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Now he'll never get rid of US taxes.

Yep. U.S. citizens get the benefit of their worldwide income being taxed.

Only income above the equivalent of $80,000.

It's now up to $91,400 (http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,...).

Plus if your income is in, say, Europe, it's effectively all excluded, because you can offset the European taxes (which are usually higher) one-for-one against U.S. taxes, ending up owing nothing.

Probably better for him if he doesn't have to pay taxes to Finland, since they're much higher.

He doesn't pay taxes to Finland because he's not living in Finland.

(Only certain countries like the USA tax their non-resident citizens.)

If you are a citizen of a country with a territorial tax system, but make your money in the US. Who taxes your income?

The US taxes income made in the US, or by US citizens outside the US.

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