"They really have each other in mind, they look out for each other truly" this attitude in the positive sense has been really strong in Finland, and I hope that continues.
@@MQReacts Reg. your comment from 29:30. When a Dane work 1 hour, 12,5% of that hourly wage are kept for vacation time so you get those money when having hours off for holiday. Same with time. 12,5% of an hour worked are saved for vacation time and thus we get same pay when we work as when we do not. Denmark are consistently one of the least corrupt nation on the planet and combined with being one of the most digitised it means that it is close to impossible to work a black job that do not pay taxes. Any nation that have a large black economy will never be able to do as it are done in the Nordic countries. If all contribute, all gain. If many cheat, all loose but the very few and they do not get their money pile without causing suffering for others. In Nordic nations the companies are told your taxation level and keep the taxes before you get your pay, thus the money that lands in your bank account are your actual disposable income. The companies give your your wage and they also pay the taxes to the state for you. At the end of the taxation year you might have to pay a little more to taxes or get a little back. Many Danes ask the company to pay a tiny bit to much to the state during the year so they are sure they will get money back. It does not matter if you are cleaning toilets or lead a large company, it´s the same rules for all. Danes now work 5 days a wee at a total of 37, 5 hours per week and have minimum 5 weeks vacation but many 6 weeks.On top comes official days of 7-12 days a year. Because of our free education we have very few jobs that do not demand a good education. If you cannot speak minimum Danish it´s close to impossible to get a job unless you have several educations and work in an international work environment. The best advice, I as a Dane, can give would be to fight corruption and make all pay taxes automated, in a job market without black jobs.Most people understand that the one with low education often gets a lower salary then the one with a high educational level but that does not matter to most as long as they see they get a fair salary for their effort in relation to that. I hope the above provided some additional clarity.
Complex thing. Lack of religion is one thing. U have to see this,autumn and winter nobody smile outside,when spring comes almost all are happy. But during autumn and winter we laugh alot inside
lack of religion ??? Denmark and Finland is based on Christianity, in Denmark 73% are members of the state church (Lutheran), on top of that there are the other nominations, and other religions, only 13% in a survey said they were ateist , 55% said they pray sometimes, and about the same number say they believe in God or "a greater power" about 47 of the population have a negative view of religion in general because they see religious people as the extreme Christian, Muslims or other people, but most people at the same time see Christianity as an important part of their culture and do see themselves as Christians although not "religious" majority 63% of Danes believe "there is more between heaven and earth than one can see" in other words they believe in a greater power
It doesn't matter what your ethnicity or religion or culture is, what matters is how you treat other people, if you are kind you will be treated kindly, if you are mean you will be treated meanly. it all comes from you.
There is a detail the video alludes to, but does not clearly state: Though it is called the "World Happiness Index", it would be more correct to call it the "World Safety Index". Others focus on mood; where it turns out South America has some of the world's happiest people. Several things influence people's sense of safety. War is one of them, here the Nordics are far from war zones. (You do not feel safe being in a war zone.) It is said to be the main reason Denmark (I live in Denmark) got degraded to second place, In recent years Denmark has engaged a lot more in international conflicts. Still, though the war zones seem far away, they do affect Denmark, as more refugees come to Denmark. Many of those refugees are not good people (Amnesty International has criticized Denmark for providing cover for war criminals), and this influx of bad people reduces the safety feeling. Where earlier people could safely walk dark back alleys at night, and leave their belongings in the open. Now there is an increase in street violence and theft. Statistics tell who is making Denmark unsafe. Violence crimes are mostly committed by "immigrants with a Muslim country of origin". Theft is mostly done by "immigrants from Eastern Europe".
