3 Lessons From The Happiest Country In The World

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  • @westfale520
    @westfale520 2 роки тому +10

    do not forget,finland has a good education system for everyone, whether rich or poor.a very good social system where every Finn is very well socially protected,a pension and health system which also does not make the gap between rich and poor bigger.good wages and a good labor law.all this also makes you happy because you have less existential fears.if the Finnish sun want to have then they travel to southern Europe, because they can afford it.

    • @christiankastorf1427
      @christiankastorf1427 2 роки тому

      I worked in the schooling system and I must say that a great number of those who fail do so from their own choice. They come to school to defend their ignorance. Any educated person is an untruder into their world., be it the teacher, the "nerd" in the classroom, the ones who are their bosses or the ones who run the country. Self-pity and playing the victim card is all those idiots can really do. Please forget that "migrant" card. The most extreme blockheads I had to face were the ones from a pure German background who live in areas that have the highest percentage of rightwing voters. Years after I had left that place of misery I came across articles that ranked that town "top" when it came to the amount of school dropouts: 25% of the school levers had not achieved any grade at all. and, once again, we talk about a town with a very, very low level of immigrants among its population.

    • @westfale520
      @westfale520 2 роки тому

      @@christiankastorf1427 maybe it's all.but this was about Finland, wasn't it? and a good free education system without which you have to have money, a good social system where everyone has good social security even regardless of rich and poor or a health system etc will certainly contribute to happiness.I at least am happy about it and my parents certainly too, that I did not have to raise tens of thousands of DM for my school education or that I was dependent on it to have to beg for some scholarship

    • @christiankastorf1427
      @christiankastorf1427 2 роки тому

      @@westfale520 School offers the same chances in Germany than in Finland without costs. It is a myth that Germany is unfair to poorer people. Chances have to be taken and not ignored. Maybe the people in Finland are just better in doing that instead of sitting around and crying how bad the world is to them.

  • @grandmak.
    @grandmak. 2 роки тому +19

    The big question is what people consider happiness to be which is a question of expectations. Knowing the northern European mind set I guess if you ask people up there whether they are happy they will tell you why they are content with their lives. Being content and satisfied with what you have is probably as close to happiness as you can get. The problem with very many people in the western world is that they always want more of everything and therefore are never content.

    • @religiohominilupus5259
      @religiohominilupus5259 2 роки тому

      Well said!

    • @grandmak.
      @grandmak. 2 роки тому +1

      @@religiohominilupus5259 thank you.

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 2 роки тому +2

      The most happy countries ARE the western world, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Swiss, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Norway, to name the top eight.

    • @religiohominilupus5259
      @religiohominilupus5259 2 роки тому +1

      @@dutchman7623 But countries don't have the potential for happiness or contentment--it's the populace. The majority of these people's attitudes determine their happiness/contentment and in turn denote a country's ranking.

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 2 роки тому

      @@religiohominilupus5259 A country doesn't exist but by its populace.
      Geography, Flora nor Fauna form a country but only the nation living there.

  • @jaakko777
    @jaakko777 2 роки тому +4

    don't forget the concept of löyly when speaking about the Finnish sauna. basically you throw water onto the stove and see how long it takes for people to feel the heat becoming unbearable. the last person remaining in the sauna has the most sisu

  • @hansberger4939
    @hansberger4939 2 роки тому +3

    0:03 No. Only the northern third of finnland is inside the polar circle.

  • @GenialHarryGrout
    @GenialHarryGrout 2 роки тому +7

    I lived in Finland for a short time and the word "sisu" sums up the Finns. When it's the middle of Winter, it's snowing and very cold the Finns still sit outside coffee shops making the most of the limited daylight, at least in Helsinki. If the Finns aren't drinking coffee in the middle of Winter they eat ice cream.

  • @libby9433
    @libby9433 2 роки тому +7

    They are also happy people because of the Moomins !
    But nice video to buttering up the Finns in advance so they’ll allow you to use their many saunas when the Unicorns visit to play the Helsinki Roosters in the first (friendly/exhibition) game this season in late April.

    • @mojojim6458
      @mojojim6458 2 роки тому +2

      Very insightful take on the need for sauna time.

    • @libby9433
      @libby9433 2 роки тому +3

      @@mojojim6458 It’s the Moomins and saunas combo that creates the Sisu !
      It’s great fun to see the Moomins art in Helsinki airport and incorporated into their national airline Finnair. 🤗

  • @butterflies655
    @butterflies655 Рік тому

    It is not that cold in Finland. The summers are often too hot. The climate in Northern Finland is colder, but central and Southern Finland are warmer. The golf stream affects the weather in Finland and makes it milder than it should be. The northen third of Finland is inside the polar circle.

