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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2021
- Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S. - American Guy Reacts
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.
Learn more about work-life balance secrets from the happiest countries in the world on CNBC Make It: cnb.cx/37So3YY
Each year, a group of happiness experts from around the globe rank 156 countries based on how “happy” citizens are, and they publish their findings in the World Happiness Report. Happiness might seem like an elusive concept to quantify, but there is a science to it.
When researchers talk about “happiness,” they’re referring to “satisfaction with the way one’s life is going,” Jeff Sachs, co-creator of the World Happiness Report and a professor at Columbia University, tells CNBC Make It.
“It’s not primarily a measure of whether one laughed or smiled yesterday, but how one feels about the course of one’s life,” he says.
Since the report began in 2012, Nordic countries - which include Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, plus the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Aland - consistently turn up at the top of the list. (The United States, on the other hand, typically lands somewhere around 18th or 19th place.)
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I live in Finland, I also have some family in Wisconsin, US. My American relatives make more money than I do but it looks they are constantly worried for something in their life: health care/child care expenses, college fees, safety, long working hours.... I'm not living in any paradise but I feel my life is more balanced, less stressful. About the world happiness survey: I think "content" is a better word here
Interesting thing about 'content', because the word 'happy' is not just difficult to define, but also turns up in the weirdest contexts: happy hour, Happy Meal (TM), Happiest Place on Earth (entrance $109 or upward) ...
Content comes closer to what Finnland and Denmark seem to achieve: an absence of constant fear / worry about the basics of existence.
Do you not have a ridiculously high minimum wage like Norway?
@@escobarlisle6007 There is no national minimum wage in Finland but the law requires all employers, including nonunionized one, to pay minimum wages agreed to in collective bargaining agreements. Not sure about Norway, I only know wages are higher there but so are the living costs. Norwegians go to Sweden and Finland to buy cheaper alcohol and other stuff. Norway has oil and the Nordic neighbors envy them :)
@@Julia-lk8jn Yeah, for many happiness isn't about what you have, It's about what you don't have to worry about. Finland isn't the wealthiest country in Europe but I think it's safe to say the wealth is more equally shared than in many other countries.
Norway doesn't have a minimum wage thry just pay people what they deserve.
Happiness derived from not having to worry about healthcare, education, retirement, having a good work lifre balance and getting paid a living wage even flipping burgers, add a low crime rate to the mix and yeah people are pretty happy... goes for most of Europe in general and the Nordic countries in particular.
Love my Scandinavië brothers and sisters, they are all handsome and well rounded. Expensive to visit, but certainly worth it. The nicest people you Will ever meet, and beautiful country site.❤️🇳🇱 NL.
Another expat in Finland, with family in the US. Work: has holiday - generally at least a month per year, with additional long holidays scattered throughout the year. You cannot overwork: employers will force you to go relax. Health care: good bye to hospitalisation fears, medical expenses fears. Hobbies: always available. Education: all supplies provided for all students grades 1-12 (books, notebooks, paper, pencils, colour s...). Higher education has a reasonable fee (less than one hundred euro) for student health care fee. University libraries carry the required text books - enough copies so all students in a given course can borrow a book. Housing: good affordable public housing is available for everyone, single parents cannot be forced out of public housing ever. So many positive things
I love how every American are always shocked by the fact we leave the babies in their stroller on the street. Are US full of babysnatchers? We do keep an eye on the stroller while we are in the café - it's not like we put them on the street and go shopping.
Same thing with little school kids. North Americans are always astonished the fact that in Finland little kids go to school, use public transport and wonder around with no adult supervision. To me, it's pretty hilarious. I always ask them the same question, "why wouldn't they, nobody will bother them and how will they ever learn to be independent if they weren't?" Usually the answer is confused silence 😂😂
I moved from the US to Norway in my early 20's, and there's one thing in particular that makes a massive difference, being healthcare. Just having to worry about health insurance and healthcare costs is such a massive drag on your life it's unfathomable to me how Americans put up with it now that I know what it's like to have it all taken care of. 5 weeks guaranteed vacation helps as well.
And you dont have to worrie about getting shot also, thats a huge bonus!
@@TheJonasbz I'm against guns too but it's not like Americans live in constant fear of being shot
@@fridolfgranq I guess thats depends on were you live, but i get it, not always but its something americans that moved to europe use to say is one of the biggest upside, no more fear, we normaly dont kill people like americans, no one does and were not obsessed with guns and with an constitutiion that realy need to be rewritten
@@TheJonasbz Yeah I agree with that
The cultures between America and Scandinavia is just so vastly different on this subject, i cant really imagine what it would be like to work in America.
