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03.05.2025 | The Power of Shared Meals: A Recipe for Happiness | In a world where loneliness is on the rise, the act of sharing meals has emerged as a powerful antidote. Eating together is more than just nourishment; it’s a vital ingredient for happiness. Recent studies reveal that the number of meals sh... |
30.04.2025 | 36-year-old happiness researcher shares what it means—and what it takes—to be happy: ‘Don’t just worry about yourself’ | At just 16, Michael Plant became interested in what people could do to maximize happiness, so he started studying philosophy.
Two decades later, Plant, 36, is a global happiness researcher at the Happier Lives Institute. As the founder and ... |
27.04.2025 | Eating lunch and dinner with others brings an ‘uptick in life satisfaction’—here’s how many meals you should share each week | Sharing meals with others is a global tradition.
In Senegal, out of 14 lunches and dinners per week, people share 11.7 meals, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report. In Sweden, people share 9.5 meals per week, in the U.S. people share... |
02.04.2025 | The most powerful passports of 2025 — a new country tops the list | Ireland has the strongest passport in the world, according to the Nomad Passport Index 2025.
The ranking analyzes passports by five criteria: ease of travel, tax policies, global perception, ability to obtain dual citizenship and personal f... |
28.03.2025 | The Sweet Pursuit of Joy: Cloetta's New Perspective on Happiness | In a world obsessed with happiness, Cloetta, a leading confectionery company in Northern Europe, has shifted the narrative. Instead of chasing the elusive notion of happiness, they advocate for the pursuit of joy. This refreshing perspectiv... |
25.03.2025 | Cloetta’s Joy Report studies joy in some of the world’s happiest countries | Cloetta’s Joy Report studies joy in some of the world’s happiest countries
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Stockholm, Sweden – In the last decade, the pursuit of happiness has dominated popular culture. Cloetta, a leading co... |
21.03.2025 | The Happiness Paradox: Lessons from Finland and the UK’s Economic Struggles | In a world where happiness and economic stability often seem at odds, Finland shines like a beacon. For the eighth consecutive year, it has claimed the title of the happiest country on Earth. This Nordic nation stands tall, not just for its... |
21.03.2025 | Топ-10 самых счастливых стран Азии в 2025 году
Топ-10 самых счастливых стран Азии в 2025 году | Топ-10 самых счастливых стран Азии в 2025 году
Согласно опубликованному Всемирному докладу о счастье за 2025 год, Тайвань является самым счастливым местом в Азии. Из 147 мест по всему миру, которые были оценены в этом году, он занял 27-е ... |
20.03.2025 | The Heartbeat of Happiness: How Helsinki Cultivates Joy Through Community and Nature | Helsinki, the capital of Finland, has been crowned the happiest city in the world for eight consecutive years. This accolade is not just a title; it’s a testament to the city’s commitment to fostering well-being through community engagement... |
20.03.2025 | Mental Health Organization, StrongMinds, Cited as Most Effective Charity in 2025 World Happiness Report | We are honored to be named one of the world’s most effective charities at improving happiness and wellbeing.”
— Sean MayberryKAMPALA, UGANDA, March 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Minds, a global non-profit democratizing access to mental hea... |
20.03.2025 | Finland ranks as the world’s happiest country for the eighth year in a row – Helsinki shows why, and the reason is more relevant than ever | Finland ranks as the world’s happiest country for the eighth year in a row – Helsinki shows why, and the reason is more relevant than ever
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20.03.2025 | This island is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report | Taiwan is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report, published Thursday.
Of the 147 places around the world that were ranked this year, it took the 27th spot, moving up from 31st last year, and dethroning Sing... |
20.03.2025 | Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row | For the eighth year in a row, Finland has taken the No. 1 spot on the World Happiness Report’s list of the happiest countries. Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden also made the top 10.
