Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
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Read the conversation back and see how many times you've even implicitly acknowledged I was stuck in a cell writing with blood on the walls, breaking my basic human rights.
The fact that I have to actually spell it out for you IS the problem. That IS the avoidance I'm talking about.
You came to this thread to tell me Finnish people don't do the exact thing you're doing. Congrats.
It's always the same, and I'm tired of how deeply embedded that is in Finnish culture.
Who peed in your cornflakes today?
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Who peed in your cornflakes today?
So you're trying to score internet points by riduculing a victim of torture.
Cool beans man, definitely proves me wrong, right?
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So you're trying to score internet points by riduculing a victim of torture.
Cool beans man, definitely proves me wrong, right?
Nope. Just asking who peed in your cornflakes today.
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I was actually wondering about that. Finland keeps getting this high ranking, so at what point do the Finnish people feel obligated to maintain that reputation when they answer these surveys? For at least a few people, I'd imagine it becomes a small point of pride.
There's been actually a huge counter-reaction to this, with people rushing to say how the ranking must be bullshit. I'd imagine that at least outweighs that potential pride effect. It was PISA we used to cherish.
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We are the happiest because we don't give a fuck. Today I took my bike to work and slipped on some ice. Hurt my back a bit. What I did was yell "PERKELE!" and just go on my merry way. Work was shit but what can you do.
Best day of my life.
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I'm convinced Finns have just found a way to troll this somehow. Not that Finland isn't great and all, but it just makes more sense.
Like they just lie on the Gallup poll calls so they seem less suicidal?
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There's been actually a huge counter-reaction to this, with people rushing to say how the ranking must be bullshit. I'd imagine that at least outweighs that potential pride effect. It was PISA we used to cherish.
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I'm curious about what might have changed. Has there been a quality of life change or a perceptual change?
For the happiness thing, it's been that way for a long time. i think part of it is just us being terrible at appreciating good news hah. For PISA it's that our ranking has been dropping so now it's not cherished but just painful.
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We are the happiest because we don't give a fuck. Today I took my bike to work and slipped on some ice. Hurt my back a bit. What I did was yell "PERKELE!" and just go on my merry way. Work was shit but what can you do.
Best day of my life.
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Damn socialists with their happiness. If my neighbour is happy, it makes me mad /s
conservatives: "Socialism Bad!"
"Then why are socialist countries like Norway (and many similar countries) having a higher quality of life?"
conservatives: "That's not Socialism!"
"Great, why don't we switch to whatever that system is?"
conservatives: "
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It sucks that we still have that reputation abroad. We're doing a lot better in that front. Also at least 2019 and 2016 our suicide rate was actually lower than the US, where a lot of these jokes come from (I was pretty surprised)
That's why I said it's an old Finnish joke.
I lived in Finland long enough to know that the Finns not really happy. Or unhappy. Or excited. Or anything at all. If they are, they hide it really really well. The only true sentiment I ever felt in the Finns is quiet pride of their country.
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That's why I said it's an old Finnish joke.
I lived in Finland long enough to know that the Finns not really happy. Or unhappy. Or excited. Or anything at all. If they are, they hide it really really well. The only true sentiment I ever felt in the Finns is quiet pride of their country.
Yes, I'm more lamenting the reputation abroad where such views take longer to change.
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Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.
Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order.
Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
When it comes to decreasing happiness — or growing unhappiness —the United States has dropped to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012. The report states that the number of people dining alone in the United States has increased 53% over the past two decades.
My paternal grandparents were both Finnish immigrants. Do I have a path to citizenship? Please say yes, I would like to leave the 4th Reich as soon as possible.
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My paternal grandparents were both Finnish immigrants. Do I have a path to citizenship? Please say yes, I would like to leave the 4th Reich as soon as possible.
Oddly enough, our problem is that not enough good people are migrating in. But it's not trivial: https://www.infofinland.fi/en/moving-to-finland/non-eu-citizens
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I don't get how Finland managed to push Denmark to 2nd place??
We have way more bacon and beer than they do.
I think they are gaming the system. Look I even had enough beer and bacon to share it with EVERYBODY on the internet!!We all decided to lie on the questionnaire just to screw over you guys and especially Sweden.
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You joke, but this is literally how the average American thinks.
I literally had that conversation.
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Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.
Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order.
Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
When it comes to decreasing happiness — or growing unhappiness —the United States has dropped to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012. The report states that the number of people dining alone in the United States has increased 53% over the past two decades.
“Happiness isn’t just about wealth or growth — it’s about trust, connection and knowing people have your back,” said Jon Clifton, the CEO of Gallup. “If we want stronger communities and economies, we must invest in what truly matters: each other.”
Damn that was very well said
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Oddly enough, our problem is that not enough good people are migrating in. But it's not trivial: https://www.infofinland.fi/en/moving-to-finland/non-eu-citizens
Shoot, it sounds like they need to be living relatives. Ah well, have a sauna for me sometime.
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Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.
Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order.
Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
When it comes to decreasing happiness — or growing unhappiness —the United States has dropped to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012. The report states that the number of people dining alone in the United States has increased 53% over the past two decades.
Back in 1960, the US minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average US home was $11,000.00
In 'Hell's Angels' Hunter Thompson had a chapter about the economics of being a biker/hippie/artist circa 1970. Six months of a full time Union job as a stevedore paid enough for a biker to hit the road for two years. A part time waitress could afford to support herself and her musician boyfriend.
Of course people were happy here.
