by In the US freedom is defined as 'freedom from the government', 'freedom from the bureaucracy', 'freedom from the regs'.In Scandinavia freedom is defined as letting the government provide all the services - cradle to grave - while they get on with living a happy, carefree life.Athough the Scandinavians are not as rich as Americans, they have enough money to never need to worry about it, and most don't care about being rich, anyway, because it couldn't make them any happier.What does it take to be happy? The Nordic countries seem to have it all figured out. Finland and Denmark have consistently topped the United Nations’ most prestigious index, The World Happiness Report, in all six areas of life satisfaction: income, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, trust and generosity.
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In Scandinavia freedom is defined as letting the government provide all the services - cradle to grave - while they get on with living a happy, carefree life.
Athough the Scandinavians are not as rich as Americans, they have enough money to never need to worry about it, and most don't care about being rich, anyway, because it couldn't make them any happier.
What does it take to be happy? The Nordic countries seem to have it all figured out. Finland and Denmark have consistently topped the United Nations’ most prestigious index, The World Happiness Report, in all six areas of life satisfaction: income, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, trust and generosity.