  • @TMD3453
    @TMD3453 2 роки тому +1

    Well done, Nalf. There’s a saying that doing the finite makes possible the perception of the infinite. Loved it. Good production too. Will remember it. Thanks 🙏

  • @religiohominilupus5259
    @religiohominilupus5259 2 роки тому +1

    Why was this NO-nonsense channel such a well kept secret?!
    Subbed!

  • @LucasBenderChannel
    @LucasBenderChannel 2 роки тому +10

    So cool that your football team had Sisu as their motto! :D

    • @nalfsense
      @nalfsense  2 роки тому +7

      Yeah pretty awesome right!

  • @boulbon08
    @boulbon08 2 роки тому +2

    No nonsense indeed. Super video content, thanks Nalf! Greetings from a German in Italy

  • @ericminch
    @ericminch 2 роки тому

    I had a friend in Canada who grew up in Northern Ontario (Sudbury if you must know) as a first-generation Finn. Most of his neighbors were Finnish or came from there. He said the first thing their families did when they arrived at their homesite, before building the house, was to build the sauna.

  • @cinderellaandstepsisters
    @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому

    The weather is not that bad. The sun is shining in the wintertime too. It is not so cold all the time. The Winters might be different every year. Forinstance this year not so much Frost, but a lot of snow.
    The same weather appears in the countries of the same latitude like Sweden and Norway.
    Summers are so lovelly and beautiful. Sometimes too hot like last summer.

  • @davidkasquare
    @davidkasquare 2 роки тому +11

    I’m a Finn, and I think you are quite on spot with your three points here. The first two are easier to grasp, whereas the third has a lot to do with the Finnish character, formed by climate and weather conditions, as well as politics and history. The Finnish history just isn’t an easy one. This combined with the harsh natural conditions has shaped a certain national mentality, which might not be so easy for “outsiders” to get a hold on. EDIT: This character can be seen in that Finns rarely like to make such a big fuzz about themselves, and they perhaps might come across as a bit serious and reserved, but if it would turn out you’re in need of help, they will be there for you. - But anyway: thanks for pointing out these three things, like I said, I really believe you’re onto something here. Cheers! 🇫🇮

    • @Kivimetsä
      @Kivimetsä 2 роки тому +5

      You need a lot of sisu to deal with this crap weather right now. Cheers from Uusimaa 😂

    • @grandmak.
      @grandmak. 2 роки тому +1

      @davidkasquare Speaking of "cheers" : how about the consumption of great amounts of alcohol in Finland ? Is it just a rumor or is there some truth to that ?

  • @ajeettv
    @ajeettv 2 роки тому +8

    I really like this channel and the videos Nalf.

  • @hgro4952
    @hgro4952 2 роки тому +1

    Hi NALF, this channel is quite good! Like your thorough preparation and easy presentation!

  • @LucasBenderChannel
    @LucasBenderChannel 2 роки тому +8

    I get the "sauna makes you happy" bit. It's the only luxury item I really wanna have, wherever I end up living. My own sauna. 😌 I'd use that thing every second day.

  • @blessingsoutlaw
    @blessingsoutlaw 2 роки тому +2

    So random yet so needed! Thanks Nalf! 👍🏼

  • @raythevagabond3724
    @raythevagabond3724 2 роки тому +4

    When I was in Finland to visit a friend (whom I met while she went to school in Germany - yeah, they really have a talent for languages) I did buy a book with the german title "Finnische Reise" by Wolfram Dufner in Helsinki. Dufner was as a diplomat in Finland during the cold war and describes his time there. I did kinda fall in love with that country and it's people. Even more so after reading that book. It did often accompany me when I did travel.
    Even I became aware about the high suicide rate, I still believe that it is a happy country all in all, which has a lot to offer. I for myself know it only at summer times with it's long bright nights which is very much the opposite to how people describe the winter there.
    But you have to pay good attention to figure the real full beauty of suomi. For the simple eye it might seem boring at the first glance. But who knows about the history and when you learn to know it's people will be fascinated.
    Oh, and don't forget about Kalevala. For me it seems this myth, epic, culture is also part of what makes suomi what it is.

  • @Andi_mit_E
    @Andi_mit_E 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks

  • @natviolen4021
    @natviolen4021 2 роки тому +3

    Winter may be dark and cold. Summer however more than makes up for it. Those long, bright nights when the sun barely touches the horizon. Beautiful!

