Smile? The Results From the 2020 World Happiness Report Are In
The Finns, known for downplaying their emotions, are the happiest people in the world. Do they have something to teach us about how to respond to the pandemic?It might seem an odd time to release a report ranking which countries are happiest.
After all, who can really be happy during a global pandemic?
But according to the authors of the 2020 World Happiness Report, an annual survey of how satisfied people worldwide are with their lives, this is precisely the right moment to consider why Finland has once again made the top of the list.
The Finns, who so pride themselves on their stoicism that they have a word for their national grit (sisu), have been named the happiest people in the world for the third year in a row.
The distinction has confused the Finns themselves, but it turns out that happiness, at least as it’s defined in this report, is not a function of how well you express your emotions... (continues)
