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Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.

Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order.

Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

When it comes to decreasing happiness — or growing unhappiness —the United States has dropped to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012. The report states that the number of people dining alone in the United States has increased 53% over the past two decades.

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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago
[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Here's an old Finnish joke:

Why are people in Finland the happiest people on Earth?
Because all the sad people have killed themselves.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It sucks that we still have that reputation abroad. We're doing a lot better in that front. Also at least 2019 and 2016 our suicide rate was actually lower than the US, where a lot of these jokes come from (I was pretty surprised)

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That's why I said it's an old Finnish joke.

I lived in Finland long enough to know that the Finns are not really happy. Or unhappy. Or excited. Or anything at all. If they are, they hide it really really well. The only true sentiment I ever felt in the Finns is quiet pride of their country.

[–] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] isar@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago

Oh that’s what we got wrong in Iceland, we should’ve kept that red line out of our flag!

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thats hilarious. I love that about finnish people, its a no bullshit country. Say what you mean, do what you say.