I’m afraid I don’t watch Finnish TV and I’ve spent so long here I’ve gone native in many ways, but I think the “happiness” thing boils down to:
1. public services (mostly) work
2. you can trust other people and feel safe (mostly)
3. the state is (mostly) competent when it comes to worrying about, and dealing with, the big things
There are lots of caveats to all of these, but then there are in every country. And the whole Finnish happiness thing is I think, really overanalysed. Including by me, just now… 😅
It’s not about being happier so much as it is about feeling like there are no bad surprises lurking around the corner, literal or metaphorical.
Rolle Laukkarinen (npub1zdf…6u9l)
David Weir
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2026-03-29 12:04:42 UTC
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