@@larsdahl5528 oh No! It's so sad that the safety of Denmark is under threat cos of immigrants, I hope the government of Denmark takes action against this. ❤️
@@MQReacts Yesterday there was a meeting between government ministers from Sweden and Denmark about coordinating their efforts. Sweden is worse off than Denmark. A short video about the situation: ua-cam.com/video/dAlNyfOxDO4/v-deo.html
I think that you have to look at the way happiness is measured. They basically ask people if they are satisfied with their life (on a scale from 1 to 10 or so). In Denmark it is less socially acceptable not to be satisfied with your life. Therefore people answer yes.
As a Norwegian, I tend to agree. You have to have a pretty miserable life to admit that you are not satisfied with life. Often one's own efforts also play a role. If you know that you could do more to have a good life yourself, you will say you are satisfied. At the same time, you will try to make the best of the situation because you know that there is no point in complaining. You are the architect of your own success.
You have no idea how serious polling is done. To have a serious poll you need anonymous answers rather than self-reported ones. The later polls are fully unreliable.
mhh, I miss the question where the money for all these free services comes from. It's a naive projection, that "happyland" exists somewhere. And everyone come to here here and benefits. That will ruin the system.
You miss the question?? Even though it's said multiple times throughout the video? Are you American? 🤭 It comes through taxes, of course. The difference is that here you get more for your tax money than in most other countries. It's a really simple concept. Less greedy politicians and corporations, more money for society and the people. (Let the discussion begin.) 😄🧐
You miss those "free" services are things that almost everyone will need at some point in their lives. As such, people will happily pay taxes to make them work. The Nordic Model only works due to structural unemployment, roughly 5% of the population is at any point unemployed as they're between jobs, like, just had their last day on the last job and only have the first day on their next job in two months. Those people are eligible for unemployment services for the time they're between jobs so their lives can work. Since they know they might need social services they pay their tax. Everyone also needs education in some form or another, so people pay it forward through their taxes. Most people live to grow old and will need social elder care som people pay forward for that happening. You have to believe that you're an invincible island to think that what you say is an insult.
From finnish point of view. Unfortunetely these these people that are selected to the documents are friends of the film maker or so. They never reach an averidge Joe. Though the facts are ok. So people look beautiful, they have beautiful things around them. But it is not the real life.
@@aatostaival5750 well, then I guess these things happen in every nation then. The media and govt let the larger world to see and know things they want them to know... which is just so sad. But I'm glad you said the facts are okay which makes you guys far better and happier than most nations like mine for example
Because the average joe seldom is. People who think they're part of the silent majority are vastly often a part of an extremely vocal minority who in their inferiority need to desperately believe that they're the definition of "normal." Go get bent.
Finland is now happiest place in world for seventh time in row. But the government has done some bad cuts to "save money" and those have been hitting hard for the most poorest people in Finland. Those budget cuts are for elders, students, unemplyed people, disabled and poor families. So we propably lose that position next time. I am student myself at the moment and i can say it is very tough to even eat properly.
Really??? From all I saw in the video, I would never have thought you guys had some bad eggs in the government. But well, I guess nothing is really as it seems right?
@@MQReacts Well the government before made over 30 billion of debt at the corona time and now we pay high price for it. Unemployment is rising constantly becouse of the new cut backs of social fare.
Honestly, I did not watch this. I clicked because I needed to comment on the overall idea of "happy countries" on its own. I live in Denmark, and trust me, it is NOT all happy faces and funny stories! There is widespread misery and dissatisfaction with, well, everything. I am constantly depressed and frustrated about how the country apparently works. The reason why happiness checkups do not show this is because Danish culture frowns on people walking around bumming others out, so sad or angry or scared people just stay at home and talk to NOBODY. So you only get happy people taking the questionaires. As for Finland, I hear that unhappy people there simply self-terminate, in rather scary numbers, leaving only the happy ones to be measured. Things are not as simple as daytime television wants it to be, and it feels insulting to be marginalized for, I kid you not, not being happy enough to be counted!
