Finland is crowned happiest nation on earth for the ninth year in a row as full World Happiest Report rankings are announced

The annual report, published by University of Oxford, also found that other Nordic countries such as Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway ranked among the top 10 happiest countries.


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