The Place I Return To – A Handbook for Finns Abroad

Do you dream of a life abroad? Are you afraid of culture shock, homesickness, or an identity crisis? The Place I Return To is the story of two Finnish women about what it feels like to start a new life far from home and what happens when it's time to come back.

This is not a travel book, but a work about the birth of expatriate Finnish identity in Australia and Tanzania. About how everything new simultaneously excites and terrifies, and how terrible it feels when a Moomin mug carefully transported from Finland breaks.

Finnishness is strongest abroad, but staying in the home country causes distress. There's always a longing for somewhere else. The authors want to offer peer support for this emotional rollercoaster. Stories from around the world provide food for thought for anyone considering a life change or who has already embraced expat life.