The Nordic countries dominating this list shouldn’t com... |
07.03.2025 | Helsinki: A Beacon of Deep Tech and Sustainability | Helsinki is not just a city; it’s a canvas of innovation and sustainability. In recent years, it has emerged as a vibrant hub for deep tech, attracting global leaders and investors. The city is a magnet for those seeking a unique blend of c... |
28.02.2025 | Happy Country, Deep Innovation – Helsinki Invites Deep Tech Leaders to Network and Explore Business Opportunities | Happy Country, Deep Innovation – Helsinki Invites Deep Tech Leaders to Network and Explore Business Opportunities
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12.09.2024 | PR limited to the first 10 companies First in Japan! Launch of innovative self-catering training program for companies by former J Leaguer influencer | [PR limited to the first 10 companies] First in Japan! Launch of innovative self-catering training program for companies by former J Leaguer influencer
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26.07.2024 | Как приручить эмоции, чтобы прийти к успеху | Привет! Я - Ольга Красильникова. Последние 2,5 года работаю в компании Bercut. Сначала отвечала за направление обучения и развития, сейчас – за психологическое благополучие команды.
За время своей работы как психолог и коуч я провела более ... |
23.06.2024 | Многие из самых счастливых стран мира также оказались лучшими по условиям для женщин | Самые счастливые страны мира выступают за гендерное равенство в социальном и экономическом плане. Жители и эксперты по вопросам труда в этих странах говорят, что позитивное отношение к гендерному равенству способствует общему благополучию и... |
07.06.2024 | Editorials | Editorial: Americans are unhappier than ever. Two officials want to address that. | For U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, the report confirmed something they had been discussing for a while: that despite the high quality of life many Americans enjoy, people seem m... |
14.04.2024 | Commentary: Why is well-being declining in Singapore despite rising income levels? | Listen to this article
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11.04.2024 | Самые счастливые страны мира имеют лучшие условия труда и жизни для женщин | В странах с высоким уровнем счастья, как правило, отсутствует гендерное неравенство. Исландия, Финляндия, Швеция, Норвегия и Новая Зеландия входят в топ-10 сразу двух рейтингов: списка самых счастливых стран мира Всемирного доклада о счасть... |
26.03.2024 | Названа самая счастливая страна в мире и в Азии — это Финляндия и Сингапур | Согласно Докладу о мировом счастье за 2024 год, опубликованному на World Happiness Report, Сингапур второй год подряд является самой счастливой страной в Азии. Город-государство занял 30-е место из 143 мест, опрошенных в ходе исследования... |
20.03.2024 | Finland named Happiest Country in the World for 7[th] year in a row – Mayor of the nation’s capital Helsinki and its residents share the secrets of their happiness | Finland named Happiest Country in the World for 7[th] year in a row – Mayor of the nation’s capital Helsinki and its residents share the secrets of their happiness
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20.03.2024 | Visit Finland (Finnish Tourism Board) Finland ranks first in the world happiness ranking for 7 consecutive years! | Visit Finland (Finnish Tourism Board)
Finland ranks first in the world happiness ranking for the seventh year in a row!
~We are also recruiting participants for “Helsinki Happiness Hack,” an experiential event to discover tips for happiness... |
20.03.2024 | U.S. drops from top 20 happiest countries list in 2024 World Happiness Report | Unhappy news for Americans: The United States is no longer among the 20 happiest countries in the world, according to new data from Gallup and its partners.
In the newly released 2024 World Happiness Report, the U.S. dropped out of the top ... |
20.03.2024 | Finland crowned the world's happiest country for 7th consecutive year | Finland crowned the world's happiest country for 7th consecutive year
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To share the hacks to Finnish happiness, Finland and its capital Helsinki, invite applications to a unique urban happiness... |
20.03.2024 | New Report Reveals U.S. Drops to 23rd in Global Happiness Rankings | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 20 March 2024, 12:03 pm
The United States (US) has slipped to the 23rd position in the global happiness rankings, according to the latest report published by the United Nations (UN).
While this may not seem dire con... |
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17.03.2024 | The UK is the 2nd-most miserable country in the world, report says | Health The UK is the 2nd-most miserable country in the world, report says
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24.12.2023 | The tiny island nation of Iceland has the world's smallest gap between men and women. Women in the country want you to know it's no gender equality 'fairyland.' | Careers The tiny island nation of Iceland has the world's smallest gap between men and women. Women in the country want you to know it's no gender equality 'fairyland.'
