Kaunas

Regional snapshot

• Why this metro vs the rest of the country: The national summary pairs Vilnius and Kaunas for fintech, gaming, and shared-services hiring; the coast (Klaipėda, Palanga) and smaller cities trade off market depth and hiring pools against central-corridor convenience.
• Main airports (logistics): The profile notes growing European networks from Vilnius and Kaunas airports—flight choice for inbound moves, not a separate immigration category.
• Daily life / housing / seasonality: Eurozone EU/Schengen convenience and compact geography (Baltic coast, Curonian Spit weekends without domestic flights) sit alongside winter darkness and cold comparable to other Baltic states; the national cons list flags a smaller international-school market than Paris or Berlin.
• Languages: Lithuanian is official for much healthcare, property, and municipal paperwork; English is strong among younger cohorts and in Vilnius/Kaunas tech and offices—still plan on Lithuanian or translation outside expat-heavy pockets, per the national profile.
• Watch-outs: The EU Blue Card route references a statutory minimum salary threshold in EUR published periodically—confirm the current amount on migracija.lt and European Commission Blue Card pages before budgeting. Dual citizenship is restricted in many naturalisation scenarios; the public system pushes many expats toward private top-ups after compulsory PSDF enrolment.
• Neighbourhood context: Borders with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad can shift border controls and official travel guidance—the national summary flags monitoring regional security when you plan commutes or trips.