The Happiest Country In The World

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Can you imagine a place where people are really happy?

Yes, that place exists. The United Nations (UN for its acronym in English) revealed that Finland ranks first in the Annual Report of happiness. So that makes Finland the happiest place on the planet.

What elements or characteristics does this country have to carry this prestigious title? The factors evaluated by the UN are several. El País reports that some are gross income, the social benefits it offers to citizens, the fact that its residents are generous people, there is no corruption in its government, and immigrants have a good quality of life. It really seems to be a true paradise.

Last year, 2017, Finland ranked fifth on the list. Meanwhile, Norway with its wonderful lights in the sky, the famous Northern lights or aurora borealis, had the first place last year.

One of the most important factors taken into account by the UN was the happiness of immigrants, indicates El País. That is to say, that both the natives of Finland are happy, as well as those who are not from there but have turned said land into their new home. The well-being of new members of Finnish society was crucial, the study notes. The Spanish newspaper points out that Finland is one of the countries with the least inequality in wages by gender and among children. Furthermore, the paternity period for men in Finland can be up to six months.