Researchers on Finnish happiness
Finland has topped the World Happiness Report and been named the happiest country in the world for nine consecutive years. Contributing factors in Finland's high level of life satisfaction include well-functioning public services, trust in institutions, work-life balance, and a connection to nature. On this list, you can find some of our experts on these topics.
professor
- Trust and equality
- Languages: English, Dutch, Finnish
- Phone: +358 294122228
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- Free education
- Trust in the education system
- Languages: English, Finnish
- Phone: +358
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, University Lecturer
- Finland’s long tradition of communal food services
- Free school lunches and their impact on learning, happiness and equality
- Languages: English, Finnish
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, Research Director
- Finnish families’ resilience
- Finnish families’ work-life balance
- Languages: English, Finnish
- Phone: +358
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, Specialist in general practice, researcher and clinical lecturer
- Nature as Medicine: The Health Benefits and Well‑Being Effects of Our Connection to Nature
- Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish
- Phone +358 407376678
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, University Lecturer
- Relationship with nature and happiness
- Cultural conceptions of happiness
- Children and happiness
- Happiness on social media
- Languages: English, Finnish
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Jennifer de Paola, Visiting researcher
- What the ranking measures and how
- How is the ranking received by Finns
- Explanations for Finland’s high levels of life satisfaction
- What are other components of happiness the ranking does not measure
- Happiness among adolescents/children in Finland
- Myths about happiness/unhappiness (e.g. depression and suicide rates in Finland etc)
- Languages: English
- Phone: +358 405012016
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professor
- Philosophy of happiness and well-being
- Happiness and justice
- Languages: English, Finnish
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