so urgent or personal that this guide won’t help much. In that case, please contact your TA Partner or Linda Hilden (linda.hilden@metacoregames.com). We are in charge of Talent Acquisition and Relocation to Finland. In addition to this guide, we are your best source of relocation information.
And if we can't help you with your questions, we will know who can.Metacore is a Helsinki-based mobile game company where players are the closest thing to a boss. That statement includes two key aspects of how we work. Firstly, our game teams are highly independent – especially in their earliest form of 2-3 people. Secondly, we are extremely market-oriented and scale our games only when we see a promising market fit. You’ll find answers to most questions about Metacore on our website, but here are the ones we get asked a lot by people looking to relocate for work.
Helsinki is one of the world’s coldest capital cities, with a flat skyline and a low population density. The city is close to tech and nature but has a vibrant selection of hobby opportunities and nightlife activities too. Well-functioning services, free healthcare, fluent public transport and high security are all praised as Helsinki’s most favoured features. It’s not a city for a busy bee but is definitely one for those who appreciate a balanced life and high wellbeing.
Finland is part of the Nordics and ranked number one for being the happiest country in the world. This nation, inhabited by 5.5 million people, is known for its world-class education, thousands of lakes, Lapland sceneries, cinnamon buns, Northern lights, nightless nights, saunas and Nokia 3310s. And mobile games, of course. Regarding relocation, Finland might not be as busy as the United States or as warm as Southern Europe, but can surely provide a very well-balanced, close-to-nature and easy-going lifestyle.