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19.12.2023 | Helsinki opens 90 Day Finn and Venture Nordics Programs 2024 | Helsinki opens 90 Day Finn and Venture Nordics Programs 2024
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Helsinki Partners' 90 Day Finn and Venture Nordic Programs are open for applications. Th... |
01.11.2023 | Секреты немецкого паспорта: как получить гражданство Германии и что вам это даст? | Особенности немецкого паспорта
Согласно «индексу паспортов» Henley 2023, Германия занимает 2 место в мире среди самых влиятельных паспортов: в безвизовом доступе у немцев 190 направлений.
С гражданством Германии вы можете без каких-либо огр... |
18.10.2023 | 『ママの幸福度調査』で判明!「自分の体型に不満」なママ5割超え | バランスボールを活用したエクササイズで女性の美と健康をサポートしている一般社団法人wellbeauty(ウェルビューティ)協会(愛知県名古屋市/代表:小田早矢香)は、18歳未満の子どもと同居をしている245人の母親を対象に「ママの幸福度に関する意識調査」を2023年9月27日に実施しました。【育児】【健康】【美しさ】についてママの幸福度を調査したところ、【健康】と【美しさ】では約半数が幸福感を感じていないことが明らかになりました。さらに本調査ではママの幸福度を下げている原因も... |
25.09.2023 | Нефтяное богатство Норвегии: как работает фонд национального благосостояния | Идея Норвегии направить нефтяные доходы в фонд национального благосостояния определенно может попасть в список лучших финансовых решений всех времен. Сейчас нефтяная «кубышка» страны превышает $1,4 трлн, что сопоставимо с фондом Китая, где ... |
04.06.2023 | Meet a millennial who moved from Turkey to the Netherlands for better job opportunities: 'At least I can go and earn some money when I am still young' | Bengisu Yildiz. Courtesy of Bengisu Yildiz
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16.05.2023 | The tech boom created billionaires and 'a whole lot of really poor, unhappy people,' says prolific author Douglas Rushkoff | Writer and documentarian Douglas Rushkoff has changed his thinking on the digital boom, he told Wired.
Rushkoff, who now teaches, said the digital economy made billionaires, but also "poor, unhappy people."
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24.04.2023 | Finland – the happiest country in the world – invites Indian startup founders and talents to find out what is behind the happiness | Finland – the happiest country in the world – invites Indian startup founders and talents to find out what is behind the happiness
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07.04.2023 | Почему Финляндия — самая счастливая страна в мире | Для оценки удовлетворенности жизнью используют «Лестницу Катрила».
Респондентов просят представить лестницу с пронумерованными ступенями: на нижний стоит 0, а на верхней — 10. Верхняя ступень представляет наилучшую возможную жизнь, а нижняя... |
23.03.2023 | Словакия. Счастье есть! | ООН к Международному дню счастья (International Day of Happiness), который ежегодно отмечается 20 марта, подготовила очередной мировой, с разбивкой по странам, рейтинг счастья - World Happiness Report 2023) .
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20.03.2023 | Счастье и человеколюбие вместо ВВП | В очередном «рейтинге счастья» от ООН, который охватывает период с 2020 по 2022 год, первое место среди 137 исследованных стран мира заняла Финляндия. В рейтинге World Happiness Report группа экспертов по заказу ООН учитывает не только таки... |
20.03.2023 | Finland named Happiest Country in the World for sixth consecutive year | Finland named Happiest Country in the World for sixth consecutive year
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Finland also invites applications to its unique free masterclass in happiness taking place this summer in Finland.
