What Makes Finland the Happiest Country in the World

Finland is the world’s happiest country for the seventh year in a row! Here we dive into what makes a country and its people happy by testing out happiness hacks. We try ice fishing, cold exposure, snowshoeing (and more)… all in the hopes of finding more happiness to add into our lives.
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[@coconutfleetsleeper5717]

Finnish ppl are so lovely, if i ever move from sweden its either finland or norway for me😊❤

[@NatashaBergen]

Awe amazing 🤩

[@harrilaamanen5910]

@@NatashaBergen because we true likes Tax and health care and free school system. Of course near free nursery pay max 350€/kk and min 35€/kk.

[@Sinr0ne]

Its the little things in life that really make a difference. Fishing is a great example of it; Started fishing with my work mates during the summer and we also go ice fishing during the winter. Doesnt matter if you dont catch anything, its just relaxing and fun thing to do. Sauna and sauna at a peaceful lake summer cottage is perfection. Take ice cold Lonkero with you and youve basically hit the peak of life. Also the best thing about being a Finn and living in Finland is that you can actually go about in your day without having to small talk your way each moment you see a neighbor or whatever. If you dont actually care about my day, dont pretend to.

[@KasperiVonSchrowe]

My Finnish happiness recipe is: 1) Stop worrying about things you can't influence and 2) enjoy all the things you have in your possession and stop envying and pursuing after things that are not realistically achievable. Some may call it a lack of ambition, but that ambition of getting better in everything leads to numerous disappointments and through that into depression. But that's only my logic, maybe my happiness is still because of coffee, sauna and nature.

[@WeeJiiWee]

That's the Finnish way. Be happy with what you got and deal with it. Don't expect anything great! Slow but steady wins a race.

[@samithesmooth2970]

Drink lots of alcohol. Lots. Get a wife from abroad instead of finnish women. They are horrible. Dont live in big shithole cities like Helsinki or Espoo. Instead of that live in "countryside" in Eastern Finland or Lapland.

[@SinaFarhat]

Nice! Seeing that snowy winter weather however makes me happy that its spring in Sweden and things are getting green and nice warm sunlight!

[@NatashaBergen]

Awe yes things are getting warmer! 🤩 amazing time of year eh 😄

[@bjornbear6856]

Fantastic video Natasha! You always deliver high quality and entertaining videos. I think the nordic countries are very similar to each other regarding weather and lifestyles. As you said, the access to nature (and coffee 😆😂) is important. The "downside" to living here is the long, dark winter. If you're not used to the darkness it can weigh heavily on your mind and depression is a factor to be aware of. That's why it is so important to us to celebrate the light, the sun. There's nothing like having a fika in the sun... Be safe my friend

[@robsmithadventures1537]

Excellent video

[@NatashaBergen]

Thanks Rob!!

[@SharmanSomerset]

Happiness is a Natasha Bergen video! Big love to you and JP x

[@michael7054]

Great video! I enjoyed watching! I think Finland and also Sweden and Norway have a lot of things going for them that makes them happy countries. Nice nature, pretty countries, a lot of fun things to do i think, nice museums, ect.. A lot of atheletes do cold baths so it seems to me like it goes with that. I know the wingsuiter Jeb Corliss does cold baths from his videos on youtube. The cold in Finland would definitely be something Id have to get used to.

[@uytin99]

One more point I would like to add is that they have a robust Nordic-style social security network: You get support from government when you are homeless, when you are going out-of-state university,... There are a lot of benefits for regular people. Feels like they actually values human life. Unlike in my home country, Vietnam - the gov here treat people like expandables. No social benefit at all and if you are out of money - you are fucked. Salary and social are shit.

[@michael7054]

@uytin99 Thanks. The US where I live is kind of like that. Kind of. Probably not like Finland, Sweden, and Norway though. It's nice they help the homeless. I live in the US and most of the time make $20,000 a year but get $23 in food stamps each month and get government assisted health care ( obamacare ) that pays $350 a month for me and I pay nothing or a little for it because of my "low" income. No wonder the national debt is so high. I honestly don't think health care should cost more than $200 a month at all or $100 a pay check. I am healthy though so maybe I'm biased. I agree I like that a lot about those countries.

