Welcome to the RPC! I also played for many years on NWN persistent worlds. It's what got me to take the plunge and give WoW and other MMOs a try since I'd only played single player games before.
If you end up on Balmung, we have a very active EU community here. Europa is an OOC/LFRP linkshell, The Travellers Guild is an RP free company (and we have a few Finns in TTG) and Eorzean Union is an endgame PVE free company, all playing during EU peak times. Also be sure to check out the Bronze Lake Resort; it's EU timed and a great way to meet new people.
If you end up on Balmung, we have a very active EU community here. Europa is an OOC/LFRP linkshell, The Travellers Guild is an RP free company (and we have a few Finns in TTG) and Eorzean Union is an endgame PVE free company, all playing during EU peak times. Also be sure to check out the Bronze Lake Resort; it's EU timed and a great way to meet new people.