World Happiness Report 2026 is out and as usual Finland top the list:
Source: World Happiness Report 2026
Finland’s dominance owes something to how the UN-backed report measures happiness. Finns, as the groom explained to me, are reserved people, often found in the quiet solitude of their mökki (cottages). But when asked to score their lives out of ten, they give themselves a solid 7.76 on average—comfortably the highest score in the world. Like a good marriage, happiness need not be showy.
Source: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/03/19/the-anglosphere-is-increasingly-miserable?giftId=YTcxNmY5OGUtYWU1YS00NGU5LWJlODUtNDMzMWFmNzMyNjEz&utm_campaign=gifted_article
Which is a bit surprising since the Finns are not know as a very happy or jolly people. Maybe it’s because they earn so much?#19 on the OECD index of annual wage average)
That raises another question; How much happiness does money buy?
All the unhappy Finns drink themselves to death.