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20.03.2023 | Settle down for success in Finland, the happiest country in the world | Settle down for success in Finland, the happiest country in the world
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For the 6th year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the annual World Happiness Report published by t... |
07.02.2023 | Эксперт в вопросах счастья рассказал, как прожить хорошую жизнь | В 1980-х годах, когда данные самого длительного из исследований, посвящённых проблеме счастья, начали демонстрировать, что здоровье и счастье человека зависит от хороших взаимоотношений с другими людьми, им сначала не поверили. «Мы знаем, ч... |
01.12.2022 | Можно ли за деньги купить счастье? Оказывается, зависит от того, как вы их тратите | Вы наверняка слышали эту историю. Одно большое исследование показало, что годовой доход в размере 75 000 долларов в США является точкой отсечения, после которой деньги перестают делать людей счастливее. То есть, достаточно зарабатывать в дв... |
01.11.2022 | Spending on Wellness Is Strongly Associated with Greater Longevity & Happiness, Bolstering the Case for Wellness Policy, According to Global Wellness Institute Research | We hope that this study and GWI’s upcoming wellness policy toolkits will kickstart a global conversation and more research in this area
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08.10.2022 | Деньги не приносят счастья. Или да? Как взаимосвязаны два явления в разных странах | Отдел новостей 8 октября 2022, 17:54 Деньги не приносят счастья. Или да? Как взаимосвязаны два явления в разных странах
Счастье, в отличие от богатства, измерить сложно. Связь между ними тоже неочевидна. Тем не менее аналитики Visual Capita... |
04.10.2022 | Wealth and Happiness: The Annual Report | The latest version of the World Happiness Index is out.
This is a report that tracks what I call the European Model of Happiness. This means happiness as a function of material sufficiency and comfort. That model is opposed to Philosophica... |
26.09.2022 | Old men helped cause the Soviet Union's collapse. Historians say it's a warning sign for the United States. | The Soviet Union became a gerontocracy in its final years, contributing to its collapse.
Historians say it's a cautionary tale for the US, whose leaders have been in power for decades.
One Soviet historian told Insider these US politicians ... |
29.07.2022 | Does Advertising Increase Happiness? A New Study Suggests The Answer Is Yes | Vintage picture of Ballantine beer being served with pizza 1950s. United States. (Photo by Tom ... [+] Kelley/Getty Images) Getty Images |
16.05.2022 | How Investing In Happiness Builds Better Businesses | When it comes to business, few things happen quickly. This being said, during the pandemic workplace habits and traditions were thrown out of the window. Businesses and industries with the old school ‘work hard, play hard’ values, began to ... |
19.04.2022 | Nordic countries are the happiest in the world. 2 Finnish recruiters explain why their work culture and lifestyle are so attractive. | "Every person can enjoy an education here. It doesn't depend on whether your parents can afford it or not," a Finnish recruiter said. Geber86/Getty Images
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17.04.2022 | 4 Of The World’s Happiest Countries Have Scrapped Covid-19 Travel Restrictions | Reykjavik in Iceland, which currently doesn't have any Covid-19 travel restrictions in place. getty |
18.03.2022 | 5 years in a row! Finland ranked first in the world in happiness ranking! “Why do Finns finish their work at 4 pm?” | Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd.
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21.02.2022 | Research Finds Countries That Focus The Most On Happiness Can End Up Making People Feel Worse | Man sitting alone in a chair. Shutterstock |
03.11.2021 | Learning from Finland: Could you do a 90-day exchange program in your IT department? | Image: Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock
Like many Americans, I’ve had a long fascination with Nordic countries. Aside from brief visits to Sweden and Iceland, most of my exposure to Scandinavia has been encountering the occasional news stories ab... |
21.08.2021 | 18 months after forgoing lockdown, Sweden’s death rate is up to 10 times higher than neighbours | News analysis
Sweden's state epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell.
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Sweden decided not to implement a full-scale lockdown during the pandemic.
It now has up to 10 times as many Covid-19 deaths per capita as its Nordic neighbours.
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21.08.2021 | A year and a half after Sweden decided not to lock down, its COVID-19 death rate is up to 10 times higher than its neighbors | Sweden’s state epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell. Getty
Sweden decided not to implement a full-scale lockdown during the pandemic.
It now has up to 10 times as many COVID-19 deaths per capita as its Nordic neighbors.
Sweden also didn’t fare mu... |
12.06.2021 | You pay a higher percentage of your net worth in taxes than most billionaires do. This Danish millionaire wants that to change. | Danish entrepreneur Djaffar Shalchi. Courtesy Djaffar Shalchi
Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and cohost of the “Pitchfork Economics” podcast with Nick Hanauer and David Goldstein.
