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February 3, 2021

European tech workers are moving to the countryside — but will they stick around?

European techies have fled cities, as companies make remote work the new norm.


Bulgarian countryside: Vlad Tchompalov, Unsplash

When Armin Philippen looks outside his window today, he no longer sees cars and smog, but waterfalls, caves and mountains. 

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Vladaya countryside
The view from Philippen's patio in the small village of Vladaya.
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A stream in a forest near to the Philippen residence — one of many examples of relocating to the countryside in Europe.
A stream in a forest near to the Philippen residence.
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Outside Märkische Höfe, taken by photographer Roland Horn.
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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