Eight years in a row: Finland remains in first place in World Happiness Report – other Nordics in top 7
Life & societyFinnishness

Eight years in a row: Finland remains in first place in World Happiness Report – other Nordics in top 7

We’re happy to note that Finland has been the happiest country on the planet since 2018, according to the World Happiness Report. How does Finland’s “infrastructure of happiness” help happiness happen?

85.4%

of Finns live in urban areas

Source: UN World Urbanisation Prospects

3.2 million

Amount of saunas in Finland

Source: Finnish Sauna Society

Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation
Business & innovationInnovation

Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation

Kalervo Elias Suomela merged form, function and fashion in the classic Snowflake pedestrian reflector. That’s how his story became intertwined with one of Finland’s most successful and beneficial inventions.

500,400

Number of summer cottages in Finland

Source: Statistics Finland