Because we Finnish are just the most awesomest people in the world.

I thought Bhutan was the happiest country! But the one thing I do know about Finland is that kids start school at 7 (if that’s true still) and that they are given no homework ever because it’s considered that kids need time to play. Happy children make for happy families. I suspect there is also social support like universal healthcare, etc.

Have you ever seen a typical citizen! I’d be pretty happy, too, if I looked in the mirror and saw that!

My kids had classmates from Finland in their elementary school class. Every person in that family was gorgeous. Blond, fit, and nice.

@janbb I don’t believe in homework either for kids either. It must be because I’m Finnish.
@LuckyGuy I’m gorgeous, blond, fit, and nice. Oh, no wait…

@Caravanfan So, you’re NOT a blond??? ;-)

@LadyMarissa Well, sorta. My hair is white. So that’s kind of blond.

Here’s a fun Finnish fact. Finland did their best to protect their Jews from the Nazis. They evacuated many to Sweden. A few were extradited under protest.

Here’s another fun Finnish fact. They have their own version of baseball and it is frikking crazy to watch called Pesapallo

@Caravanfan People with white hair still have options…blond, brown, black, blue, red. green, etc!!!

@LadyMarissa I’m too cheap to color my hair. Besides my white hair fools everybody into thinking that I am distinguished.

Apparently, thinking about Finland makes @Caravanfan happy!

I think they have no, or at most very few Brians.

@janbb I have Sisu

Was it Finland who saved their oil money? I believe that they live off of the interest of $280 billion USA dollars?

@Caravanfan Hoo boy! That looks like Ingmar Bergman mixed with Sam Peckinpah!

@janbb I frikking loved that movie. My daughter texted me. “Dad. Go see Sisu. Don’t take Mom”.

Sorry. I looked it up. Finland is not in the top ten for richest countries. My mistake.

It is far enough away from the insanity that is everywhere else.

@flutherother It’s right next door to Russia, so that’s not true.

@Caravanfan As long as the door is firmly closed and bolted.

@flutherother It is now. Border is mostly closed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine,.

https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/the-nordic-exceptionalism-what-explains-why-the-nordic-countries-are-constantly-among-the-happiest-in-the-world/