United Nations Ranks Ten Happiest Countries on Earth
Destination & Tourism Jim Byers March 15, 2018
Helsinki, Finland
Finland has been named the happiest country on earth by the United Nations.
The World Happiness Report issued by the UN looked at 156 countries and ranked them according to such things as social support, life expectancy and corruption.
Asked by Associated Press why her country would rank so highly, Helsinki resident Sofia Holm replied, "Well, our politics and our economics. I think the basics are quite good in Finland. So, yes, we have the perfect circumstance to have a happy life here in Finland."
Top sites in Helsinki include Market Square, the Sibelius Monument and Linnanmaki Amusement Park. Why the Finns would need an amusement park if they're so happy, we don't know.
Just in case you wondered about where you SHOULDN'T go for your summer holiday, here are the LEAST happy countries on the planet as ranked by the UN: 147, Malawi, 148. Haiti, 149. Liberia, 150. Syria, 151. Rwanda, 152. Yemen, 153. Tanzania, 154. South Sudan, 155. Central African Republic, 156. Burundi
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