For the fifth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings. (via CNN)
. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.Devastating loss of life and growing uncertainty have the world very much on edge, but there is a bit of good news for humanity: Benevolence is surging globally.
"The big surprise was that globally, in an uncoordinated way, there have been very large increases in all the three forms of benevolence that are asked about in the Gallup World Poll," John Helliwell, one of the report's three founding editors, toldDonating to charity, helping a stranger and volunteering are all up,"especially the help to strangers in 2021, relative to either before the pandemic or 2020, by a very large amount in all regions of the world," said...
Denmark comes in at No. 2 in this year's rankings, followed by Iceland at No. 3. Sweden and Norway are seventh and eighth, respectively. "For the young, life satisfaction has fallen, while for those over 60, it has risen -- with little overall change," according to the report.
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