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I visited the happiest country. I wish I could unlearn its secret

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27 points prawn | 4 comments | 01 Sep 25 03:10 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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wtcactus ◴[01 Sep 25 06:44 UTC] No.45090127[source]▶
These self reported metrics (like mostly everything else in Social Sciences) don’t mean anything.

Finland sits about middle in the EU on suicide rates.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/e...

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1. kissaprofeetta ◴[01 Sep 25 08:42 UTC] No.45090800[source]▶
Add things like - Shitty climate, darkness for almost half a year and lousy snowless winters as of late. - Dire economic situation, almost 1/5 of population facing the risk of poverty. - Ever increasing cutting of social services, education and everything culture.

Makes you wonder how Finland can be the most content country in the world

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2. moffkalast ◴[01 Sep 25 09:53 UTC] No.45091211[source]▶
And mandatory conscription and the constant threat of Russian invasion.
3. sentinelsignal ◴[01 Sep 25 13:30 UTC] No.45092563[source]▶
I didnt know about the 'dire economic situation' and the '1/5 risk of poverty' could you elaborate on that or have some sources?
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4. r_lee ◴[01 Sep 25 15:01 UTC] No.45093196[source]▶
r/finland, r/suomi for personal accounts/discussion and just official statistics that get published

This information can be found everywhere at this point