Finland is a country riding the wave of fortune, with the country leading the way in mobile phone technology and skilled IT workers. The economy is strong and stable and the people enjoy some of the best standards of living in the world today. As a result of this, property in the country is not cheap – the intrepid hunter will find bargains, but they are rare and becoming rarer. Nevertheless, Finland is a beautiful and friendly country, and those that can afford it would be hard pushed to find a better place to live – unspoilt yet high-tech and more than certainly forward thinking, some would have you believe the country is verging on being a utopia. Helsinki would be an obvious choice for off plan property buyers and the city offers some utterly stunning locations, with costs comparable to those of Western European cities – they aren’t ridiculously high, nor are they surprisingly low. Other cities that prove popular are Tampere and Turku, and the Lapland region in the North is popular for people wishing to rent out properties for the legions of tourists that come to visit Santa Claus.

There is potential for property values to grow in Finland and they surely will in the coming years, but the difference will not be as evident as it is and has been in the growing markets of Eastern and Central Europe – Finland is already on the front foot and has no recent economic disasters or disarray to contend with. As well as being a wonderful country to live in, the off plan buyer can live safe in the knowledge that an investment in Finland would be a solid one.