Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world. The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row.
Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.
Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order.
Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
When it comes to decreasing happiness — or growing unhappiness —the United States has dropped to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012. The report states that the number of people dining alone in the United States has increased 53% over the past two decades.
Finnish happiness is derived from actively not being under the control of that certain fully crazy empire to the east, and enjoying every minute of it. Every new day of independence from the Russian Empire is one more chance for Finland to say to their neighbours, "Nananana na na, hahahaha ha ha." Some of them even say it in Russian: "Нананана на на, хахахаха ха ха. Нас не ебет."
Can relate. Am I secretly a Finlandian?
Here's an old Finnish joke:
Why are people in Finland the happiest people on Earth?
Because all the sad people have killed themselves.It is like being a Nazi does not make you happy. Imagine that.
“Happiness isn’t just about wealth or growth — it’s about trust, connection and knowing people have your back,” said Jon Clifton, the CEO of Gallup. “If we want stronger communities and economies, we must invest in what truly matters: each other.”
Damn that was very well said
I don't get how Finland managed to push Denmark to 2nd place?? 🤔
We have way more bacon and beer than they do. 🥓🥓 🍻🍻
Look I even had enough beer and bacon to share it with EVERYBODY on the internet!!Anyways congrats to our Finish brothers. 👍 😀
Back in 1960, the US minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average US home was $11,000.00
In 'Hell's Angels' Hunter Thompson had a chapter about the economics of being a biker/hippie/artist circa 1970. Six months of a full time Union job as a stevedore paid enough for a biker to hit the road for two years. A part time waitress could afford to support herself and her musician boyfriend.
Of course people were happy here.
We are the happiest because we don't give a fuck. Today I took my bike to work and slipped on some ice. Hurt my back a bit. What I did was yell "PERKELE!" and just go on my merry way. Work was shit but what can you do.
Best day of my life.
Damn socialists with their happiness. If my neighbour is happy, it makes me mad /s
That's what you get when everyone has a sauna.
And yes, many homes have it and one thing my Finnish friend does is sauna up and then jump in the snow. That'll wake you up.
My paternal grandparents were both Finnish immigrants. Do I have a path to citizenship? Please say yes, I would like to leave the 4th Reich as soon as possible.
meanwhile, in America...
"oooh, unhappiness? how dreadfully monetizeable!"
starts big pharma antidepressants corporation
How shitty are things in India when...
One of the problems with America is if you ask people on the street who's the happiest country in the world, a good chunk will answer America and not believe this result. I've always said the problem with being #1 (or thinking you are) is that you don't work very hard to improve.
One metric America leads the world in: self-delusion regarding its own performance in every area. How many people say America leads in math, science, health? Don't get me wrong, in a lot of categories the US is top 20, but very few where we actually are #1. Until this attitude is fixed, we're not going to see real improvement. RAH RAH RAH USA #1 is nice to whip up a crowd at a rally, but it's not good for positive ongoing change.
As a finn, I can confirm I'm the happiest person in the world for the whole week it's sunny and doesn't rain during the summer!
Suomen kesä on kaunis ja vähäluminen.
Also, if you make it through the darkness of November alive, you must have built so much mental resiliency that rest of the year is walk in the park regardless of what happens.
The US shot itself in the foot and now it's pointed at it's face.
US here.
I'm betting we'll be outright giddy this year compared to next year.
The dining alone hits. The lack of community is palpable in corporate America.
How is Israel even in the top ten? They are truly detached from reality.
I'm convinced Finns have just found a way to troll this somehow. Not that Finland isn't great and all, but it just makes more sense.
And Canada appears to have reduced happiness, I suspect due in part to our proximity to the USA.
Finland isnt ”happy” but less miserable than other countries. Though our current gov is cutting from the poor and education etc to make economy numbers look better. Worse times are coming.
Understandable, especially with what's going on here.
Dining alone makes me happy.
"I used to be happier like you. Then I took a Trump in the knee..."
The United States is still at 24th, where do they rank amongst first world countries?
I am American and can confirm I feel like this.
Serbia winning big with largest increase.
Any Serbians able to weight in on why?
I thought Finland and Nordic countries were notoriously depressed all winter??
Wait till their government dump all public money on "defense"
I'd move back to Europe and live there but I'm too worried about Russia.
There’s no way. It’s dark half the year and every Finnish people I met didn’t look happy at all, or at least they didn’t express it whatsoever.