@@henriklarsen8193 while I totally understand your point, because we experience same thing in my country too; where the media only shows d world what they want them to know and see, we can't deny that most things stated here are facts cos a lot of people from the Nordic countries have confirmed them being true, which makes you guys far better and more fortunate than a lot of us in developing countries.
@@MQReacts We are far, far better off than much of the world, but the way we are portrayed is still wrong and insulting to those who are ignored. And people just copy-paste headlines, so the ignored get more and more ignored every time someone regurgitates this myth of widespread happiness.
@@MQReacts You are so right that we are better off. The problem the last 30 years is the media, commercials and music industry making people wanting more and more and more. Being told that you're NOT happy if you don't have this and that. People are "spoiled" today and don't see how lucky they really are. I tell them to take a look around the world and THEN we'll discuss, and if they still keep on bitching, I 'll get pissed off giving them example after example.😂 I agree with HenrikLarsen that if you do have a problem nobody want's to listen because most live in La La Land mentally. The right wing have also been cutting down on everything the last 25-30 years. The picture you see in this video is more reflective of how it was 30 years ago at least for Denmark. But it's still damn good compared to other places. The Danes have become more greedy the last 25 years and that's also a part of the problem, but they won't listen because of the americanization that's been going on for almost 40 years. I can write books on these topics, but I'll stop here. 🙂 I'm very lucky to be half Danish and half Finnish, and I wasn't spoiled as a kid. 😁
"They really have each other in mind, they look out for each other truly" this attitude in the positive sense has been really strong in Finland, and I hope that continues.
@@kv6uf I hope so too... cos it's such a blessing !
@@MQReacts Reg. your comment from 29:30. When a Dane work 1 hour, 12,5% of that hourly wage are kept for vacation time so you get those money when having hours off for holiday. Same with time. 12,5% of an hour worked are saved for vacation time and thus we get same pay when we work as when we do not. Denmark are consistently one of the least corrupt nation on the planet and combined with being one of the most digitised it means that it is close to impossible to work a black job that do not pay taxes. Any nation that have a large black economy will never be able to do as it are done in the Nordic countries. If all contribute, all gain. If many cheat, all loose but the very few and they do not get their money pile without causing suffering for others.
In Nordic nations the companies are told your taxation level and keep the taxes before you get your pay, thus the money that lands in your bank account are your actual disposable income. The companies give your your wage and they also pay the taxes to the state for you. At the end of the taxation year you might have to pay a little more to taxes or get a little back. Many Danes ask the company to pay a tiny bit to much to the state during the year so they are sure they will get money back. It does not matter if you are cleaning toilets or lead a large company, it´s the same rules for all. Danes now work 5 days a wee at a total of 37, 5 hours per week and have minimum 5 weeks vacation but many 6 weeks.On top comes official days of 7-12 days a year. Because of our free education we have very few jobs that do not demand a good education. If you cannot speak minimum Danish it´s close to impossible to get a job unless you have several educations and work in an international work environment. The best advice, I as a Dane, can give would be to fight corruption and make all pay taxes automated, in a job market without black jobs.Most people understand that the one with low education often gets a lower salary then the one with a high educational level but that does not matter to most as long as they see they get a fair salary for their effort in relation to that. I hope the above provided some additional clarity.
We are happy because we are free.
Yes, being friendly to others makes you happier than others being friendly to you (in general)
@@matshjalmarsson3008 exactly!!! I totally agree with you 💯
Complex thing. Lack of religion is one thing. U have to see this,autumn and winter nobody smile outside,when spring comes almost all are happy. But during autumn and winter we laugh alot inside
lack of religion ??? Denmark and Finland is based on Christianity, in Denmark 73% are members of the state church (Lutheran), on top of that there are the other nominations, and other religions, only 13% in a survey said they were ateist , 55% said they pray sometimes, and about the same number say they believe in God or "a greater power" about 47 of the population have a negative view of religion in general because they see religious people as the extreme Christian, Muslims or other people, but most people at the same time see Christianity as an important part of their culture and do see themselves as Christians although not "religious" majority 63% of Danes believe "there is more between heaven and earth than one can see" in other words they believe in a greater power
It doesn't matter what your ethnicity or religion or culture is, what matters is how you treat other people, if you are kind you will be treated kindly, if you are mean you will be treated meanly. it all comes from you.