  • @uwep.7531
    @uwep.7531 2 роки тому

    At the shortest day the daylight is about 5h 30 min in Helsinki. So the sun still goes up above the horizon. Helsinki is in the south of Finland where (I think) live about 90% of the finish population. And in summer there is the opposite: very long days.

  • @Bushalte_Stelle
    @Bushalte_Stelle 2 роки тому +8

    This is some great advice . Love the concept of 'embrace the darkness' .. Hope I will remember that .. 😬
    This chanel isn't nonsense at all .. I love it..
    Thx for sharing Nalf

  • @sisuguillam5109
    @sisuguillam5109 2 роки тому +6

    New video? And with this subject? My beloved Finland? That's like xmas, birthday, and...
    Oh, my god... he mentions Sisu? 🤩😍🥰😁

  • @Nasengold
    @Nasengold 2 роки тому +2

    I learned a lot about Vitamin D in recent months and how important sunlight is for not only a healthy immune system but various other things in your body.
    Isn't it fascinating how Finnish people and some northern Russians (I think they kinda share their heritage) cultivated their own way of dealing with this by ice bathing and taking saunas?
    It's like they knew they won't make it through the long winter without it.
    Truely remarkable, I'm fascinated by these nuances.

    • @cynic7049
      @cynic7049 2 роки тому +1

      "Some northern Russians (I think they kinda share their heritage)" Probably the Karelians then, the Finnish tribe that ended on the wrong side of the border when Swedes and Novgorodians (later Russians) Christened the Finnish tribes (and added them to their realms).

  • @chf528
    @chf528 2 роки тому +3

    You forgot two things
    1. Solidarity in society
    2. Best film director ever: Aki Kaurismäki !!! Sisu and dark humor combined in one person: He always looks so happy
    we all can learn a lot from the Scandinavian countries!

    • @rosshart9514
      @rosshart9514 2 роки тому +1

      When I read "Finland" indeed my first association is: Kaurismäki.

    • @margretblaswich
      @margretblaswich 2 роки тому

      Leningrad Cowboys...best Film ever 🤘❤😀

    • @heymikeyh9577
      @heymikeyh9577 2 роки тому

      Except that Finland isn't Scandinavian…

    • @butterflies655
      @butterflies655 Рік тому

      ​​@@heymikeyh9577No difference and partly Finland is located on the Scandinavian peninsula.

  • @DarkHarlequin
    @DarkHarlequin 2 роки тому +5

    Fascinating how NALF is explaining a scaninavian mindset but he is doing it in the MOST US-American way possible
    That 'if you're sad or not happy you're just not TRYING HARD ENOUGH!' 'Stop moping and get out there and stop being sad!' mindest is so quintessentially rooted in at least a portion of the US 😅
    Nevertheless exposure to new mindsets is nearly always good 🤗

  • @kerry4385
    @kerry4385 2 роки тому +2

    Everything hangs on one's thinking.
    A man is as unhappy as he convinced himself he is.
    Wise words from Seneca.

  • @brigittepaul6042
    @brigittepaul6042 2 роки тому

    In Denmark (top 3 of happiest countries in the world) there is a saying:
    The is no bad weather, there is only bad cloth and bad excuses…. It is kind if the same as your 1. lesson.

  • @apinanraivo100
    @apinanraivo100 2 роки тому +10

    A friend of mine, a fellow Finn, said that it is all about expectations. You don't expect much, you don't get disappointed, easier to remain happy.

  • @varsim5691
    @varsim5691 2 роки тому +5

    Finnish nature, sauna, metal music.....what more do you need?!😁😂🤘

    • @xyzz232
      @xyzz232 2 роки тому +1

      To be honest, I often listen to metal music when I don't feel well. It actually helps to get into a better mood.

    • @alexanderschwarz341
      @alexanderschwarz341 2 роки тому +1

      Hockey

    • @varsim5691
      @varsim5691 2 роки тому

      @@alexanderschwarz341 sure!!:))

  • @MichaelAndersen_DK
    @MichaelAndersen_DK 2 роки тому +3

    Embrace the suck!
    And damnit, we need more chocolate here in Denmark to take back the top position.

  • @freudsigmund72
    @freudsigmund72 2 роки тому +1

    Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
    - Mark Twain

  • @hannahanna649
    @hannahanna649 2 роки тому +2

    Next time you want to start to complain about the heat and the lack of AC : Sisu.

