For the second year in a row, Finland has been named the world's happiest country. The latest World Happiness Report lists Denmark, Norway and Iceland as the runners-up, while Sweden are ranked seventh.
For the second year in a row, Finland has been named the world's happiest country. The latest World Happiness Report lists Denmark, Norway and Iceland as the runners-up, while Sweden are ranked seventh. It's not the first time the Nordic countries rank so highly on quality of life rankings, so what exactly is going on?The top 10 countries including all five Nordic countries rank well in all categories, as well as emotional measures of well-being. The same is true for immigrants.
That trust extends to politicians, so much so that participation in elections across the Nordic countries is high. The report contains an entire chapter on the links between happiness and voting behaviour, and states that"very unhappy people are more likely to be disengaged from politics."The Finnish government has been seeking an alternative to the current system of social security payments for some time.
did not spur its unemployed recipients to work more to supplement their earnings as hoped, it did help their wellbeing.
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