For the eighth consecutive year, ๐๐๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ has been ranked as the happiest country in the world on the World Happiness Report. Infact all the 5 Nordic Countries have made it top 10 of the list.
But what is the reason behind these countries dominating the happiness Index, whereas ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ 118๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, even behind conflict affected countries such as Ukraine, Iran, Pakistan.
1) ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ
โก๏ธ People are happy with whatever theyโve got and do not constantly keep chasing more.
โก๏ธ "Sisu" which is Finnish term for resilience, shapes a mindset where people focus on what truly matters instead of endless materialism.
2) ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ & ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
โก๏ธ People in Finland tend to trust their neighbors, public officials and their government.
โก๏ธ It is ranked highly for political, civil and press freedom.
โก๏ธ Corruption is nearly non-existent which creates a sense of security and stability among the people.
3) ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข
โก๏ธ Finland regularly spends more than 20% of its gross domestic product on pensions, health care costs, unemployment.
โก๏ธ Knowing that Government has their back, makes the citizen their less worried even if they don't have job.
4) ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ก๐
โก๏ธ In Finland, you are never more than a 10-minute walk from a park or forest.
โก๏ธ Clean water, unpolluted air and unspoiled nature greatly contribute to wellbeing and nurture creativity.
5) ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ
โก๏ธ It is one of the first countries to grant women the right to vote in 1906.
โก๏ธ In recent years, more than 45% of Finnish MPs have been women and also had a female Prime Minister Sanna Marin.
6)ย ๐๐ง๐๐ & ๐ผ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ผ๐ก๐ก
โก๏ธ Schooling in the country is free from pre-primary to higher education.
โก๏ธ Women are encouraged to pursue careers in Science and Technology, breaking all the gender stereotypes.
It's actually funny to know that a country where winter can last around 200 days and there are weeks where the sun doesn't rise at all, is home to the world's happiest people. But factors such as belief in good deeds, optimism for the future, trust in institutions and support from family and friends make Finnish people happier than most.