World Happiness Report 2021

Happiest country

The annual Global Happiness Index survey announced last year’s results at the end of March this year. The top three is still a Nordic country.

The World Happiness Report (World Happiness Report) is an international survey report made by the United Nations to measure the sustainable development of happiness. The UN General Assembly has invited member states to participate in the survey since 2011. The ranking is based on 6 factors, including GDP per capita, Healthy life expectancy, freedom of choice in life, social support, generosity and perception of corruption are used to measure the happiness index of the country’s people.

Finland has won the throne of the “Happiest Country” for 4 consecutive years

The 2021 Global Happiness Report surveyed 149 countries and regions. Finland continued to top the list.The least happy country is Afghanistan.

The Nordic country Finland topped the list of the world’s happiest countries for the fourth time. The second place is Denmark, followed by Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands.

Among the top 10 countries, 9 are European countries, and the only non-European country is New Zealand, which ranks 9th. The United Kingdom dropped from 13th to 17th in the previous year.

The 10 happiest countries

In the latest ranking of the world’s happiest countries, the top 10 in order are Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Austria.

Why Finland excels

The reason why Finland excels is that its public services are world-class, its crime rate is low, inequality is rare, and its trust in the authorities is high.

Finland has a beautiful pristine ecological natural environment. In addition to the beautiful natural scenery, you can also have an extremely rich variety of street art and unique cultural buildings. On the street you can see everyone is filled with sincere and kind smiles. Such a scene is a kind of happiness.

The Finnish welfare system

The Finnish welfare system is very comprehensive compared with other countries. Finland’s social welfare system is one of the most advanced in the world, and it guarantees a decent life for all Finns.

Finland’s ubiquitous social welfare reflects the traditional Nordic thinking: the value of government existence is to take good care of “every” people. Too good social welfare will undermine the country’s competitiveness. This dilemma of fish or bear’s paw is not in the logic of the Finns.

Finland’s corporate competitiveness is second only to the United States and Germany, ranking third. Among the Nordic countries, Finland has experienced the most productivity growth in the past decade. Finland is a very suitable country for entrepreneurship. They have various subsidy mechanisms for entrepreneurs.

Work salary guarantee

The government stipulates that employees in all industries only need to work 160 hours a month. If they work more than the above hours, the employer must pay the employees 50% more wages. If an employee is required to go to work on Saturdays and Sundays, the employer has to give a double job; if it is a holiday, the employee can get three times the salary.

All are equal

People here will never discriminate against your occupation. Even though Finland is not a city that welcomes foreigners to settle down, it is an indisputable fact that everyone is equal.

Lowest level of crime

One of the three countries with the lowest overall crime level in the world. If you unfortunately become a victim there, don’t be afraid, there will be the most reliable police to help you.

● In Finland, almost all the people like to drink, and they can talk about anything when they get hot wine. Perhaps this is also one of the reasons for happiness.

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