[@uytin99]

​@@michael7054 Yeah, it is much easier to enjoy life without constant worrying about money. In Finland, the medical healthcare system pay for everything exceeding $750 per year. A friend of mine is working a shit job that pay $20 per day to pay for his mom staying at the hospital. Seeing him eating $3 of food per day is truly heartbreaking. I feel for you guys in the US so much. A suggestion though: You can try mining/other jobs like that. For example in Australia you make 300k AUD doing white collar work.

[@ro--M]

The fact that we have such a wonderful people visiting our country. 😊

[@relax9056]

Thank you Natasha! You are so wise🧘‍♀ in your words: And beautiful from the inside out!

[@NatashaBergen]

Awe 🥹 thank you!

[@hazel_kitt]

Nice vlog ✨

[@mrbrenta1]

Great video (as usual) Natasha. Nice to see some different content for a change - even though it was your peak challenge that originally got me hooked on your channel. Keep them coming… :)

[@NatashaBergen]

I’m glad you liked a different kind of format for the video 😄 Thanks for letting me know

[@Matias-dr3ys]

I finally got job for couple weeks now. Life is good.

[@NatashaBergen]

Congrats!!

[@arisoini3426]

Great you visited Finland, my home country, I love my home but also am blessed to have 2 other citizenships. I miss the snow, the language and people, but i will be back sooner or later!

[@oh2mp]

Nice that you had good time in my home country 🙂

[@NatashaBergen]

Absolutely loved it!

[@hannadegerlund3227]

Finland ❤

[@natiashavladze3634]

Love watching your videos. You are the best 🩷🩷🩷

[@NatashaBergen]

Awe 🥹 thank you 💙 glad you enjoy them Natia 🥳

[@rickhiggins]

I am definitely NOT a cold weather person, but you have me thinking ... maybe? LOL! Perhaps I should consider somewhere between the equator and Finland as a starter? 🙂 Great video, can't wait for the remainder of the trip! PS: I'm 1000% in agreement with "happiness hacks". In a week I'll be walking the Camino over there in Spain and you can be sure I'll be pondering some of these you've mentioned during our month long stroll.

[@NatashaBergen]

That’s awesome!! I’m so excited for you! I can only imagine the peace and adventure you’ll encounter!! Happy walking Rick 💪🤩

[@ravenfin1916]

Nordic happiness is probably being grateful for what you already have and not chasing something else all the time.

[@NatashaBergen]

Couldn’t agree more

[@leffee5381]

Hello Natasha I have now checked out all the videos, finally 😉 You are doing very well, I am very proud of you and what you are doing guys 🦵💪😍 Love all three of you beautiful creatures 🥰❤🤗 Love and light from Sweden ❤⚡

[@NatashaBergen]

Awe thank you Leffe! 🤩 That means the world to us! The three of us are sending hugs right back!

[@Allabout12340]

I hope one day i will too visit this city....

[@markogronfors3204]

13 : 50 Board protection a.k.a. pefletti

[@Petteriks]

Hi.. a Finnish person here. I'm not particularly happy and I know many of my kind - last winter was about 7 months of temperatures below 0c.. dark, cold.. not very encouraging. Also I have some health issues that haven't been resolved by the system. Lots of stress at work - got good people around though and I feel loved for sure. This all said I'd say it's more of a perspective and hype - I wouldn't truly dare to say we're happier than the other Nordic people.. in Spain I see lots more smiles and the ambient in general is more relaxed. Our society has a legacy of trust and sincerity between people.. I doubt that won't change with the upcoming generations but that used to be a good ground for safety and having the system working without excessive bureaucracy. Living next to Russia isn't ideal either with how their policies have developed.. but I guess it's okay compared to many places if you're healthy and we get a good summer. Edit: some typos

