If happiness were an Olympic event, the Nordic countries would be a guaranteed a spot on the podium.
Actually, all three spots on the podium.
According to the latest edition of the World Happiness Report, the three happiest countries in the world are Finland, Iceland and Denmark.
Finland was named the happiest country in the world for a record 9th time in a row, with Iceland, at No. 2, and Denmark in third place in the ranking, which is compiled by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, and included in the annual report on global happiness.
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