I found a Finland based Minecraft server called MinecraftOffline that is made for better performance for players in Europe.
It is running on version 1.21.11 and it has a permanent map so the world is meant to stick around. It also uses a custom plugin suite.
The server is hosted on reasonable hardware with an Intel Core i7-8700 64GB DDR4 RAM two 6TB enterprise drives and a 1 Gbit network connection.
Finland Hosted Survival With Permanent Map
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPMalgazars Lair Semi-Vanilla Survival
builder friendly placechill multiplayer hangoutfriendly survival playerslag free exploringrelaxed survival pace
This is a semi vanilla server called Malgazars Lair and it feels really chill. The server is mostly normal Minecraft but it has a few quality of life plugins like VeinMiner so mining is way less annoying.
The community is small and pretty tight and people are really nice to each other. There is zero tolerance for griefing and no one is toxic so it feels safe to build your stuff and hang out.
The server runs smooth and does not crash even when a bunch of people are exploring at the same time. It feels like a good place if you just want to play survival with friendly players and not worry about drama.
They are just looking for more positive and kind people who want to join in and be part of the adventures on the server.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP