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Evening Standard
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Andy Beill

OPINION - Talking Point: What makes other countries so much happier than us?

The United Nations’ annual survey of the world’s happiest countries placed Finland in first place for the sixth year running.

The research considers six key factors that influence people’s happiness: social support, income, health, freedom, generosity and the absence of corruption. As last year, the top three comprises Finland, Denmark and Iceland. The UK dropped two places to 19th.

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