[@ellav5387]

Finland is definitely more relaxed than Spain. Not that there aren't places like that in Spain but there's also a ton of tourist beach towns and stressful cities. Finns think quiet Helsinki is loud and hectic and that should tell you just how calm and peaceful the rest of the country is. Also no matter where you are in Finland you have easy access to nature and cottages. I think the biggest issue with many Finns is that they don't know how to handle winter. Scandinavians eat healthy and exercise and when you compare the obesity and alcohol rates to Finland you start to understand where the problem lies. This isn't me attacking you specifically by the way, this is just my experience and the statistics back it up.

[@stimolus]

I think it's pretty straight forward answer: economic equality - chances to succeed in life, for everyone, which creates the feeling of fairness. One example of success is the former prime minister Sanna Marin, who went from cashier at her 20s to prime minister at the age of 34 - also nod to Finnish education system.

[@kv6uf]

Nice that you caught it - Coffee -> is not just about drinking coffee. In Finland it is also the coffee culture. It is the times during the day to gather with your coworkers or family to make and have coffee together. At the office, it is the most important thing to keep the coffee machine going in the morning, lunch time and afternoon. It is a communal feeling about it, making something good for other people to enjoy and benefit from, occasionally bring some desserts to enjoy with it. Lots of opportunities to joke about it too, who cleaned the coffee machine badly, who made the strongest/weakest coffee, who gets the last cup, who forgot to make new coffee when they had the last cup etc. Even if someone just grabs a cup and doesn't stop to have a chat, they have been cared for and can feel like a part of the community. You can have the same experience out around the fire while grilling sausage and other food, or having coffee (tea, juice etc. also count) :) Of course, when making and having coffee alone, you still have this memory of community moments and know you relate to other Finns having coffee that day.

[@NatashaBergen]

You put it so beautifully 🙌

[@ApocalypseRider]

I hope people are not so focused about health benefits of sauna. After all it's mainly for relaxation and washing. Nice that you have enjoyed your stay!

[@NoppaYT]

Hi im Finnish!

[@jupehe5703]

That wooden coffee mug is called "kuksa".

[@tomi_9212]

Adidas's 3 stripes were bought from an finnish company =)

[@Benderkekekekekeke]

Ice fishing gets more exciting at spring time, closer to summer. That's how my moran grandfather use to ice fish. It's also more fair to fish, since both have chance to get a dinner.

[@Juippi71]

Finnish happiness is being content. No more, no less.

[@NatashaBergen]

Yes I couldn’t agree more 😃 key to life

[@pikkuperuna34]

those cups are called kuksa

[@piiparinen66]

Happiness can be found in nature anywhere in the world

[@NatashaBergen]

Yeeeeeesssss!! 💯

[@companyjoe]

I've come to accept that there must be some valid reasons why we keep getting awarded the happiest country title. Yet a lot of it is due to averages. We're very good on average. That's a great thing of course but when you dampen the extremes it takes away the good extremes along with the bad. And by "extreme" I just mean deviation from average. Sometimes it may feel everything is dull and grey. On the other hand that's not true either and you can see brightness in people and life every day. The weather not so much. Except in the summer and even then we miss the polar bears whom we fended off from our apartment doors and from hiding under our ice beds all winter. Yes, they become waterbeds when the water melts. I may have sidetracked there a bit.

[@JakkeLehtonen-Jagster]

Only children, drunk teens and tourists are rolling in the snow 😂 Ice fishing is popular, but most of finnish aren’t doing that, because… it is so boring. Cold exposing is not a thing here in Finland and the situation is actually opposite; we are trying to stay as warm as possible. And those animal tracks weren’t by rabbits. Those were hare tracks. Anyway - the most important thing that we have in Finland is lack of scary things. Nature doesn’t try to kill us, other humans doesn’t try to kill us, the police doesn’t try to kill us etc. And after, or with, that security one can enjoy nature or a cup or three of coffee.

