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Finland Tops World's Happiest Country For The Second Year In A Row

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According to Reuters, Finnish people now have even more to celebrate. Finland has topped the ranking of the world’s happiest countries for the second year in a row. The top 5 spots were held by the Nordic countries, with Denmark, Norway and Iceland taking the other leading spots followed by the Netherlands. The survey ranked 156 countries according to GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption. Even with the region's harsh winters, Finns’ happiness is boosted by access to safety, affordable childcare, free education, and heavily subsidized healthcare. ADVERTISEMENT Taking the harsh, dark winters in their stride, Finns’ happiness is boosted by access to nature, safety, affordable childcare, free education and heavily subsidized healthcare. This year’s report provides sobering evidence of how addictions are causing considerable unhappiness and depression in the U.S.,” the network’s director Jeffrey Sachs said in a statement, adding that they were referring to addictions in many forms from substance abuse to gambling and digital media.

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