It's hell
Thank you for this video and good honest reaction. A small correction, Finland is now the "happiest" country in the world for 4 years on a row. Something very important was still missing: safety and trust to the police if you compare to the US. It is true that it can be difficult to have a Finnish friend. This is partly cause we do not "shit chat" or have meaningless small talk. But be first and you will notice that you have a friend for a life. Honesty and loyalty are very important. I do not say "I will call you" and do not. I WILL call you. And I expect the same from you 😁🤩. Thanks again! Be safe.
I think you meant "chit chat," but I really liked the way you said it.
@@daniellarson3068 Lol I was about to say the same; it's a great name for it.
The lack of honesty is particularly annoying when dating. It's a constant game of playing tricks or a guessing game with your true feelings, yet we are expected to present a flashier version of yourself to (often falsely) impress your date
@Millie O Small talk makes me very uncomfortable. I can force myself to do it but I absolutely can't stand it if I have to do it everyday to someone I already know. I even speak English as my 1st language, but since I've been so devoid of small talk most of my life, I just don't feel it's necessary. So I just skip the usual "How have you been?" or "Great weather, eh?".
good point with police as police here in finland are from different planet comparing to usa cops.a police shooting an unarmed civilian is unheard of here.just thinking there are over 23 million people being scared to death,pun intended,for police is very disturbing and depressing thought.walking around and minding your business and seeing a cop car and immediately getting a flight or fight for your life response isn t healthy.
The Nordic countries is a piecefull place on earth - and we thust each other and se the state as the peoples - we believe in democracy . Best wishes from a old norweegian woman - AND the Nordic counties are the place on earth were women have rights and posibility to live the life they want.
Im from Denmark, thx for the video, loved your face when you saw the strollers with babys, on the street LOL. I think that its the feeling of being safe, that are the pillars of happiness... And then you have the energy, to work on other things, to get even more happy :-) Like family, career, education, money, house, hobbies etc. We also have governments that a made "by the people", so ordinary people (not rich) are in politics, and we can choose not just 2 sides, but maybe 20. And those who are chosen, have to talk together, to find the best solutions for the people :-) I think that is the "ancient greek" way? So we have trust in our government, and that makes you feel free. Everybody have a vote, also people in jail. And no guns, makes it a safer place to live and the police dont have to fear beeing shot, so its very rare they need their guns. Im lucky to live in Denmark, having both physical and mental issues, not having to be afraid of bills from doctors or hosptals. So im thankfull for my country, that my happiness is important, even though i cant work anymore :-)
A great video, thanks American Guy Reacts! You looked so happy when watching the video. 😊 People here in Finland do not appear particularly cheerful or happy. In fact many foreigners' first impression has been that people here are quiet, reserved and somewhat miserable. I would say that we are quite content with life and appreciate security and inner peace. People here still remember the difficult period during the last war with Soviet Union and the hardships of decades rebuilding the society. We feel thankful for our shared prosperity and peaceful living. Wishing all the best for the people in the US. ❤
Crazy thing: I've read several times that the poorer a country is, the more the people living there laugh on average.
At first glance that seems to fit the "awww, money doesn't make you happy, hanging out with your family and friends does", but I don't think that's the case.
Two other factors:
self-therapy - you've got to laugh to stay sane, so this statistic would be the global manifestation of people covering difficult issues with laughter
dancing-on-graves mentality - AKA: eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. Or lose the farm, or disappear because somebody in the family made a politically untoward statement.
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you don t have say love you in every sentence or other usa cliches to be happy.when finnish person says love,heshe means it.shouting i love you to strangers is considered strange and very superficial.
I’m German and 40 years old. Watching this video I realised the first time, giving birth in other countries might cost some money actually! 🤯 In Germany it’s totally free!
Or rather, already paid for. Like here in swe. Let's be thankful for and protect our societies that cares for it's citizens 💚
BTW, as a Finn: It's still free to give birth here too. I think the woman went with private care or something that came up with the bill. But it is 100% free!
Don't forget, no guaranteed maternity leave...so you need savings for mom to stay at home, which is usually 1 month in the better case. Often, working class moms return to work on Monday after giving birth on the weekend...truly insane!
Bullshit! free!? I'm German, too, and let me tell you: those parking spaces in front of hospitals are easily up to 8€ (!) per day!
@@tubelev 🤗 but that's for parking a car, right? Not giving birth or getting a new heart?