[@Hatarkian]

I might be biased as a Finn 😆 I think it's overall life balance and safety. Sure the winters can get you down but one can deal with them. And not nearly all of the Finns do the activities you did in this video 😅 great video though 👍 also those cheeks ! Damn 😮

[@nemesis1970]

could you think to live in finland?

[@Spugedelia77]

I'm quite dissapointed that they didn't teach you the ice the proper fishing techniques. Lessons Finland can teach you: 1) Ok is enough 2) Sauna is life 3) Day spend in a nature is a good day

[@ullasofia9432]

The biggest reason for happiness is social democracy and our high taxation. It allows each child a fairly equal starting point in life. Thanks to taxation, we have education, health care, medicines and a support network if something surprising and unpleasant happens in life. All the Nordic countries are high-tax areas, but we are happy to pay taxes, because thanks to it, we don't have to worry about how we pay for education, medical care, medicine, etc.

[@beartastic-ftw]

For me fishing has never been about catching fish. Thats the easiest in the store!

[@NatashaBergen]

💯

[@the-warning-music]

I don't know how happiness is measured here. But this is a safe country. But because it's so far north, the darkness and cold sucks. A lot of people move from here to Spain or Portugal or somewhere else just for the heat and sunshine.

[@johnveerkamp1501]

I don't be leave that ,the hole winter it's dark !!!

[@timoterava7108]

You are right, It isn't. First of all the no-sun-in-winter-at-all zone begins only above the Arctic Circle - lasting longer the further North you go. Of course the daylight time in Winter is not that long in Southern parts of Finland either. But... The darkest month is actually November. The days are already short and there normally is no snow yet. It's wet, dark and kind of miserable. When the (permanent) snow comes, it's a relief. Suddenly everything is white and bright. The snow reflects all the little amount of light there is. Even at nights it's often not totally dark, because the snow reflects the moonlight and even the light of the stars.

[@Vvopat96]

I think Finland is the happiest country by many reasons but I think big part of it is our society, free education, free healthcare, free housing, no stress = happy, no worries = happy, you feel safe = happy. Very low crime also and you are always safe even if you loose your job. Also Finland is more free than USA, if you are poor you can't do university in America, in Finland you can. Humans are supposed to walk in a forest, we have done that 10k+ years. Yea we all do it sometimes, hard to avoid actually. It's not a one thing, this hole country is build around the idea of "hyvinvointivaltio" = welfare country. I don't think coffee has any effect, it's just coincidence like finns also drink a lot and that's negative overall. I don't drink and I drink 1 cup of coffee ever morning, no other caffeine, also no soda, no sugar, no dairy, no means I can do them in parties or things like that but not as addiction or routine. Alcohol is only one which is no even in parties.

[@janikarkkainen3904]

The only difference in Finland to other Nordic countries is Sauna. Just incorporate sauna in your weekly schedule, and you're golden. :D

[@kseniyalugol3740]

I think man on 9 min is from Russia. I recognize this accent )

[@NatashaBergen]

You’re very close! Good ear!

[@zhukov43]

England certainly isn’t a happy place right now, the Eloi are losing to the Morlocks, sadly. It also feels like Milton and Orwell wrote the modern day English story. Get me to Finland.

[@perolden]

