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THE WORLD'S HAPPIEST PEOPLE

Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:01:18 GMT

"The annual World Happiness Report is out, and it’s not great news for the U.S., which fell four places to 18th this year."

BUT! Who are the world's happiest people? The Finns! Finland!

Is anyone here Finnish? Full Disclosure: I was surprised to discover my ancestry report gives me a healthy dose of Finnish

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"Finland inched out last year’s winner Norway to take the top spot. The tiny country of 5.5 million people tucked into a northern corner of Europe has long received accolades for its quality of life. The World Economic Forum judged it one of the best countries in the world for gender equality, and it made the top 10 of the world’s most environmentally friendly countries in Yale and Columbia universities’ Environmental Performance Index. Finland also has an estimated 2 million saunas and the densest forests in the world."

"Finland placed well across all indicators – income, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, trust and generosity – in the United Nations report, which ranked 156 countries on happiness levels using data from Gallup World Poll Surveys from 2015 to 2017."

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:02:43 GMT

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:04:21 GMT

Finland's Artist Haven

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:05:43 GMT

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:11:04 GMT

Yes, my brother in law is Finnish. His family moved to Australia when he was a 10. They had to spend a few years in a center with other families moving into the country. He still has many relatives in Finland and does visit them. He has kept all his Finnish upbringing habits like saunas every day.

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RoughDraft — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:20:34 GMT

All things considered, I wouldn't mind being Finnish right now.

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:25:03 GMT

@proudlyfromNJwrote:
Yes, my brother in law is Finnish. His family moved to Australia when he was a 10. They had to spend a few years in a center with other families moving into the country. He still has many relatives in Finland and does visit them. He has kept all his Finnish upbringing habits like saunas every day.

@proudlyfromNJ

Thanks for commenting, I love the part about daily saunas! You might be interested to know that Australia is also among the world's top ten happiest countries.

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:25:55 GMT

@RoughDraftwrote:

All things considered, I wouldn't mind being Finnish right now.

Nodding in understanding... @RoughDraft

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:30:10 GMT

I bought a couple of Finnish cookbooks after getting my ancestry report, also a couple from Sardinia, my other surprise genetic link. Not a fan of "traditional" Finnish food, but apparently they've upped their game and have great restaurants nowadays.

One thing... Finnish families are always ready to put out the "coffee table" for guests. That means loaded with at least seven plates of delicious food to share, mostly home made bakery items.

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GingerPeach — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:31:02 GMT

@Noel7wrote:
Finland's Artist Haven

Good day, @Noel7!

The Finnish artists' haven setting reminds me a little of this small home community near Seattle. (They call them "tiny" but they're not all that small.)

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:46:10 GMT

@GingerPeachwrote:
@Noel7wrote:
Finland's Artist Haven

Good day, @Noel7!
The Finnish artists' haven setting reminds me a little of this small home community near Seattle. (They call them "tiny" but they're not all that small.)

Oh, they are cute @GingerPeach !

I love Seattle. We lived there for a short time when I was little and have been back several times.

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GingerPeach — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:49:26 GMT

That's my dream home style, @Noel7

Haven't found anything close in California yet.

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:49:51 GMT

For anyone interested, here is the list of the Top Ten Happiest Countries:

Top 10 happiest countries

Finland
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Switzerland
Netherlands
Canada
New Zealand
Sweden
Australia

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Vivian — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:20:01 GMT

I have never been to Finland but I have visited Norway several times, since my husband participated in an exchange program between the university where we worked and a similar program in Norway. It is a beautiful country. The people are kind, generous, tolerant, and understanding. While my husband attended meetings, I had the pleasure of walking through the small city of Stavanger. It was so lovely. We had such wonderful times there, having visited several times. During one of those visits we took the tour called Norway in a Nutshell, seeing the fjords and the magnificent scenery. No wonder Norwegians are happy.

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hckynut — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:29:52 GMT

Italian/Irish here, and I am happy right here in the ole US of A, the United States of America.

hckynut(john)

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:42:03 GMT

@Noel7wrote:
I bought a couple of Finnish cookbooks after getting my ancestry report, also a couple from Sardinia, my other surprise genetic link. Not a fan of "traditional" Finnish food, but apparently they've upped their game and have great restaurants nowadays.

One thing... Finnish families are always ready to put out the "coffee table" for guests. That means loaded with at least seven plates of delicious food to share, mostly home made bakery items.

@Noel7. Yes, when we visited my BIL's parents in Australia, his Mom had this huge cake covered in white icing and strawberries and coffee for us. Two hours later a huge dinner with freshly caught fish,etc. then, more homemade dessert goodies.

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GingerPeach — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:50:19 GMT

Sigh, @proudlyfromNJ and @Noel7

Wouldn't it be lovely if the secret to world peace were the "coffee table" service? And without any reactions to sugar, etc. either.

Now that truly would be peace!

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:51:57 GMT

@Vivianwrote:
I have never been to Finland but I have visited Norway several times, since my husband participated in an exchange program between the university where we worked and a similar program in Norway. It is a beautiful country. The people are kind, generous, tolerant, and understanding. While my husband attended meetings, I had the pleasure of walking through the small city of Stavanger. It was so lovely. We had such wonderful times there, having visited several times. During one of those visits we took the tour called Norway in a Nutshell, seeing the fjords and the magnificent scenery. No wonder Norwegians are happy.

Hi @Vivian

I'm so glad you told us about Norway, I've been fascinated by it for a long time, I've also collected a lot of photos from there. I had a good friend from Norway, unfortunately she passed when she was still young. She stayed with us once and I took her to the San Francisco Norwegian church for mariners.

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:54:01 GMT

@proudlyfromNJwrote:
@Noel7wrote:
I bought a couple of Finnish cookbooks after getting my ancestry report, also a couple from Sardinia, my other surprise genetic link. Not a fan of "traditional" Finnish food, but apparently they've upped their game and have great restaurants nowadays.

One thing... Finnish families are always ready to put out the "coffee table" for guests. That means loaded with at least seven plates of delicious food to share, mostly home made bakery items.
@Noel7. Yes, when we visited my BIL's parents in Australia, his Mom had this huge cake covered in white icing and strawberries and coffee for us. Two hours later a huge dinner with freshly caught fish,etc. then, more homemade dessert goodies.

I love hearing that @proudlyfromNJ !

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Noel7 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:57:01 GMT

@GingerPeachwrote:
Sigh, @proudlyfromNJ and @Noel7
Wouldn't it be lovely if the secret to world peace were the "coffee table" service? And without any reactions to sugar, etc. either.
Now that truly would be peace!

I love that, @GingerPeach World Peace by way of the Finnish coffee Table!

Even better not to have to worry about sugar.