In the latest episode, they spoke with Danish e... |
30.03.2021 | What explains the high spatial inequality in happiness in Colombia? | Spatial equilibrium is a central principle in economic geography and urban economics. It implies that in a country where labor mobility is high, spatial differences in real wages and welfare will be negligible. In equilibrium, all the advan... |
23.03.2021 | ‘Undo tweet’ is coming, Jumia raising more cash, Are you happy? | Share this article:
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19.03.2021 | Which Country's Citizens Are Considered the Happiest in the World? | March 19, 2021 2 min read
In the seemingly endless pandemic and recent headlines of racial violence, it's difficult to find optimism. Communities across the world — especially those that have been marginalized — have struggled to adjust to ... |
16.01.2021 | Исследование: люди, которые ценят деньги выше времени, оказались несчастнее | Обеспеченные люди более счастливы, и этому есть масса подтверждений. Но постоянное стремление заработать больше, жертвуя свободным временем, напротив, может снизить удовлетворённость жизнью, показало исследование учёных Гарвардской школы би... |
31.12.2020 | What it’s like to live in Finland, the happiest country in the world | Helsinki is Finland’s capital. Ojimorena / iStock
Finland came in first in the World Happiness Report from Gallup for the third year running.
People in Finland enjoy universal healthcare and a successful school system, both of which contrib... |
29.12.2020 | Thousands apply to relocate to Finland as country seeks to lure foreign tech workers | Over 3,500 people have applied to Finland’s new “90-Day Finn” program, which offers foreign workers and their families a chance to live in the country for 90 days to see if they want to permanently relocate to the Nordic country.
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27.12.2020 | Тысячи айтишников и стартаперов из США и Канады захотели стать финнами на 90 дней | Финляндия получила более 5300 заявок от IT-специалистов, предпринимателей и инвесторов из США, Канады и других стран по программе «90-Day Finn», пишет The Guardian. Её участникам и членам их семей предлагают 90 дней пожить стране, чтобы опр... |
16.12.2020 | What life is like on Norway’s rugged Svalbard Islands, where anyone can move without a visa | Longyearbyen is a modern community. Hannah McKay/Reuters
Norway is consistently ranked among the happiest countries.
Thanks to the Svalbard Treaty, foreigners don’t need a visa or any kind of permit to live and work in Svalbard, a Norwegian... |
15.12.2020 | Купить эндорфины: тратить по науке не только выгодно, но и полезно для счастья | https://www.istockphoto.com/
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10.12.2020 | COVID-19 made our tech addiction worse: It’s time to do something about it | Stuart Wall Contributor
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16.11.2020 | 4 Takeaways From This Year’s World Happiness Report | Young Adults Taking a Selfie in Tempere, Finlandgetty |
29.07.2020 | "Netflix для ментального здоровья": стартап Human делает психологическую помощь доступной для каждого | Согласно ВОЗ, 300 миллионов человек сейчас живут с депрессией. Решать проблему системно и осознанно берутся только около 10% людей. Так происходит из-за высокого порога входа в психотерапию.Команда опытных менеджеров запустила приложение Hu... |
24.07.2020 | "Netflix для ментального здоровья": стартап Human делает психологическую помощь доступной для каждого | "Netflix для ментального здоровья": стартап Human делает психологическую помощь доступной для каждого |
24.07.2020 | Netflix for mental health: Human startup makes psychological assistance accessible for everybody
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15.05.2020 | Yale's Most Popular Class Ever Is Available Free Online | May 15, 2020 6 min read Brought to you by Business Insider
In the spring of 2018, the Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos unveiled a new course, Psychology and the Good Life. The subject was happiness.
Santos's course was a blend of abs... |
14.05.2020 | Finland’s Tourism Board Launches Virtual ‘Rent A Finn’ Campaign | Visit Finland is presenting a virtual version of its "Rent A Finn" campaign, with Facebook live ... [+] presentations on May 15.Visit Finland |
26.04.2020 | Want To Move To Europe After Coronavirus? | Norway tops the United Nations' 2020 list of best countries to live in.Getty |
21.03.2020 | Finland, which has been named the happiest country, could be better equipped to handle Covid-19 | Young adults take a selfie in Tempere, Finland.
