The Happiest Country on Earth Isn’t What You Think
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What factors contribute to Finland being ranked the happiest country?
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I think the reason that Finns are satisfied and content with their society more than any other society, that's really the definition of the happiness index, I think, is that it is a capitalist paradise.
For the ninth year in a row, Finland has been ranked the happiest country on Earth. They also received the highest ranking for freedom, largely due to pro-business policies.
In this episode, we sit down with a New York Times bestselling author and expert on Finnish education policy to discuss what Finland gets right and what America can learn from their success. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley, and this is a weekend episode of Morning Wire.
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How does Finland's economic model differ from American perceptions?
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Joining us now to discuss how Finland has consistently outranked other nations in citizen well-being is William Doyle. He's the author of Let the Children Play, which examines the root of Finland's education success. And he's also a lecturer at the University of Finland. William, thank you so much for coming on.
It's great to be with you. Thank you.
So we're going to discuss the education system, which is also a big piece of this puzzle. But I want to discuss the persistent finding that Finnish people report very high ratings of well-being. Finland was recently rated, again, the happiest country in the world for nine years and counting. And it's also been rated the freest nation, which is really interesting. So I want to unpack a little bit of how that was calculated. But first, what do you think accounts for the happiness that people are experiencing in Finland? And do you think that ranking accurately captures a real feeling there?
That's a really good question. The mechanics of this poll are sometimes disputed inside Finland because the definition of the word happiness in some contexts is, you know, joy and outgoing jubilation.
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