I love your curiosity learning about other countries, foreign cultures, music and habits.....and comment it as a US- Citizen....You also proove to be self- reflective , and you are able to criticize in an adequate manner....Plus you still show your astonishment about other countries Benefits and your approval in a very nice way. I really like that especially because having met quite a lot of Americans who are not capable of looking further than the frontiers of their Country. So keep up your interesting Videos....and stay the way you are👍😊
The US and Canada used to be the promise land, innovative, where you could make your dreams come true, live the American dream, make money.
But the more I watch video's like these, the more I appreciate my life and feel sorry for Americans.
The downsides and problems you have with things mentioned in this video and also;
police brutality; gun control; tap water quality; road infrastructure; housing infrastructure; the way people feel about goverment; minimum wages; tipping culture, and what not.
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Video's like these should change the American mindset and say: we have to and can change this! USA! USA! and act accordingly.
Sure, I would like to visit and explore America, absolutely, but never want to live there, sorry.
Same for me, If im wanna live abroad when i retire, yeah sure, in the US? Hell no! i would if they not where a third world country...
Well...same. well said.
Yes, as an American born and raised in the U.S., the U.S. USED to be the "Promised land", not anymore. My sentiment is best stated in this scene from a t.v. show called, The Newsroom. ruclips.net/video/4fTkA3dvpPM/видео.html
I BELIEVE, that the average American citizen is ignorant to what other possibilities are available. They have no idea that things could be different and they don't want anything different because it's new/different. They think, "here's the way it's done, this is how it's been done and this is how it will always be done"... sad.
@@johnah2 I loved the newsroom and that speach fantastic!
Don't blame you at all. I want to move to Finland...or Sweden...or Denmark. I've been attempting to teach myself Finnish. I can understand a bit of Swedish and I'm learning German as well. (I'm living in the US and dream of being across the pond - I want to see Lapland!!)
Nothing is worth more than the smile on the lips of a loved one~
Great video!
A very well balanced and, even more importantly, accepting and open minded presentation. I realise that this is not an easy question to tackle but the way you took in data as facts, without having a readymade bias in place with which to integrate that data, is most commendable. I came across this video by chance but I do believe that I will stick around.
(My context: born the son of Finnish immigrants in Toronto, where I spent, I'd say, the first half of my life. Naturally I learned Finnish at home. Lived in Finland for over 20 years now and I doubt I'll ever leave.)
Truly, a finestkind video! Keep it up and stay well!! 😎🇨🇦✌️
Finland: Happiest country in the world.
Also Finland: Drinks most coffee per capita in the world.
Coincidence? I think not!
I saw that you were shocked by the fact that people leave there babies in trollies on the street. The best way to explain how that is normal in Denmark is that EVERYBODY is looking out for that kid. Nobody wants to hurt a child
I thought something like that: that if I saw a stroller with a baby in it, my first impulse would be to stay around for ten minutes or so, just so if something happens - baby starts crying, it starts to rain - and the mother isn't within hearing range I can do something about it.
I'm from Denmark and I'm a fan of Jeffrey Sachs. He is one of the few economics professors who speaks analytically and honestly about the American situation. He is right that it will take political willpower to make choices for a better direction of America. I would just like to add that one has to understand that the decline of the American Empire is, as economics professor Richard Wolff puts it, caused by 75 years of anti-communist hysteria preventing any discussions of sensible socialist ideas and 40 years of neo-liberal politics transferring wealth from the bottom to the top. To be specific, for America to make real change for the better, they need to get money out of politics and start look outside of their bubble for inspiration on how to improve their policies. In fact, they can start by taking a good look at the very successful welfare states in Scandinavia which represent a balanced mix of socialism and capitalism.
Eh, scandinavia is not socialistic, at all
@@TheJonasbz Clearly you know nothing about Scandinavia.
@@_-martin-_ So in what way is scandinavia socialist??? Scandinavia, or at least swedens economy are less regulated than the US! That means the US are more socialist, or more likley, you dont know what socialism is.
A huge welfarestate is not the same thing, you got it all wrong
@@TheJonasbz I don’t think it’s about the quantity of regulation but the quality of said regulations.
@@charisma-hornum-fries The quality in the US about more or less everything is real bad so yeah, maybee, that however dont make sweden or any other country socialists.
I am from an Asian country with an american mentality ( Americans were in our country in decades.) I am now residing in Denmark for 25 years. I am very happy.