I had a girlfriend from Finland and I lived there for a couple of years, and the funny thing about Finland is their self connciousness about Finland in the world scene. In the 1970s, Norway was the country where the coffee consumption per person was the highest in the world. It was seldom mentioned, and if it was, it was somewhat shameful, as the case was with gambling on horses and football, which at the time also was the highest per capita. I think Finland have both these now, IP am unsure about the gambling, but they surely embrace their coffee habit, I don't drik the stuff myself, never have (except that my neighbor always got me a cup or two when I came over...he never asked if I wanted it). Sauna... well he have itnin Norway, we call it badstue, the Swedes call bastu, and in the 1960s every new house and some old hade badstuer, a 1000 year old tradition in Norway, in the 1970s they died out and badstuer were converted into extra bathrooms. Strangely enough, it was the 1970s the Finns started to build saunas in apartments and houses. There had been private saunas before, often in a separate building, otherwise people in apartment buildings shared their sauna in a communal sauna until then. We read about the Vikings in Norway bathing badstue more than a thousand years ago. Now the youth is starting to call the badtsue sauna, which is ludicrious. In Finland the sauna culture everywhere is rather new, we started to give it with indoor plumming... I am also wondering about your picture from Worldatlas, about coldness, that list is not usable in any context. and coldness and happiness, well Denmark has higher average than both Canada and the USA, so that is probably not a point as long as Denmark used to be the 'happiest' country in the world. This thing about being reserved, that is also a thing, I never found Finnish women to be reserved in any way, men is a whole another chapter, a sober Finnish man is very ofte quiet and seemingly reserved, We have the same thing about being reserved in Norway, and even if you find the rural Norwegian men reserved, the women are not so. We are not superficial in the way we consider people from the USA and Canada seem to us. No one would even dream of calling people you have spent one evening with; a friend.

[@timoterava7108]

While I generally agree with you I must point out, that sauna has always been Finnish culture, since times immemorial. In the countryside (where almost all people used to live) every house had a separate sauna. In a new house it was the first building being built - before the actual house. In towns and cities they had/have apartment buildings - a relatively new phenomenon in Finland - with communal saunas. There were/are also separate communal sauna houses. It is true, that having own saunas also in apartments and inside the actual houses is rather a new thing from the 1970's onwards. Having saunas everywhere and for everybody however is an ancient culture in Finland.

[@perolden]

@@timoterava7108 Of course it is, just like in Sweden and Norway, but in Norway and to some degree Sweden, it has fallen out of fashion. In a typical boys night in a house with a sauna in Norway, it would typically only be a couple of us that would go to the sauna/badstue . The rest would have no interest. I don't know how it is in Iceland these days, but I think it is on its way out there as well. I experienced the sauna /badstue in the forests of Africa as well. There the tradition was to make a house in the Roman style, that is a house that is heated up from under the floor, and the floor is filled with 15 cm of water. But they also had a 'travel' version where they used heated stones in a house with no fire pit under. I saw that the Koreans had their version. It is the idea that the Finnish bath introduced bathing to the world I can not let go uncommented

[@JJ-iDDqd]

I agree with you mostly, but I must say that saunas have been a part of the Finnish culture for as long as it gets and it is definitely not a new phenomenon in Finland - the first ones have been built in the pronze age around 1200 BC. Though, Finns do not make statements that we have invented saunas or that they would have not been anywhere else from the early days of time. After the WW2, Finland was convicted to war reparations for Soviet Union. Therefore, in the early 50's Finland began to industrialise and urbanise rapidly. People were moving from the country side to the growing cities which made requirements for new housing. Common saunas were often built to new block of flats, and also to some personal apartments as well. Today, Finland has more saunas to capital than any other country in the world and it is normal that you have your private sauna in your apartment or summer cabin. 🇫🇮💙🇧🇻

[@timoterava7108]

@@perolden I don't think that anybody in Finland believes in or promotes an idea, that "Finland introduces bathing to the World". We are well aware, that bathing with steam has been part of live in many cultures around the World. What we however DO promote is the Finnish sauna - which we have experienced is not the same as the other bathhouses. Already the Swedish lukewarm bastu is different, not to even mention all the different "sauna" versions around the World.

