[Dottore]

Re the weather: the west coast (Vancouver) really is very fine. No snow in the winter, long and balmy summers. You can ski or sail after work (both, I imagine, important to a Finn) - and still live in a very cosmopolitan metropolis.

Indeed global warming has been working in Canada's favour.

And taxes are not as bad as they once were - and there is considerable scope for creativity.

We were both kick-staring new careers a few years ago and decided on Vancouver after also looking closely at France and Italy. Today we believe we made the right choice.

Feel free to PM me for more information on the relative merits of these three places.