The main target countries are Finland, Russia, Germany, the USA, Sweden, Great Britain and Ukraine. The process is often seen as an emigration of university-educated people, for instance the departure of doctors, although, in fact, most emigrants are people with secondary education.
Peamised väljarännuriigid on Soome, Venemaa, Saksamaa, USA, Rootsi, Suurbritannia, Ukraina. Sageli räägitakse kõrgharitud inimeste emigratsioonist, näiteks arstide lahkumisest, ent enamik väljarändajaid on keskharidusega inimesed.