[@perolden]

@@timoterava7108 : Well, about the Swedes and their 'lukevarm' baths,I don't share your opinion there, I have been in several Swedish 'mökki' that had separate bath houses, and even in the Swedish municipal swimming halls they often have two different baths, often a sauna, and another one. I am Norwegian and the the local swimming hall has three different baths, including steam baths of finnish and turkish style. In the spa department they have got even more styles from Korea and Japan. When I was a kid, we went to badstue on saturdays, and the finnish style sauna was the classic 'smoke bath', which we could see in the area in Norway called Finnskogen (Suomalaismetsä), where finns setteled in the 16th century and onwards, the spoke finnish there until the 1950s. The saunas were saunas, birthrooms(places where women gave birth), drying place for the produce of the fields, and this was of course the first building on a farm, so it had also been used as a home. I don't know if this was common among Norwegian farmers when they settled. InAmerica it was not I gather. But peoople in northern Norway often did just that , and I am not thinking of the Finnish immigrants (Kvææni) there. It is described in an Italian shipwreck on the Norwegian coast in 1364. There were bathinghouses everywhere. It was probably common in all parts of Norway until 1550, some 20 years after the reformation. I lived in 'Finland some 30 years ago, ang going to sauna in the weekends reminded me about the baths we used to have when I was a kid. And not to forget; in many Norwegian towns we have the 'Badstutinget' whuch all the men gather (naked as usual) to complain and solve the local problems as well as discussing politics. This was normal in the town i grew up in, and even the mayor went to the bath every friday afternoon, to defend the politics of his council. It had specai rules, if youcould say what was discussed, but never quote soemeone with their name. Chatham House rules before there was a Chatham House, Theystill do that in several swimming hall badstuer all oiver Norway.

[@gozamite]

I couldn't make up better reasons myself! I mean what makes us Finns the happiest country in the world? maybe I wouldn't put the coffee there (because I don't drink it myself).

[@moonliteX]

who said the icefishing holes cant be too close to eachother? someone who understands ice-fishing would never say that. no finn would say that.

[@KalleKilponen]

The only reason I can think of is keeping some distance to other people. Something most Finns do understand fairly well. 😄

[@TheNarghes]

7:04 well, looks pretty average to me.. its about how you use it

[@MeMe-ph1wd]

Hello from Finland. Finland is happy, people are not so happy, pleased to live here, not happy. Happiness is (partly) forbidden to Finns. Dark humour from depressed, little happy man. :D I like video. Decent winter is good season in Finland, when We have it with snow. Not every year in Southern Finland. I like most usually late summer + autumn, august-september(-october). Nature colours, not too hot, not too cold. Snow bath is good memory from 1980's chidlhood, naked from sauna.

[@antonyreyn]

Cos they are so Finn

[@NatashaBergen]

Ooo is this a play on words?

[@tyylikkyyden_orja]

beer

[@petereriksson7166]

It is actually the political system. Finland is for the people of Finland much more than for example my country Sweden. Sweden is built for the elit much more than Finland. To be poor in Sweden is dangerous. It is certain rules that govern how people Will be helped but many do not fit how those rules think about people life surcumstances so if you are beside or inbetween those rules nobody help you. That is not the case in Finland. It is a much more humane society . I could say more examples but I dislike talking to much about the negative aspects of my country. I hope change is comming.

[@Emppu_T.]

It's because nobody complains from the mundane

[@NatashaBergen]

Nice way of putting it!

[@MarkusKiili]

We actually have more saunas than cars.

[@NatashaBergen]

Whaaaaat 🤯

[@MBuliveivari]

I fucking hate ice fishing. So boring. But it must be fun for newbies.j From Finland, St.Michel.

[@MBuliveivari]

Every single person in finland has walked in forest. Who tells diffrent is lying.

[@brolaf3792]

a lot of antidepressants lol

[@Kosmologiikka]

As a Finn I can let you on a secret that keeps us on the top of the list. Unhappy people self-uninstall and its considered the traditional way to go. There. Go be happy. Also the three locations you picked for your travel are the ones I would pick too, but also places where the lifestyle and daily experience are vastly different from the ~85% of the population.

[@sliceofheaven3026]

I wish they would stop using the happiest word when ranking the countries. Maybe most content people in the world. Also I can assure you that there are also quite a bit of issues going around in Finland about which people are not that happy about.

