The annual World Happiness Report has again ranked Finland and other Scandinavian countries the most cheerful nations on Earth. Costa Rica and Kuwait entered the top 20 in place of the United States and Germany.
Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year a row with nordic neighbors Sweden, Denmark and Iceland also retaining their places in the top 10, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday.
But rising unhapiness especially among young people has seen other Western countries drop down the UN-sponsored index, with the United States and Germany dropping out of the top 20 for the first time since the report’s first edition more than a decade ago.
Taking their place were Costa Rica and Kuwait at 12 and 13 respectively, while Eastern European countries Serbia, Bulgaria and Latvia reported the biggest increases in happiness.
Afghanistan, plagued by a humanitarian catastrophe since the Taliban regained control in 2020, remained in last place.
I speak with Finns daily. Never once have I ever been under the impression that they are the world’s happiest people. This is hilarious.
Finn here. It’s OK, nothing to complain.
We can’t complaint
- Russians
I am not allowed to talk to you
I guess we just don’t broadcast it as much. But life is good here so it’s very easy to be at least content
That’s because Finns don’t express feelings. They have them, sure, they just don’t express them 😉
So, Vulcans?
Yes, vulcan rally drivers.
Unless drunk, then we are the most open and chatty people in the world
Or in the sauna.
Or better yet: drunk in the sauna