Why Finland has been named the world’s happiest country, for the third year in a row?
- GDP per capita in Finland is lower than its neighbouring Nordic countries and is much lower than that of the US but the Finns are good at converting wealth into wellbeing.
- Finnish schools have consistently stayed at the top of worldwide education rankings. Most of this is due to the fact that Finns have a completely different system from the rest of the world, when it comes to teaching. Students have only 30 minutes of homework, and only 3-4 hours of lessons per day. Moreover, Finland doesn’t have the traditional school subjects such as mathematics or physics!
- Finland has been ranked as the safest country in the world, because of the extremely low crime rates. It’s also worth noting that the Finns’ trust in their police is the highest in Europe!
- Finland is considered the most stable country in the world, best governance in the world, the most independent judicial system, safest banks in the world.
- Finland is the second most gender-equal country in the world, and the second-best place in the world for mothers.
- As mentioned, mothers’ and children’s well-being in Finland are the second-best worldwide, and maternal mortality is the lowest in the world! Furthermore, Finland has the third-lowest mortality rate from cancer. It’s also at the top of the list worldwide for the highest life expectancy at birth.
- The food here is the cleanest in Europe! Finns drink the most coffee per person in the world, so it’s safe to say the coffee is really good.
- Finns’ English language skills are the 5th best in the world. You won’t have any problem getting around the country without Finnish.
