Living in Finland | How Life Works in the Happiest Country in the World | 4K Travel Documentary

The sun disappears for more than 50 days, winter hits –30 °C… and Finland has still been named the happiest country on Earth nine years in a row. How does a cold, quiet nation of 5.5 million people pull that off? This is a full tour of Finland, from Helsinki and its 188,000 lakes to Lapland, the Winter War, the welfare state and what it really costs to live there. In this video: • Why every new mother has received a cardboard baby box since 1938 • How Finnish women won the vote in 1906, first in Europe • The everyman's right that lets you camp in almost any forest • Roughly 3 million saunas and 12 kg of coffee per person every year • The €170,000 speeding fine calculated from one man's income • Nokia's journey from an 1865 paper mill to 5G 00:00 The happiest country paradox 00:35 Where Finland is 02:31 Islands, Åland and lakes 04:11 Lapland and the northern lights 07:19 From Sweden to the Winter War 11:12 Everyman's right and trust 13:04 Coffee, sauna and sisu 15:20 Nokia, money and taxes 18:56 Strange Finnish facts 22:13 Rye bread to salmiakki 25:09 Cost of living and moving there 27:49 Finland vs. the world An open forest next door, a sauna after work, or a coffee break nobody can cancel: which one would you keep? Tell us in the comments. ——— Footage used under Creative Commons license (CC BY): Chirock Producciones – Air Guitar World Championships 2019:    • Air Guitar World Championships - 2019   Eukonkanto (official) / Wife Carrying – 2022 World Championship winners interview:    • Eukonkannon MM-kisojen 2022 voittajaparin ...   Eukonkanto (official) / Wife Carrying – 2022 World Championship winning run:    • Eukonkannon MM-kisojen 2022 voittajaparin ...   Matti Laitinen – Marjan muistoksi:    • Marjan muistoksi   Teemu Lehto – Karelian pies in Hårleman:    • Karelian pies in Hårleman