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Compare European cities before choosing where to build, or go deeper into the city you already call home. Find people to build with, communities worth joining and resources for your next step, without piecing it all together yourself.
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Just Move to Europe is a field guide for ambitious builders in Europe. Compare cities, find communities and events, explore funding, and use practical guides to decide what to do next.
Just Move to Europe is for founders, engineers, researchers, operators and independent builders, including people building a product alongside a job. Use it to choose a European base or make more of the city you already call home.
Just Move to Europe was created and built by Lara Avci. She is the sole founder behind the site's city playbooks, design, and architecture.
No. Just Move to Europe provides editorial pointers only; verify visas, tax, and legal steps with official sources and qualified advisors.
Just Move to Europe has twelve live playbooks: London, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Munich, Zurich, Warsaw, Tallinn, Lisbon, Barcelona, and Vienna.
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Filter by the constraint that actually changes the decision: runway, rooms, capital, AI depth, non-EU paths, or daily life. Then open the city playbook or compare two bases side by side.
Building a network from scratch? Start with the broad international scenes and major specialist hubs at the top. Pick a lens when your customers, collaborators, or constraints point elsewhere.
Hub labels describe the network, not a league table. Non-EU labels summarise route complexity, not your eligibility or approval odds; check the official routes in each city playbook.
€€€€ · Non-EU: Medium · Capital + AI
Pick it when capital, AI talent, global customers, and operator density outweigh the burn.
Tradeoff: London’s network comes with high housing costs; check the commute to your customers and regular rooms before choosing a postcode.
€€ · Non-EU: Medium · Builder density
Pick it when runway, international teams, and repeat builder rooms matter more than polished admin.
Tradeoff: Berlin still rewards patience. Housing is slower than people expect, and German admin rewards preparation.
€€€ · Non-EU: Medium · AI + public support
Pick it for AI builders, deep tech, enterprise customers, and public support alongside a dense founder network.
Tradeoff: Paris is powerful once set up, but first-month friction is real: paperwork, guarantors, and timing all matter.
€€€ · Non-EU: Clear route · International teams
Pick it for international teams, English-speaking tech circles, and cross-border connections. Sort housing early.
Tradeoff: Amsterdam is easy to navigate, but housing and registration can make the landing feel much less smooth.
€€€ · Non-EU: Medium · Product + scaleups
Pick it for product taste, AI builders, and scale-up operators who have taken companies into global markets.
Tradeoff: Stockholm’s housing queues, sublet terms and personal identity number process can slow the landing.
€€€ · Non-EU: Medium · Industry + deep tech
Pick it when industrial buyers, robotics labs, and deep-tech collaborators are the people you need nearby.
Tradeoff: Munich’s housing competition and admin lead times need a buffer; check your commute to the relevant campus or customer.
€€€€ · Non-EU: Hard · ETH + robotics
Pick it for ETH gravity, robotics, and AI research. Specialist access can justify the burn; test that access first.
Tradeoff: Zurich’s high baseline costs make a long exploratory stay expensive; test the relevant rooms and customer access before committing.
€€ · Non-EU: Clear route · Digital admin
Pick it when digital admin, lean teams, and EU company setup matter more than local market size.
Tradeoff: Tallinn is easier to operate from than many hubs, but residence, tax, and e-Residency are separate decisions.
€€ · Non-EU: Medium · CEE + engineering
Pick it for engineering teams, CEE customers, and lower burn. Check where your sector actually gathers.
Tradeoff: Warsaw is increasingly international, but admin, leases, and official steps can still reward local help.
€€€ · Non-EU: Medium · Product + mobile
Pick it for product people, mobile, and recurring builder rooms alongside a daily life you enjoy.
Tradeoff: Barcelona can look affordable until seasonality and neighborhood hype hit the housing search.
€€ · Non-EU: Clear route · International rooms
Pick it for international founder rooms and quality of life. Look for year-round peers, not just conference-week density.
Tradeoff: Lisbon’s furnished short lets can erase the expected runway advantage; compare ordinary leases before settling on a budget.
€€€ · Non-EU: Medium · Public support
Pick it for technical communities, public support, and a well-connected daily base. Seek out the relevant groups early.
Tradeoff: Vienna’s founder network can be less visible from outside; check community access, programme requirements and the relevant non-EU route.
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Reusable playbooks for the decisions that follow you across cities: housing, raising, cofounders, building, and launching. Useful whether you moved here or were already building from Europe.
A city gets easier when the first week has a shape. Use the city page for local details, then work through these.
The coffee script
"Hey [name], I just moved to [city] and I'm building [one sentence]. I'd love to hear how you got started here. Coffee this week?"
Short, specific, easy to answer.
Good work starts with people who care about what they are making. JMTE helps you find them, understand the city around you and get on with your own work, whether it is your first product, a research project or a company.
Your first customers might be nearby. Your ideas, collaborators and ambitions can reach further. Follow what people are building around the world and use what you learn where you are.
Europe gives you different places to do that. Compare what each city offers, find a community you want to be part of and stay connected beyond it. You can move, visit or build on the life you already have.