Citizens of Finland. Credit: The Nomad Today

Finland has retained the famous title of the happiest country in the world for the fourth time, which is an unprecedented achievement.

For the fourth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country on the planet. This is according to the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a global project for the United Nations, which publishes the yearly World Happiness Report.

Finnish happiness, which appears to be a constant, can be linked to a variety of variables, but many Finns attribute it to their relationship with nature and the outdoors, with over 90% of Finland covered in either forest or water.

So, why is Finland so extremely happy? There are reasons for Finland’s increased contentment, according to Visit Finland, the country’s official tourism body.

The United Nations defined happiness in 2012 as “the amount of a person’s satisfaction with his life,” and created an annual index of criteria to quantify it, in which Finland ranked first worldwide, namely:

1. Finland has one of the highest GDP per capita globally, with […]

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