  • @BatchelderPatrick
    @BatchelderPatrick 2 роки тому

    "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it"

  • @kristiangranstrom9158
    @kristiangranstrom9158 2 роки тому +1

    It’s like u like to forget the baseplate of Securitas in the scandinavian and european countries, when those need are fullfilled u can go on and be Happy .... then the sauna is cream on top... happieness is Not a warm Gun...

  • @MrLuddis
    @MrLuddis 2 роки тому +2

    Well, what do we learn from this? We - in Germany - should perhaps rethink our A/C decisions. Living in a cold climate apparently makes you happy - as long as you can be naked in a sauna!

  • @Walldorf-City-Limits
    @Walldorf-City-Limits 2 роки тому +2

    SUN is FUN ...the opposite IS NOT! period...

  • @sobelou
    @sobelou 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderfully sensible piece of nonsense!! Thanks, Nick!

  • @Hakabas01
    @Hakabas01 2 роки тому +1

    Sisu= Perseverance?

  • @DenUitvreter
    @DenUitvreter 2 роки тому +2

    Why is the flag of the Dutch Republic on top of that Sauna?

    • @HetuLa
      @HetuLa 2 роки тому +1

      That's Meänmaan flagu aka Tornedalian's flag

  • @juricarmichael2534
    @juricarmichael2534 2 роки тому

    And : Tango !!

  • @hannadegerlund3227
    @hannadegerlund3227 2 роки тому +2

    🇫🇮🤘

  • @mojojim6458
    @mojojim6458 2 роки тому +2

    So, Epictetus and all his pals were Finns.

  • @santacruz7455
    @santacruz7455 2 роки тому +1

    And half of the government including the prime minister is female. This is the most important point if you want to live a happy live in your country. By the way: how many women are part of the Unicorns management?

  • @hansgoober35
    @hansgoober35 2 роки тому +1

    It’s a good thing Finland didn’t end up as a part of Russia. They almost could have been, and I didn’t see Russia anywhere on that happiness list

  • @indiramichaelahealey5156
    @indiramichaelahealey5156 2 роки тому

    Life is what you make out of it

  • @dereklambe
    @dereklambe 2 роки тому +5

    Equality and a strong social welfare net - these help reduce a lot of the anxieties people face, making it easier to be happy.

  • @Jfat69
    @Jfat69 2 роки тому +1

    we may be on number 5 but we have the happiest kids in the world :)

  • @Kivimetsä
    @Kivimetsä 2 роки тому +3

    You should visit the happiest country in the world 😄

  • @mikorossi1959
    @mikorossi1959 2 роки тому

    3 wars in 1939-1945. Winter War and Continuation War against the Red Army and Lapland War against Germany = SISU

  • @DenUitvreter
    @DenUitvreter 2 роки тому +3

    My theory is that Fins can't have emotions under 0.24% blood alcohol content. So the sober Fins couldn't answer the question because they didn't feel anything, the ones doing Kalsarikanni gave the answers and were happy. But maybe getting druk alone in your underwear is the answer to happiness alltogether.

    • @mojojim6458
      @mojojim6458 2 роки тому +1

      Very profound observations.

    • @cinderellaandstepsisters
      @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому

      Finland's alcohol consumption is not as high as ppl think
      Watch the video "Country alcohol consumption comparison."
      Forinstance in Europe Finland's alcohol consumption is likely in the middle even under.
      The highest alcohol consumption countries in Europe are:
      The 1st Moldova, the 2 nd Lithuania, the 3rd Chechia and the 4th Germany.
      Forinstance Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, UK, Estonia, Luxemburg Latvia, Hungary Cypros, Belarus, Poland, Serbia, Portugal etc. are ahead of Finland
      Finland's alcohol consumption has dropped drasticly down in 10 years.

  • @doris1322
    @doris1322 2 роки тому

    👍👏

  • @williamhitchcock6265
    @williamhitchcock6265 2 роки тому +1

    We don't hear much if anything about Finnish government. Maybe they don't either. Maybe that is their secret.

  • @rimbaud1989
    @rimbaud1989 2 роки тому +5

    You forgot to mention high taxes and an extensive social security system- 😉 Take this, libertarians!

    • @DarkHarlequin
      @DarkHarlequin 2 роки тому +1

      Well you always gravitate towards the lessons that play into your existing mindset. We all do it. So it's no wonder NALFs takeaways was mostly about 'can do spirit in the face of adversity' while some other european viewers focus more on such systemic components 😉

  • @ivonnevandermeer3845
    @ivonnevandermeer3845 2 роки тому

    The Netherlands 5 💪🇳🇱🧡👍

  • @Paul_C
    @Paul_C 2 роки тому

    Sana isn't a sauna...

