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Is Finland Really Such a Happy Place?

The Global Well-Being Reports is deeply flawed. We should rethink how we measure national well-being.
Is Finland Really Such a Happy Place?
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John Mac Ghlionn
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The Finns seem to have many reasons to celebrate lately. In addition to becoming NATO’s newest member, Finland was also named the happiest country in the world—for the seventh year in a row, according to the most recent annual World Happiness Report.

John Mac Ghlionn
John Mac Ghlionn
Author
John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.
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