ABSTRACT
The chapter concentrates on how migration stories can stimulate the next generation’s network migration. A key focus of the article is how cross-border commuting is perceived by Estonians working in Finland and their younger relatives. Due to the normalization of cross-border commuting, the younger family members and relatives see working in Finland as a starting point for independent life. At the same time, the older generation have always hoped that the youngsters would not have to commute between two countries and could have a better work-life balance and move socially upwards in Estonia. The findings show that transnational fatherhood unintentionally encourages the next generation to choose cross-border commuting and facilitates network migration. The phenomena can also be seen as a masculine care-taking pattern.
