{"id":22052,"date":"2018-03-21T11:07:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T05:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thomascook.in\/?p=22052"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:06:41","slug":"happy-news-of-the-week-finland-declared-the-worlds-happiest-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/blog\/international-holidays\/happy-news-of-the-week-finland-declared-the-worlds-happiest-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy News of the Week: Finland Declared the World\u2019s Happiest Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"22052\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">0    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"22052\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">0<\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Topping the world Happiness Index is something quite common for Nordic Countries today and as such, it is no wonder that the 2018 Annual Happiness Report saw Finland at the top. The country jumped from number five in 2017 to the top position this year, toppling Norway that came a close second.<\/p>\n<p>Other countries in the list include Denmark (#2 in 2017), Iceland (#3 in 2017), Switzerland (#4 in 2017), Netherlands (#6 in 2017), Canada (#7 in 2017), New Zealand (#8 in 2017), Sweden (#10 in 2017) and Australia (#9 in 2017<\/p>\n<p>Countries affected badly by war and dwindling economies are known to regularly feature in the bottom 10. Interestingly, this year\u2019s index also featured data about the happiness of immigrants who have migrated to different countries and Finland even topped that list.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-1\">Top 7 Unknown Finland Facts:<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Finland-Happiest-Country-e1521609029353.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong>There are more than 3.3 million saunas in Finland. The Finnish surely known how to take it easy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong>Finland also has the most number of heavy metal bands per capita. Some of the famous ones being, Children of Bodom, HIM and Nightwish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong>Finland is home to the Northern Lights and also to Santa\u2019s Wild Reindeer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <\/strong>The most popular exports of the country are the world famous mobile game, Angry Birds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <\/strong>The country which is famous for introducing the Nokia brand of mobile phones to the world does not have a single payphone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. L<\/strong>ike many other Nordic Countries, Finland too has a \u201cFree to Roam\u201d policy. This means that you can roam, camp, forage and go fishing anywhere without a worry and for free!<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. F<\/strong>inland imposes speeding fines based on the driver\u2019s annual income. The higher you earn, the more you pay. One fine mega rich citizen was fined a whopping 200,000 Euros. <strong>That is a mind-boggling INR 1,59,95,400 (One Crore Fifty Nine Lakhs Ninety Five Thousand Four Hundred Rupees) as per Indian currency!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tribktla.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-645220126.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;strip=all\">Featured Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>0 0 Topping the world Happiness Index is something quite common for Nordic Countries today and as such, it is no wonder that the 2018 Annual Happiness Report saw Finland at the top. 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