Why are the Nordic countries so happy?

[Otto!]

I'm from Canada and a happy fella

Same here.

Maybe it's the weather. A cold winter day makes me appreciate a good coffee, and a hot one makes me appreciate a cold beer. Come to think of it, a cold beer is great on a cold day too.

 

[Cantalope]

Norwegian Black Metal

 

[Sonny Qc]

Well no wonder you're happy, best strip clubs in the world and the reason everyone else hates the Gov't is because all they do is bend over for Quebec hahahaha

all true 100%

 

[RowdyLesnar]

I think it's because prostitution is legal.

 

[chickenluver]

lol at Afghanistan

 

[Oceanmachine]

The last has to be a lie. Most nordics ive met hate their country unless they are women. And all the Nordic/Scandinvian guys here seem suicidal or depressed

 

[ICHEERTHEBULL]

The last has to be a lie. Most nordics ive met hate their country unless they are women. And all the Nordic/Scandinvian guys here seem suicidal or depressed

That and only happy people are willing to take these random questionnaires. The high suicide rates probably contribute to the low number of people ticking the ‘unhappy’ box.

Having said that all the Nordic people I’ve met were happy and friendly

 

[StoneColdSteveAustin]

Because their government invests back into society and doesn’t leave people for dead.

 

[Dan Torrance]

They've simplified a shit ton of government processes that are complicated as fuck in the united states.

In the united states you practically need a team of lawyers, a therapist, and a punching bag to deal with the over complicated bullshit shit that's basically as simple as swiping left in those countries. It makes it a lot easier to become an entrepreneur there.

For some retarded reason if you bring that up though some dumb ass plumber in Nebraska will chime in on how they dropped out of middle school and all you need to do is become a tradesman before trailing off on some bullshit rant blaming millennials.

Yes, we get it tradesman you live in the middle of fucking nowhere and you have a skill that pays relatively well for where you live. You must be very proud of yourself but guess what?

Over here for the amount you get paid I can have 3-5 Mexicans doing 10x the amount of work as you. So shut the fuck up before I create a business using mexican labor to drive you out of business in your part of the country.

 

[Mulletenthusiast]

Idk, Finland haves a really high suicide rate. That is so nuts that there is even memes about this. Like "When you are the happiest country, cuz sad people are killing themselves". However, maybe there is a language barrier, maybe "happy" in their language is just like "fine" in english. Idk, idk, some nordic should give me a insight.

 

[shunyata]

They tended to do well on these happiness indexes even prior to 2019, don't think it's really pandemic based.

Past studies have attributed them to a high standard of living, high wages, single payer healthcare.


You know the insanity of a government actually trying to improve the well being of its citizens.

 

[Mulletenthusiast]

We are literally number 2 country in europe in suicides outsude ex soviet countries.(belgium ahead for some reason)

Damn, dude, can you answer me if there is a precise word for happiness in Finish? Other nordic countries have a high suicide rate as well?

 

[jimmas99]

This explains it pretty well.



In short its about the balance off your life. Work/life balance (avoiding the rat race) ,Equality (between sexes, economic etc) and modesty (dont think you are better or worse than anyone)

 

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

if u everre been white with only othre white peole aorund u would undersntd

 

[Fedorgasm]

We are literally number 2 country in europe in suicides outsude ex soviet countries.(belgium ahead for some reason)

Maybe Finland's government has a hit squad that kills anyone who looks unhappy. And they make it look like a suicide.

A winning strategy if all you cared about were happiness ratings

 

[Dan Torrance]

In the United States you have to cross into a threshold of wealth where you can have lawyers, and accountants handle the aspects of your life where you need to deal with the govt in any capacity what so ever before you enter into the realm of comparable stress free ease of use as the nordic system that their entire population has access to.

 

[Rob Battisti]

Give it time. The societies they built up through homogeneity will suffer consequences due to cultural norms changing through mass migration of people who don’t share the same values.

 

[Cole train]

Damn, dude, can you answer me if there is a precise word for happiness in Finish? Other nordic countries have a high suicide rate as well?

Nah scandinavia is ok

Heres a pic from 2017



Our killer is loneliness

Average suicide case is 50 year old male whos single

Country is 80 percent villages where women dont exist so problem

 

[Dan Torrance]

Give it time. The societies they built up through homogeneity will suffer consequences due to cultural norms changing through mass migration of people who don’t share the same values.

yeah, and then New Zealand will be the New 'Nordic' country the rest of the world envies. That's like 50 years away though.

They have an Ocean that prevents a disposable cheap labor force from coming in and undermining their society.

 

[Rob Battisti]

yeah, and then New Zealand will be the New 'Nordic' country the rest of the world envies. That's like 50 years away though.

They have an Ocean that prevents a disposable cheap labor force from coming in and undermining their society.

It’s not about cheap labor. I’m in favor of Mexican immigrants here in the US. I live in Texas and I can say, unequivocally, Mexicans are THE hardest working people in the world.

They share American values and should be embraced for those traits and not demonized for not speaking English. Many Mexicans WANT to speak English. It’s a shame that they are falling prey to the progressive party when they really have ideologies which should align with to opposite side.

not to side track. It’s not the cheap labor, it’s the backwards values that will do the Nords in with their migrants.