@@merjakotisaari9046 I agree with you.
30:44 "Traditionally mökki hadn't electricity or running water." But I am sure they had a sauna.
@@cynic7049 haha. Sauna before anything else. Sauna is life
Danmark, mit fædreland ❤
There is a detail the video alludes to, but does not clearly state:
Though it is called the "World Happiness Index", it would be more correct to call it the "World Safety Index".
Others focus on mood; where it turns out South America has some of the world's happiest people.
Several things influence people's sense of safety.
War is one of them, here the Nordics are far from war zones. (You do not feel safe being in a war zone.)
It is said to be the main reason Denmark (I live in Denmark) got degraded to second place, In recent years Denmark has engaged a lot more in international conflicts.
Still, though the war zones seem far away, they do affect Denmark, as more refugees come to Denmark.
Many of those refugees are not good people (Amnesty International has criticized Denmark for providing cover for war criminals), and this influx of bad people reduces the safety feeling.
Where earlier people could safely walk dark back alleys at night, and leave their belongings in the open. Now there is an increase in street violence and theft.
Statistics tell who is making Denmark unsafe.
Violence crimes are mostly committed by "immigrants with a Muslim country of origin".
Theft is mostly done by "immigrants from Eastern Europe".
@@larsdahl5528 oh No! It's so sad that the safety of Denmark is under threat cos of immigrants, I hope the government of Denmark takes action against this. ❤️
@@MQReacts Yesterday there was a meeting between government ministers from Sweden and Denmark about coordinating their efforts.
Sweden is worse off than Denmark.
A short video about the situation: ua-cam.com/video/dAlNyfOxDO4/v-deo.html
Norway actually is one of the richest countries in the world.
@@Finkele1 yeahhhh....
You should find and react to that 10 minute video "UNESCO - Sauna culture in Finland"
I'll look out for it
I think that you have to look at the way happiness is measured. They basically ask people if they are satisfied with their life (on a scale from 1 to 10 or so).
In Denmark it is less socially acceptable not to be satisfied with your life. Therefore people answer yes.
@@anotherelvis they answer yes when in fact they are not satisfied? Are there any consequences for saying how you truly feel?
@@MQReacts Not really, but in general I think that there is a consensus that we all have it good and there is no reason to complain.
As a Norwegian, I tend to agree. You have to have a pretty miserable life to admit that you are not satisfied with life. Often one's own efforts also play a role. If you know that you could do more to have a good life yourself, you will say you are satisfied. At the same time, you will try to make the best of the situation because you know that there is no point in complaining. You are the architect of your own success.
@@MQReacts The person thinks that polls like this are made with non-anonymous answers. They have no idea how serious polling works.
You have no idea how serious polling is done. To have a serious poll you need anonymous answers rather than self-reported ones. The later polls are fully unreliable.
Pretty pricey imo, for the child delivery, I don't remember what it cost me and my ex, but at most half of that (Sweden)
The couple's names indicate that they are immigrants, so the expense may be due to them not being Finnish citizens.
mhh, I miss the question where the money for all these free services comes from. It's a naive projection, that "happyland" exists somewhere. And everyone come to here here and benefits. That will ruin the system.
You miss the question?? Even though it's said multiple times throughout the video? Are you American? 🤭 It comes through taxes, of course. The difference is that here you get more for your tax money than in most other countries. It's a really simple concept. Less greedy politicians and corporations, more money for society and the people.
