From embracing simplicity to spending time in nature year-round, Finland offers valuable life lessons—no matter what you think of the World Happiness Report.

It’s that time of the year again in Finland. Mid-March is release date ... Many would prefer ‘contentment’, an acceptance that life can be good within parameters of realistic expectation ...

People walk by the Three Smiths statue in the center of Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) People walk on the embankment of the South Harbour in the center of ...

This past December, my husband, our three boys and I went for a whirlwind two-day trip to Finland. As soon as we ... uprooted my family for a European life in sunny Lisbon, where I spend my ...

Finland was ranked No. 1 in the World Happiness Report for the eighth straight year. The U.S. finished at No. 24 – its lowest rank since the report launched 13 years ago. Every Nordic country ...