Regularly tops global livability rankings for a reason: superb transport, subsidised housing stock, safe streets and endless culture. It is formal and rule-bound, and making local friends takes time.
What the economy runs on
International organisations, finance, life sciences.
Worth weighing
Reserved social culture and paperwork-heavy admin.
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