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Just Move to Europe is a live map for founders and builders in Europe: which cities fit, which communities are real, and the practical links that save hours of searching. The site includes city playbooks, costs, events, and capital maps.
Just Move to Europe is for founders, operators, engineers, and AI builders moving to Europe, already here, or scouting the next city.
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.
As curated shortcuts, not strong recommendations. Just Move to Europe gathers named tools, communities, events, visa sources, housing, banks, and local links worth checking when you land in a city—starting points with source dates where shown, not endorsements or official partnerships unless clearly marked. Some links are affiliate. Verify what fits your case.
Users can submit corrections and local signal at the Contribute page or through the on-site feedback button. Just Move to Europe reviews submissions before anything is published.
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.
Keep the default order for the broadest builder fit. Pick a lens when one constraint is driving the decision.
€€€€ · Medium visa · Capital + AI
Pick it when capital, AI talent, global customers, and operator density outweigh the burn.
Tradeoff: London turns vague plans into high burn quickly; keep rent and going-out spend intentional.
€€ · Medium visa · 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.
€€€ · Medium visa · AI + public support
Pick it for AI, deep tech, design, public support, and a startup scene with real state-backed weight.
Tradeoff: Paris is powerful once set up, but first-month friction is real: paperwork, guarantors, and timing all matter.
€€€ · Clear route visa · Fast ops
Pick it when you want English-first operations, fast setup, and easy cross-border movement.
Tradeoff: Amsterdam is easy to navigate, but housing and registration can make the landing feel much less smooth.
€€€ · Medium visa · Product + scaleups
Pick it for product taste, scale-up operators, and a quieter path to serious company-building.
Tradeoff: Stockholm feels smooth after setup, but sublets, queues, and ID rails can surprise newcomers.
€€€ · Medium visa · Industry + deep tech
Pick it for deep tech, industrial buyers, robotics, and technical talent that takes the work seriously.
Tradeoff: Munich is not built for last-minute improvisation on housing or admin.
€€€€ · Hard visa · ETH + robotics
Pick it for ETH gravity, robotics, AI density, crypto, and a very disciplined operating base.
Tradeoff: Zurich starts expensive before anything extravagant; unclear plans get costly quickly.
€€ · Clear route visa · 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.
€€ · Medium visa · CEE + engineering
Pick it for engineering value, CEE access, and a lower-burn base that is getting more ambitious.
Tradeoff: Warsaw is increasingly international, but admin, leases, and official steps can still reward local help.
€€€ · Medium visa · Product + lifestyle
Pick it for product people, builder events, and daily life that keeps you building without burning out.
Tradeoff: Barcelona can look affordable until seasonality and neighborhood hype hit the housing search.
€€ · Clear route visa · International rooms
Pick it for quality of life, international rooms, and a softer landing into the European network.
Tradeoff: Lisbon's runway advantage disappears if you rent like a short-term remote worker.
€€€ · Medium visa · Public support
Pick it for public-support infrastructure, patient building, and a calmer base with strong fundamentals.
Tradeoff: Vienna feels quiet if you expect startup buzz on autopilot, and non-EU founder visas are real but not lightweight.
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Reusable playbooks for the decisions that follow you across cities: housing, raising, cofounders, and AI-assisted building. 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.
Europe does not have one default startup city. That is the advantage and the friction. The right base depends on what your next six months need: burn, talent, founder rooms, customers, capital, public support, language, or pace.
London, Berlin, Lisbon, Tallinn, and Zurich do not solve the same problem. JMTE helps you use Europe as a serious base, not a cage: move, stay, visit, raise, hire, or route yourself toward the rooms that fit the work.
The upside is optionality: better burn in one city, AI depth in another, industrial customers somewhere else, and enough repeat builder rooms to stop treating Europe like a generic map.