The World’s Happiest Country
The reasons for Finland's success as a happy country
In 2021, for the fourth year running - and in spite of coronavirus - Finland has been crowned number 1 on the UN’s World Happiness Report. Their keys to happiness: a world class welfare system and a tradition of acceptance.
Once again, Finland has been named the world's happiest place. 'The reaction was thatpeople are surprised and almost angry because they felt that this cannot be true, because I guess the Finnish self-image is basically that we're just kind of melancholic people', says Frank, a philosophy professor. A major reason for this ranking is generous welfare and work-life balance: 'In Finland it’s just a regular working day from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and the culture seems to be that when work is over that’s it', says Melissa, an Australian expat.However, there are problems, including rising homelessness: 'At this moment we are getting a lot of new homeless youth', says charity worker Robin.
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