27:27 the game is called mölkky, you get points from 1 to 12 from the wooden things that you make fall over with the wooden thing you are throwing. finns play it during the summer :D
As a baby, I was put in a stroller to nap outside (even in winter) both at home and at daycare. When I walk past the daycare there would be a row of strollers
@@ItsCharlieVest there was a Dane that did that in NY some time ago and she almost lost her kid coz of it... yall are crazy :P :P :P
@@spyro257 No... you're all crazy. We can do that in our own country without worrying, but not in a fucked up country where apparently criminals are everywhere.
@@spugelo359 ehmmm... i'm Danish, so i know we can do it without worrying... that's why i said "yall are crazy" coz u can lose your kid to CPS, in USA, just for that, which is crazy...
Fun and interesting video! I'm Danish and while I love the country I live in for several reasons, one of the biggest factors certainly is the sense of security, in almost all aspects of life. Physical security is a given, but the economic, medical and mental security plays an enormous role in my sense of contentment.
Also, the girl on the bike at 18:51 says "... That's because you have a fatter ass."
Greetings from Norway! 🇳🇴 I like your channel and hope it will grow. You’re a likable person 😀 America is hard to understand from a Scandinavian/Nordic perspective. The inequality seems terrible in the US where many regular people with little education struggle to make ends meet working 2-3 jobs. The road to changing this must be free education and a living wage to begin with. Cheaper health care is clearly also important but strangely many Americans like the corrupt Uber expensive insurance system. In Norway we have actually got both. My company pays insurance for me and that saves me time not having to wait weeks or months for non emergency operations. I think a combination is the best way to go but public option is clearly the most important. Go America 🇺🇸
Finland 2018 2019 2020 2021 4 times/years in a row !!! (sofar)! ;))
Often times when Finland's high ranking in these happiness charts is in the news there are a bunch of negative comments in the comment section where people try to convince other people why our country is not happy at all, but I reckon that's due to Finland being such a good country for such a long time that people take our quality of life for granted.
There's no magical governmental system where 100% of the population are totally happy. There's only so much society can do and the rest is up to the individual to actually make something of that freedom instead of not doing anything and crying about bad government on the internet
An other fun fact: in Scandinavia mothers leave their strollers outside, with their kids inside, when they do their shopping.
Now, wouldn't you wanna live in a country where that is 'normal'.
It might be cold out there, but the people are warm!!!
That’s not really the case anymore and it also largely depend on which city you are in. Many do let their children sleep outside in the fresh air, but they are mostly always beside them and watching them.
Say what? Not true, at least not in Sweden...
Working as a nurse in Finland. I know why Finland is happiest.
In 1997 a danish mother got arrested in New York for leaving her child in the stroller outside a restaurant. It’s normal in Denmark. No one is going to hurt or steal your child. We also let our small children sleep outside as long as it’s not colder than 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hygge is really a misunderstood word and it is not Danish invention. Hygge are cosy times with friends and family. And the most important thing is that the host does not have to make everything perfect. You just relax and have a good time. If you have guests they probably will do the dishes (while drinking beer) or empty your fridge. It is a occasion of no formalia but still respecting that everyone should feel good
A danish woman found out that you can't leave a child outside a coffeeshop in the US. She almost went to prison for a very long time. I think she got off with a giant fine because they convinced the judge that it was not done intentionally to endanger the child but due to cultural differences. They were only on vacation. It was a very long time ago.
Also you don't leave your child and run errands. You leave your child outside and go into a shop and when you leave the shop your child is still there. I've several times popped my head in to a shop and just in a loud voice said that the child outside is crying. If we're talking malls or grocery stores, people bring them inside.
I can certainly say it is NOT the weather
GDP per capita isn't necessarily a good indicator either. You can have a higher GDP per capita and still end up with lower disposable income.
Not to mention that all the wealth is concentrated on ultra rich people. If we were to ignore top 10% of GPD, the result would be vastly different.
I think the whole of europe has 5 weeks of paid free days (you can mostly spend when ever you want) and take the majority of that time in summer vacations, most take a 3 week holiday and most go about 2 weeks on vacation in a different country and it's not that commen that most ppl have a holiday or alotta free time around christmas. Free time is there to rest and get energiezed again to do some work. Free time is so important and still you need to have enough income to work less. But working more than 40hrs a week is not normal here in europe.
I think so too, but most people I know in Southern Europe spend most of their holidays in their own countries, since travelling is quite expensive for us.
In the northern contries of europe, we of course have the healthcare and education is for everyone, so noone needs to worry about a medical bill or that our parents didnt have much. You are measured by eagerness and your curly mind. We tend to seek our own form of happiness, wether it is riches or free time. We have the opportunity to mold our life as we see fit. That is freedom for me. I dont need a yacht, but love that i have 5 weeks paid vacation + the loose.. Much more, but the nordic contries just let you pave your own way through life as long as you contribute..
