US EditionFinland clings to happiness crown as economic gloom deepens
Finland's strong social support and resilience sustain happiness despite a 10.3% unemployment rate and welfare cuts, says the World Happiness Report.
- This year, Finland again topped the World Happiness Report despite grappling with economic stagnation and strained public finances, experts say high life evaluations reflect resilience and collaboration.
- Facing higher social costs from an ageing population, ministers began trimming welfare as a long-term post-Nokia export slump and Russia sanctions weakened growth prospects.
- Statistics Finland reported unemployment rose to its highest in at least 15 years with youth joblessness substantially higher, and the Bank of Finland lowered its growth outlook for this year.
- Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen defended the right‑wing coalition government's pruning of unemployment and housing benefits and some medical facilities as the European Commission considers an Excessive Deficit Procedure.
- John Helliwell and other experts point to resilience over short‑term economics, Gallup's next year survey shows stable happiness, while Juho‑Pekka Palomaa's public acts highlight hardship amid national well‑being.
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