[@NatashaBergen]

That's an interesting idea! I think I would agree that content is better than happy. I wonder why they've chosen to go with 'happy' - sounds catchier? 🕵️

[@Gittas-tube]

​@@NatashaBergen 👩🏻‍🌾🇫🇮 👋🏻😊 Hi, Natasha! The word Happiest was surely chosen on purpose to attract more readers. Content comes closer. The main criteria for ranking the various countries consist not of personal happiness trends but on how the countries are run when it comes to trusting the integrity of our institutions, officials, government and politicians. We also trust one another to be honest and fair, responsible and reliable. -- In an honesty test among countries in Europe, Finland won. Twelve wallets with money where placed in different cities. Of these twelve, the Finns returned eleven (to the police) and the other nationalities less. One wallet was returned in Spain, I think, but it turned out that that wallet was returned by a couple of tourists from The Netherlands or some other North European country... Compared to other countries, Finland - as part of the Nordic countries - is a well-run, high-tech, organized and egalitarian place. Corruption is virtually nonexistent. Affordable taxes pay for free education all the way to the top. These taxes also pay for free health care. No matter how costly your hospital stay, including operations, treatments, medicines, doctor's fees etc. are, all you're billed for is a 'bed fee' per day of stay, which, depending on your stay, comes to 200 or perhaps 400 euros. Nature - the great outdoors - is available, free and close by for everyone. As in Sweden and the other Nordic countries, Finland also has the 'allemansrätten', the every-man's right written into law. In other words, the entire country (except a few military areas) are wide-open and free for everybody to roam in.

[@VE47ER]

This happiness index is some bullshit and don’t leave any space for future improvements. In other words, the other southern EU countries are just more intelligent to not fool themselves to not believing in such bullshit surveys. But sadly The Nordic people are too concerned to keep their pride and by that, just sell themselves short. Sorry to break the facade, but this is just the truth.

[@SahramiSaukko]

Torille!

[@HBCOU]

Don't hear females complaining about sexist conscription laws against men in Russia and Ukraine and Finland 🤔

[@aniketaryan2827]

Hey Natasha, i'm a video editor, do you need a video editor?

[@NatashaBergen]

No thanks, I edit myself 😄 good luck in your quest 🙌

[@aniketaryan2827]

@@NatashaBergen thanks for responding 😊

[@MusaFinderi]

Lol, all the variables have taken a down turn. When talking about economy growth and wealth there is none in Finland, just high taxing and sell-off of assets and resources. Corruption does exist, but in Finland it's built in the system. Happiness is lifestyle and nature, not the social system. Who has their wealth, health or happiness tied to the system will eventually lose it, many already have.

[@alphazero6571]

one anwser.. alcohol.. you got one thing wrong.. most Finnish dont laugh.. let alone speak. ive been on a fishing trip whit my friends and we literally dont speak. we just do things. until we are wasted. or in sauna. i know, we are weird and im kinda jeoulous of people all extravert..probably explains why theres only 5 million finnish.. the dates didnt go well..swedes are a different spicie. every year im surprised that we are the happiest, how bad can the rest of the world be?

[@Kansika]

A high level of tax-payer funded social support and a delusionally low perception of corruption are the defining factors here. We don't bite the hand that feeds us.

[@jorluo]

