Should I rent or buy a flat/house in Finland if I want to stay here? :confused:

NEWSWEEK in its round up of the best countries in the world to live elected Finland as the number 1 country.Finland was recognised for education,ligfestyle,political stability,health care and security and GPYU.
As Helsinki was voted as the second safest cioty last year this just goes to show a good and positive face fotr Finland.Read more details.........:)

Hi All - I am looking to work in Helsinki for a short period (approximately 6 months) and am trying to understand where would be the best place to commute from?

I would prefer to have the minimum commuting time to Helsinki and Vanta or Espoo seem to come up as viable options however want to balance that with reasonable rent (about 200 - 400 euros a month). Can anyone recommend any decent areas and how easy it is to secure a studio or 1 bed flat for a short term let? What kind of prices am I looking at?

I have searched the web but haven't found any resource to be that helpful.