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The United Nations, which named Finland the happiest country in the world for the third year in a row, says the country may be better prepared to respond to the corona... |
02.09.2019 | Copenhagen opens new automated metro | The Copenhagen Metro is getting an extension, a 15.5km line called the Cityringen Metro. The Cityringen Metro is set to open soon, upgrading Copenhagen’s already efficient metro system. The expected opening date is September 29, 2019.
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25.03.2019 | 30 photos that show what makes Finland the happiest country in the world | Travel 30 photos that show what makes Finland the happiest country in the world
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10.07.2017 | Recent Study Asks: Who's Happier -- The World's Entrepreneurs or Their Staffers? | July 10, 2017 2 min read
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The World Happiness Report, a new global study conducted with support of the UN, found that six factors contribute to how happy a country's citizens are. The... |
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Rich beyond your wildest dreams, but does that make you happy? Professor Paul Anand argues that it is factors other than simply wealth which determine your happin... |
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I found it pretty amusing and utterly depressing.
The fact that Finland, long a “buffer” state betwee... |
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Finland, after all, is the happiest country in the world for the seventh yea... |
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It is a condition that can be caused by a number of diseases that gradually destroy nerve cells and damage the brain, resulting in a decline in cognitive functions, according to th... |
- | This is the happiest country for Gen Z and millennials, according to The World Happiness Report | Lithuania is the happiest country for Gen Z and millennials, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report.
Countries are ranked according to self-assessed life evaluations and answers to the Cantril ladder question which asks respondents to... |
- | I’ve lived in the Netherlands for 14 years—why we’re always ranked one of the world’s happiest countries | I was born in Poland and grew up in Germany, but my family and I have been living in the Netherlands for the last 14 years.
When I first discovered the concept of “niksen,” or the Dutch art of doing nothing, I was fascinated. I even wrote a... |
- | Finland’s Sanna Marin, a global progressive icon, loses out on second term after right-wing surge | Marin entered office as the world’s youngest serving prime minister in 2019 at the age of 34.
She received praise for her vocal support of Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion, paving the way for Finland to join NATO, and navigati... |
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- | I’m a psychology expert in Finland, the No. 1 happiest country in the world—here’s the real meaning of life in 5 words | As a Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher, people often ask me: “What is the meaning of life?”
But the bigger question isn’t about some cosmic meaning of life. It’s about how to find meaning in life. What makes life feel worthy and... |
- | I’m a psychology expert in Finland, the No. 1 happiest country in the world—here are 3 things we never do | For five years in a row, Finland has ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report.
In 2022′s report, people in 156 countries were asked to “value their lives today on a 0 to 10 scale, with the w... |
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- | Spurned by the economy, young Americans are feeling so lonely and powerless they plunged the nation’s happiness score | The good ole’ days might not happen until you’re old, at least if you live in the United States. In our monthly temperature check of if the kids (or young adults) are alright, the answer seems to remain a resounding no, not really.
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- | The world’s happiest countries are targeting net-negative emissions — despite a growing ‘greenlash’ | Finland and Denmark are both targeting “net-negative emissions,” which scientists say can be achieved when the amount of carbon dioxide drawn out of the atmosphere is greater than the amount that’s emitted.
“For us, negative emissions are n... |
- | This is the happiest country in Asia, according to the World Happiness Report | Singapore is the happiest country in Asia for the second year in a row, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report released Wednesday.
The city-state ranked 30 out of the 143 places surveyed for the study.
Topping the list this year is Fi... |
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Visit Finland, the country’s tourism department, is offe... |
- | Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership — here's why it doesn't have mass shootings | Members of the Swiss federal army's honor guard in October 2012. REUTERS/Thomas Hodel
Switzerland hasn't had a mass shooting in 21 years.
In the US, there is almost one every day.
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- | 3 crucial ways to make yourself happier, according to a psychologist from Finland—the happiest country in the world | For six years and counting, Finland has been the happiest country in the world.
But it’s a common misconception to think the people there are simply born with a positive outlook on life, says Frank Martela, a Finnish psychology researcher a... |