Even with no sunlight for parts of the year, people in Finland thrive when it comes to their life satisfaction.

Aurora borealis are a regular feature in the night sky in the north of Finland. With political and social tensions rising in many parts of the world, it seems that more people are considering a fresh ...

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Petri Kokkonen is a wilderness guide and entrepreneur based in Lapland. In 2018, Kokkonen traded city life for a remote cabin in the Finnish wilderness. Kokkonen said he never felt truly happy living ...

Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top ...

Alabama football offensive lineman Olaus Alinen hails from Finland, which borders Sweden and Russia ― 5,000 miles and 12 flight hours away from Tuscaloosa ― and is home to population of about six ...

HELSINKI — You expect to see smiling faces everywhere when you travel to Finland, the world’s happiest country. But what you actually find is a straight line where the mouth should be. Straight mouths ...

BACKGROUND Religion and religiosity are known as important determinants of health and mortality. Previous studies on the interrelation between religion and mortality have relied on survey data and ...