Finland endured another winter of freezing temperatures and brutally short days, then was named the world's happiest country for the eighth…

Finland's eighth consecutive first place in 2025, and ninth in 2026, make sense once daily mood is separated from the report's three-year life-evaluation measure.

By The Balance · Aug 15, 2026

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