UN World Happiness Report 2024: Finland Tops the List Again
For the seventh time in a row, Finland won the title of the happiest country in the world. The annual UN World Happiness Report was issued on Wednesday, 20 March 2024. The publication ranked countries based on self-reported happiness scores after surveying nearly 150,000 people in over 140 countries. In the report, Finland holds the first position and other Nordic countries are onto something and place in the top 10 including Denmark which holds 2nd position, followed by Iceland and then Sweden. The consecutive win of Finland as the world’s happiest country shows a positive well-being culture.
The country’s ambassador expressed his happiness over the consecutive winning of Finland and praised the broad trust in institutions. He further added that the mantra behind the happiness of Finland’s natives is access to nature along with low stress. Semafor shared the annual World Happiness Report on Wednesday. A founding editor of the World Happiness Report, John Helliwell said during an interview with a media outlet that, Several citizens in Finland were raised to act prosocially, which translates to “wallets being come back if they are dropped in the street and people helping each other day in and day out.”
Main Reasons Why Finland Continues To Remain As World’s Happiest Country
1 Focus on Work-Life Harmony
2 An excellent educational framework
3 Equitable treatment of women
4 Sauna customs
5 Minimal Degrees of Corruption
6 Strong beliefs in good healthcare
