{"id":49562,"date":"2025-10-02T20:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-finland-continues-its-reign-as-the-happiest-country-on-earth\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:04:05","slug":"how-finland-continues-its-reign-as-the-happiest-country-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-finland-continues-its-reign-as-the-happiest-country-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"How Finland continues its reign as the happiest country on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/finland-happiest-country-world-happiness-report-fourth-year-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Finland<\/a><\/span> and the Boston Celtics have almost nothing in common besides one thing: The ability to win big, eight years in a row.<\/p>\n<p>For the Celtics, it was eight consecutive NBA Championships from 1959 to 1966, a feat yet to be replicated. For Finland, it&#8217;s been topping World Happiness charts for the last eight years. The latter could be considered a bigger accomplishment during such uncertain times, but the mystery of Finland&#8217;s happiness eludes many, including the Finns themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldhappiness.report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Happiness Report<\/a>\u00a0is an annual report published by the University of Oxford in partnership with Gallup and the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People were going to the survey and trying to figure out, what is wrong with the survey,&#8221; explained Frank Martela, a philosopher and professor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Martela, who this year published &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankmartela.com\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stop Chasing Happiness: a pessimist&#8217;s guide to a good life,<\/a>&#8221; believes the Finns were skeptical because of the way happiness is measured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I guess like one key reason is what they are actually measuring in this World Happiness Report,&#8221; Martela said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The report ranks a nation&#8217;s happiness based on one question: On a scale of zero to 10, how close is your life to the best possible life?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Which is a different question than, you know, did you experience joy today, or did you smile or laugh today?&#8221; Martela said.<\/p>\n<p>Meaningful happiness, in the case of the Finns, really comes down to contentment, which begs the question, why are Finns so content?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The kind of society we have has been able to take care of the citizens relatively well,&#8221; Martela explained.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oodihelsinki.fi\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oodi<\/a>, Helsinki&#8217;s Central Library, is an example. The library defines itself as a &#8220;living meeting place&#8221; offering traditional library services, video gaming spaces, digital studio spaces, 3D-printing services and more, all free and accessible to the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The idea is to make sure everybody has opportunity to do this kind of thing no matter how much money you yourself have,&#8221; Martela said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the higher taxes that drive a socialistic society are worth it for the Finns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s more of an idea of society here, I think, people accept that if you pay taxes, then you&#8217;re getting something in return,&#8221; explained Tim Bird, who immigrated to Finland from the U.K. more than 40 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Bird was also enthralled with how close he was to the outdoors in Finland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is one of the great things about Helsinki, you&#8217;re never too far from the natural environment,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another possible explanation for the country&#8217;s happiness could be its citizens&#8217; relationship with temperature. Finland has more saunas per person than the U.S. has passenger cars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carita Harju, co-author of &#8220;The Power of Hot and Cold,&#8221; explained that she uses the sauna every day for health benefits as much as the mental ones. After heating up, she takes a dip in the chilly Baltic Sea. The quick temperature changes release endorphins, but for Harju, it&#8217;s about relaxation.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings back around what happiness really means for Finnish people, and why the country has dominated World Happiness charts for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I guess, like we have been given this unique life to live, and it would be like quite sad if you only followed external pressures on doing things that other people want,&#8221; Martela said, &#8220;like living somebody else&#8217;s dream instead of our own dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins 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