(Let the discussion begin.) 😄🧐
You miss those "free" services are things that almost everyone will need at some point in their lives. As such, people will happily pay taxes to make them work. The Nordic Model only works due to structural unemployment, roughly 5% of the population is at any point unemployed as they're between jobs, like, just had their last day on the last job and only have the first day on their next job in two months. Those people are eligible for unemployment services for the time they're between jobs so their lives can work. Since they know they might need social services they pay their tax.
Everyone also needs education in some form or another, so people pay it forward through their taxes.
Most people live to grow old and will need social elder care som people pay forward for that happening.
You have to believe that you're an invincible island to think that what you say is an insult.
From finnish point of view. Unfortunetely these these people that are selected to the documents are friends of the film maker or so. They never reach an averidge Joe. Though the facts are ok. So people look beautiful, they have beautiful things around them. But it is not the real life.
@@aatostaival5750 well, then I guess these things happen in every nation then. The media and govt let the larger world to see and know things they want them to know... which is just so sad. But I'm glad you said the facts are okay which makes you guys far better and happier than most nations like mine for example
Because the average joe seldom is. People who think they're part of the silent majority are vastly often a part of an extremely vocal minority who in their inferiority need to desperately believe that they're the definition of "normal."
Go get bent.
Finland is now happiest place in world for seventh time in row. But the government has done some bad cuts to "save money" and those have been hitting hard for the most poorest people in Finland. Those budget cuts are for elders, students, unemplyed people, disabled and poor families. So we propably lose that position next time.
I am student myself at the moment and i can say it is very tough to even eat properly.
Really??? From all I saw in the video, I would never have thought you guys had some bad eggs in the government. But well, I guess nothing is really as it seems right?
@@MQReacts Well the government before made over 30 billion of debt at the corona time and now we pay high price for it.
Unemployment is rising constantly becouse of the new cut backs of social fare.
We are better countries. Simple as that.
Honestly, I did not watch this. I clicked because I needed to comment on the overall idea of "happy countries" on its own. I live in Denmark, and trust me, it is NOT all happy faces and funny stories! There is widespread misery and dissatisfaction with, well, everything. I am constantly depressed and frustrated about how the country apparently works. The reason why happiness checkups do not show this is because Danish culture frowns on people walking around bumming others out, so sad or angry or scared people just stay at home and talk to NOBODY. So you only get happy people taking the questionaires. As for Finland, I hear that unhappy people there simply self-terminate, in rather scary numbers, leaving only the happy ones to be measured. Things are not as simple as daytime television wants it to be, and it feels insulting to be marginalized for, I kid you not, not being happy enough to be counted!
@@henriklarsen8193 while I totally understand your point, because we experience same thing in my country too; where the media only shows d world what they want them to know and see, we can't deny that most things stated here are facts cos a lot of people from the Nordic countries have confirmed them being true, which makes you guys far better and more fortunate than a lot of us in developing countries.
@@MQReacts We are far, far better off than much of the world, but the way we are portrayed is still wrong and insulting to those who are ignored. And people just copy-paste headlines, so the ignored get more and more ignored every time someone regurgitates this myth of widespread happiness.
@@MQReacts You are so right that we are better off. The problem the last 30 years is the media, commercials and music industry making people wanting more and more and more. Being told that you're NOT happy if you don't have this and that. People are "spoiled" today and don't see how lucky they really are. I tell them to take a look
around the world and THEN we'll discuss, and if they still keep on bitching, I 'll get pissed off giving them example after example.😂 I agree with HenrikLarsen that if
you do have a problem nobody want's to listen because most live in La La Land mentally. The right wing have also been cutting down on everything the last 25-30 years.
The picture you see in this video is more reflective of how it was 30 years ago at least for Denmark. But it's still damn good compared to other places. The Danes have become more greedy the last 25 years and that's also a part of the problem, but they won't listen because of the americanization that's been going on for almost 40 years. I can write books on these topics, but I'll stop here. 🙂 I'm very lucky to be half Danish and half Finnish, and I wasn't spoiled as a kid. 😁