'Are Nordic Nations Happier than Others?' slogging lifestyle
“It’s a bit of a laugh here when we see these reports about the happiest people in the world because honestly, I don’t think that’s true,” says Juha Rouhikoski, artistic director of Lux Festival, in Helsinki.
" “People get really depressed here and it’s probably something to do with the long periods of darkness, and long periods of total daylight in the summertime can do harm to your mind as well,” says Rouhikoski.Personally, I've always heard that the nordic nations were indeed happier, so it's definitely a bit strange to see that's not quite the realityJack Boreham Abeer Limarc Ambalina, what are your thoughts on this? Why do you think the happiness level is not accurate?Sara Pinto, correct me if I'm wrong but don't Scandinavian people have a high quality of living on average? Decent wages low inflation etc?Sure darkness is a factor, but I think these countries are a lot less tainted than our industrial livesJack Boreham, that's what I thought as well! I thought that conditions were the way to make people satisfied. I guess it's not all that it takesI guess not everything is as great as it seems. I can see how sunlight might be a factor that influences our lives. However, they have many conditions that improve their life quality, so it seems odd how one factor can impact their happiness levelMar 28, 2022, 11:16 AMMar 29, 2022, 12:23 PM Jack Boreham, well, I'm not sure about the salary of a viking, but you'd have all the other benefits haha. Plus, vikings look pretty cool so I guess you hapiness level would be high hahaAbeer Limarc Ambalina, what about you guys? Would you go to a nordic country for the life conditions or for the chance of becoming a viking like Jack Boreham? HahaWhich is more than I can say for us. Maybe that's why we like sunsets, beaches and beer so much - to distract ourselves from our finances.Mónica Freitas, your opinion makes total sense, but I guess the grass is always greener on the other side haha. We definitely like the good weather, but we are always complaining about how we wish to have their living conditions. I suppose they envy us for the opposite hahaMónica FreitasSara Pinto maybe for a few months or a year, sure. But I do love the sun way too much 😂Mónica Freitas, I'd love to visit, but actually living there? Maybe only for a few months too. I'm starting to see why they're not as happy as we thought hahaSara Pinto, maybe we can just work remotely with one of their companies, reap the benefits and still enjoy our sunshine 😂Sara Pinto updating my cv as we speak 😂