The happiest people live in Northern Europe. The ranking of the most prosperous countries has been led by Finland for many years now. What does it mean to live in a “happy” country, and whether the Finns themselves share this point of view, we learn in the article.
World happiness rating
For the second year in a row, Finland is recognized as a country whose citizens stably feel happy. The study is being conducted by the United Nations with the Ernesto Illi Foundation. The study evaluates and ranks 156 countries based on how happy their citizens consider themselves to be according to their own life ratings.
The criteria for determining the level of happiness in the country were such indicators of quality of life as income, freedom, trust, life expectancy, social support and generosity.
Measured life and confidence in the future
It is known that the Finns have one of the most impressive educational systems in the world, so young citizens can expect that their profession will be in demand and highly paid. In addition, in Finland, a reasonable balance between work and leisure is part of the national culture. The lack of desire to pursue impossible goals allows you to accumulate strength for new achievements. Citizens of this country suffer less from nervous breakdowns and asthenic conditions associated with overwork due to intense professional activity.
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An undoubted advantage is the natural diversity of Finland - having got out of the city for the weekend, people feel themselves part of a large ecosystem. Clean air, bewitching landscapes and river walks are an integral part of the general feeling of satisfaction with one’s life.
According to reviews by Russians who moved to Finland, the temperature in winter is higher than in Moscow. The country itself is very green - there are many flowers and trees on the streets. An undoubted plus is that even in winter you can observe a blue sky above your head, because Russians often complain about cloudy and gloomy weather from October to April.
You can learn happiness
According to co-editor of the report, John Hellwell, happiness in countries with the highest rating is probably due not only to genetics.
In a CNN interview, Hellwell mentioned that non-indigenous residents of Helsinki feel satisfied - emigrants who choose Finland as their permanent residence, after a few years, admit that they began to feel much happier.
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Finding this country at the top of the ranking of the most prosperous countries is due to the system of social support for citizens, high life expectancy, and the benevolence and tolerance of local people.
Effective education system
The Finns pay great attention to raising children and ensuring a decent life for them in the future. According to the Center for International Educational Benchmarking (CIEB), which analyzes the effectiveness of world education systems, the key to Finland's success in this area is a combination of intensive attention to teacher quality, an approach to rigorous reporting, a curriculum, training and school management.
The management system in education puts coal at the forefront of the acquisition of practical skills by children that will help them in adulthood. There are no exhausting homework tasks that the whole family is puzzling over, and the approach to learning is designed in such a way that the students' desire for knowledge is stable and constant throughout the entire period of study at school.
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A working day in Finland lasts 7.5 hours, that is, a week is obtained for a couple of hours less than in the whole world and even in other countries of Northern Europe. Processing is not welcome, but if it is necessary to stay in the service to solve really significant issues, then overtime will be paid or added to the leave.
Immigrants who first arrived in this country are faced with tight controls on hours worked. At first this causes confusion, but later people understand that a well-functioning labor time accounting system benefits not only the employer, but also the employee.
In addition, if the boss has to stay late in the evening at the personal request (for example, to complete the presentation of tomorrow's project), then this time will be paid at a double rate. On their own initiative, the Finns do not stay at work - the salaries here are already decent, so it makes no sense to work hard.
Helsinki - cultural and academic center
Located on a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, Helsinki annually attracts thousands of tourists from different countries. Russians prefer to travel by ferry - this is convenient and advantageous, because in this case you do not need to book a hostel or hotel. Everyone knows that in the capital of Finland it will be necessary to spend significant amounts of money on food and accommodation for the average Russian citizen.
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True, Russian tourists do not go to Finland for happiness - high-quality Finnish goods are sold in the producing country at prices much more favorable than in Russia. Shoes, clothes, bags, accessories and even food - all this serves as an excellent occasion to take a ferry to Helsinki.
Many of those who practice such trips admit that the cost of the ferry pays off at the expense of profitable acquisitions several times.