  • @brian5154
    @brian5154 2 роки тому +2

    IMO the word "happy" is wrong. It should be "content". Finns are actually quite morose, so calling them happy is wrong I think. Think CONTENT.

  • @raunorepomies8621
    @raunorepomies8621 2 роки тому

    TORILLE!

  • @kapuzinergruft
    @kapuzinergruft 2 роки тому

    Finland is known to us as a country of sad tango dancing and a high percentage of suicides. Apart from this lots of depressing crime stories dubbed in German come from Finland. Lol 🤔

    • @cinderellaandstepsisters
      @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому

      Finland's suicide rates are not high. Are you still living in the 90's?
      Watch the video "Suicide rates in the world/Country suicide rate comparison
      62 highest suicide countries and Finland is not even mentioned. Even Iceland and Denmark are there.
      The highest suicide countries are:
      The 1st Lithuania, the 2 nd Russia and the 3 rd South Korea.
      Finland is also famous for it's metal music. Even More than tango.
      By the way deppressing crime stories come from Sweden much much more percentually.

  • @jasperthe3393
    @jasperthe3393 2 роки тому

    No, North Korea is the happiest.

  • @mojojim6458
    @mojojim6458 2 роки тому +1

    I think Finland is so happy, because Russia has been distracted for years by the opportunities offered by the Ukraine.
    TSGO

  • @avioncamper
    @avioncamper 2 роки тому +1

    Too close to Russia for me, if I lived there.

  • @eily_b
    @eily_b 2 роки тому +2

    Also Finland: Highest suicide rate in the EU.

    • @sampohonkala4195
      @sampohonkala4195 2 роки тому +3

      Not even in top 3 any longer. The rate used to be high but has been going down for years now.

    • @religiohominilupus5259
      @religiohominilupus5259 2 роки тому

      You forgot to mention though that the suicide rates are tied to lack of the "sunshine vitamin" in certain seasons. 😉

    • @cinderellaandstepsisters
      @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому +1

      Suicide rates in Finland have gone drasticly down in 30 years. Watch The video "Suicide rates in the world/Country suicide rate comparison."
      62 highest suicide countries and Finland is not even mentioned. The highest suicide countries are: The 1st Lithuania (EU country) The 2nd Russia and the 3 rd South Korea.
      Are you still living in the 90's?

  • @astridchladek1927
    @astridchladek1927 2 роки тому +5

    Happy Finland… surprisingly ist has also one of the highest suicide rates in Europe and a considerate problem with alcoholism…🤔

    • @friedrichstock6377
      @friedrichstock6377 2 роки тому

      Perhaps that's the reason? The unhappy people commit suicide and only the happy people remain. And alcohol even increases their happiness!

    • @cinderellaandstepsisters
      @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому

      Not true!
      Finland's suicide rates have gone drasticly down in 30 years. Are you still living in the 90's.
      Watch the video "Suicide rates in the world/Country suicide rate comparison."
      62 highest suicide countries and Finland is not even mentioned. Forinstance Iceland and Denmark are there. The highest suicide
      countries are:
      The 1st Lithuania, the 2 nd Russia and the 3 rd South Korea.
      Also Finland's alcohol consumption is not that high. It has gone drasticly down in 10 years. Watch the video "Country alcohol consumption comparison."
      In Europe the highest alcohol consumption countries are: The 1st Moldova, the 2 nd Lithuania, the 3rd Chechia and the 4th Germany.
      Finland is likely in the middle even under.
      Forinstance Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, France, Belgium, Poland, Serbia, Belarus, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Cypros, Portugal, UK, Ireland etc. are ahead of Finland.

    • @astridchladek1927
      @astridchladek1927 2 роки тому

      @@cinderellaandstepsisters
      You got me on the suicide… the Wikipedia chart really sees Finland not in the ruling 10 countries, with a scale of 15,3 suicides per 100.000, with Lesotho leading the list with 72,4 and Antigua and Barbuda with 0,4 being last. So it seems of all the countries given, Finland ranks 25th place.
      The alcohol problem on the other hand seems on the rise again. After having changed the alcohol law 2008 and a decline of alcohol related problems in the following 10 years another change of the alcohol law 2018 seems to lead to an increase in alcohol related problems. This data is from 2020, perhaps something has changed in the last two years, this is left for me to investigate.
      Anyway… much love and no worries!