What everyone experiences as happiness is a matter of opinion. Of course, Finland is not perfect. Especially in the current situation, when the right-wing parties are in power and are slowly running down the traditional welfare society. Anyway, I believe that there are many bigger and smaller things in Finland that TOGETHER have led to the happiest country position. Here are some that came to mind: - Clean and versatile nature (Forests cover more than 75 percent of Finland's land area and there are 168,000 lakes of at least 500 square meters in size in the country.) - Best tap water to drink (Even less bacteria than bottled water, UNESCO report.) - One of the best air quality in the world (WHO, IQAir) - Clean food - Everyman's right (By law, everyone has a free right to use nature, regardless of who owns the area. Fishing, camping, picking berries, picking mushrooms, etc.) - The safety of society - Reliable and efficient police (Police training is long and at university level.) - Low level of corruption - Democracy - Freedom of religion and speech - Women's rights - Nordic welfare society (Finns know that, for example, the taxes they pay go to maintaining common welfare and taking care for the underprivileged.) - Basic income security - One of the best education systems in the world (Everyone has the opportunity to go to school and education is free. The teachers are all university-educated.) - Free school meals - Health care (Everyone is insured against illness. If you get sick, you can get treatment at an affordable price.) - Child health centre system for mothers and babies (The child's health is monitored at the child health centre even before birth and up to the age of 6 when the child start school. After that, the child is transferred to school health care system.) - Long holidays (At workplaces and schools.) - An efficient and reliable transport system - The positive attitude towards life and the relaxed lifestyle of Finns (People want to enjoy life and they make time for that.) - etc. - etc.

[@Perisa79]

They are NOT the happiest country.. They are the LEAST unhappy.. You CAN NOT measure happiness, but you CAN measure unhappiness.. (how many complains etc)

[@butterflies655]

Finland has been ranked the happiest country seven times in a row. How can it be unhappy? Seven times in a row!

[@Perisa79]

@@butterflies655 Did you read my message?? Read it again... BONUS Question for you: What's the difference between Happy and Least Unhappy?

[@igozi5728]

@@Perisa79 You are right. You can't measure happiness between people, which on is happier than other. But you can measure things that are considered to bring more happiness to people, like education, social welfare, climate, jobs etc you name it.

[@Perisa79]

@@igozi5728 Hmm Im no expert but that seems a lot more "winging it" when calculating the "happiness-points" In my mind, my option is/can be much more exact.. I mean happiness comes from NOT being unhappy, and the same the other way around.. Unhappiness comes from lack of happiness.. =)

[@diamondsarenotforever8542]

Finland is not the least unhappy country. A lot of finns are happy. Especially those ppl who lived in other countries.

[@rami1406]

Problem is that who ever foreigner makes theese videos in Finland, they are allways only made for views. Places where streamers go are just tourist traps, no one finnish does what streamers or other tourists do. Ok, maby fishing and snow angels with sauna, but thats it. Wellcome streamers, but please don't go traps, go where tourists don't usually. Save money and see real beauty. Thousands lakes cruice in east maby. Finland is more than Lappland in winter or so boring Helsinki.

[@NatashaBergen]

Wow! So even tiny, beautiful little Kilpisjarvi is touristy? I thought it was lovely 😄 Thanks for the suggestion of the lake cruise, sounds really nice 😄 I made this video as a research study and a way to get to know a culture. 😁 I can see how it might be annoying to see similar titles over and over though, thanks for the input 🙌

[@rami1406]

@@NatashaBergen Maby kilpisjärvi is not so much only for tourism (i did swim there🙂) because it's important for finnish too. But basicly lappland and helsinki is made for tourism. Real Finland is something else what you have seen. But maby it's same with other countries too. I have been allmost every country in europe. They live because tourism too. Most i liked travel by car in small places with tent. Try it! Still i liked your video, please wellcome again!

[@Sissivanska]

As a former Finn and proud naturalized citizen of the USA, this whole Happiness Thingy is screwed up. It measures Govt Socialist programs, not the actual happiness. NO ONE IS HAPPY IN FINLAND (Unless they are Socialist Party members or associated with them == MONEY). I love my home country, as it is the most beautiful in the world, but living under Socialist fascism does not bode well with me. So off I went couple of decades ago, and I am infinitely happier in the US. Haters can type responses, but I know your type. I lived in FIN for 27 years after all. So, stuff it.

[@gesa]

Stupidity?

[@jupehe5703]

One of the best education system in the world, so I will challenge you about that idiotic comment.

[@gesa]

@@jupehe5703 Children in kindergarten/school from under 1 year old to 17-25 years old = brainwashed to believe everything that media Göbbels publishes....