Why Finland Is So Happy (and the USA So Depressed)
For the past two years, the United Nations has ranked Finland as the world's happiest country. The U.S. has never scored in the top 10 since the index was launched in 2011, and in 2019 it plummeted to 19th.
While Finland seems perennially chirpy, the U.S. is seeing growing rates of depression, drug addiction, and suicide. Here are six reasons that residents of Finland (7.1 percent of whom are immigrants, BTW) are so happy when compared to their American counterparts:
1. Finns pay higher taxes but see more results.
2. Finland makes life easier for working parents.
3. Finland mandates generous paid time off.
4. It's easy to do business in Finland.
5. Finland has truly stellar public schools. (and it's bottom up not top down)
6. Finland has younger leaders.
For the past two years, the United Nations has ranked Finland as the world's happiest country. The U.S. has never scored in the top 10 since the index was launched in 2011, and in 2019 it plummeted to 19th.
While Finland seems perennially chirpy, the U.S. is seeing growing rates of depression, drug addiction, and suicide. Here are six reasons that residents of Finland (7.1 percent of whom are immigrants, BTW) are so happy when compared to their American counterparts:
1. Finns pay higher taxes but see more results.
2. Finland makes life easier for working parents.
3. Finland mandates generous paid time off.
4. It's easy to do business in Finland.
5. Finland has truly stellar public schools. (and it's bottom up not top down)
6. Finland has younger leaders.