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Writer's pictureKasundi Heshara Weerasinghe

Why do people who living in Nordic countries are always ranking as world happiest countries?

Updated: Apr 3, 2023

The Nordic countries are always winning when it comes to the happiness race. Finland took the top spot for the sixth year in a row in 2023, followed by Denmark and Iceland. But why are they so consistently happy?


The top 10 happiest countries are :

  1. Finland

  2. Denmark

  3. Iceland

  4. Israel

  5. Netherlands

  6. Sweden

  7. Norway

  8. Switzerland

  9. Luxembourg

  10. New Zealand.

  • Nordic countries are all relatively rich and happy, but not all relatively rich nations are happy like the Nordic.The one money factor we should look into is that Nordic countries are known for having low levels of income inequality, yet researchers have not proven that it actually correlates with high life satisfaction. However, what they have been able to prove is that if income inequality leads to mistrust, then it does directly contribute to lower life satisfaction. Simply put, people really do hate feeling cheated.

There are many positive reasons behind these world happiest countries. we also can get them as very valuable life precepts one day. some of them are,

  • They have a outdoor lifestyle -Many people based farther south may find it difficult to believe anyone living in areas with so little daylight during the winter can possibly be happy.

  • Secondly, they have good quality of public services - among Nordic countries is their high quality of institutional services. The World Happiness Report divides government quality into two dimensions: the democratic dimension and assessing the government’s ability in exercising power.

  • Lastly, Nordic countries are well-known for their low levels of income inequality, a contributing factor to why Nordic countries enjoy high levels of happiness. The most straightforward way to look at the income inequality of a country is through its Gini coefficient, of which Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland...

How will be the future of nordic nations ?

  • However, if the economy can no longer support the current high amounts of government spending, or if resources are shifted away from citizens to fight inflation, Nordic residents may be at risk for being more unhappy than other regions because of their high expectations. While the Nordic model may not be completely suitable for other countries, or even sustainable in the long-term, it can still inform our understanding of how other regions around the world can be improved.

What are the things we can learn from nordic nations?

  • Nordic countries have always been the “happiest” nations, regardless of low temperature and relative geographic isolation.

  • Governments of Nordic countries are very efficient at delivering power and services, allowing citizens a wide range of high-quality services and benefits without being in an unreasonable amount of money.

  • Relative economic equality has ensured a level of fairness of work in the society, albeit having controversies in recent years.







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