28:30 what do you mean but that's cold? Finland can be colder than canada in many places, these vikings love to roll around naked in snow, dip into frozen lakes and then sit in their sauna hotboxes and whip eachother with reeds.
Finns were never vikings In fact vikings were afraid of us
Yeah. I work to live, I don't live to work. A big difference there. Oh, and by "running errands" they mean going in for coffee while the baby sleeps outside, not leaving your child behind... 🙏🇫🇮
Also we Finns drink most coffee per capita in the world, maybe that's why we are so happy? ☕ 🇫🇮 😄
I'm a Brit 🇬🇧 and think if you are having happy moments on a regular basis then you are generally happy...and on the reverse if you're not having many happy moments its time to change things whether its your relationship, job, housing situation small changes can make a big difference
I'm Italian and I was thinking exactly the same... we all have to make do with something we do have where we live (the beauty of my sorroundings and healthy food in my case) and take in our stride what isn't so good (beaurocracy) while fighting against what is plain wrong (corruption). To me personally this is the key to happiness. And different peoples also need different things, too. Probably the lack of sunshine and the relative standoffishness of people in Nordic countries would bring me down, too... as the total disregard for public spaces and rules infuriates my Nordic neighbours (and rightly so!!) who come to me for a liberating chat about how incredibly "selfish" Italians are, while taking advantage of our sense of hospitality (and good wine!)... and leave quite convinced that there's good and bad everywhere. We can all learn from each other!
Drop all this hapiness talk .. we are content in our daily life .. 😊😊
Happy in Finland, living the dream the American dream. Work life is definitely different here in Finland compared to the USA. You are expected to take breaks, to take a vacation, to spend time pursuing a hobby, be with your family. I find I am much more productive this way than what I was in the USA. However Finland has its share of issues, we have a high suicide and alcoholism rate. Living in the dark many months of the year has its problems. We now have a growing food lines issue mostly the elderly are in these lines. Oh and I lost my school bag on the bus. I zoned out and left it behind, it was full of books my glasses my tablet, It got it back someone turned it into lost and found for a fee of 20euros I got it abck. I also feel safe walking at night alone. No way would I feel that way in Los Angeles or Denver.
The " high suicide and alcoholism rate." is just average European, just look it up.
In Finland it has become a myth, a silly myth that hasn't much anything to do with the reality.
@@hurri7720 Thank you! I was going to comment on this reply! This myth is so pervasive. The US has a rate of 22.4, Fi 20.1, DK 11.1, my home country NO 13.4
There no American dream , less finish own homes
@@coopsnz1 According to Google the US home ownership rate is 65.4, the Finnish 70.7
@@axllii bullshit usa ranked 4th in the world for millennial home ownership , left media lie guessing where you got your media source
It is always nice to know someone is happier than me somewhere in the world. Go happy people. If it wasn't for being happy... I would likely be unhappy. -Q
Basically there are two ways of being a wealthy person..
1. Being able to spend any amount of money from your own savings, to buy the best stuff, you can possibly imagine and wish for in your lifetime.
2. Being content with what you got..
What kind of "wealth" would you think, that is the most well earned? And how do you value your quality of life? Money is mostly a concerning state of mind. But if you recognize the abstract nature of money, in the modern world.. then the sense of a accomplishment is not measured by a monetary policy. Instead the truth about your labour, is suddenly becoming increasingly more tangible, and useful for a advanced primate to make a purpose, instead of being paced by the same perception.
I live in Finland 🇫🇮 and I have happy life. I get to do my thing, that makes me happy and get paid for it.
We are happy, we have excellent work life balance, free healthcare and free education. I work 37 hours a week i have 6 weeks payed vacation and unlimited sick days. I can even call in childs first and second sick day and be paid. If i should become sick or loose my job we have a great welfare system that makes sure i have a roof over my head and food on the table. Danes are not very friendly by nature, we are very reserved. Once your in, its forever and we will move mountains for you.
I do not agree... We ARE friendly.... But super reserved and that might come out as "not friendly".
Spoiler alert: Yes, Ethnic homogeneity and a shared culture IS a big factor in this success and the happiness.
One of the biggest, actually. One look at Sweden is all we need to see how "well" their multiculturalism experiment is going.
100% true
@@crabLT what about Norway
While they run errands?... you mean go into the Coffee shop, sit in the coffee shop close enough to hear if the child wakes up. People don't leave their children outside of Coffee shops while they run around town... then the child protective services would be called ;-)
I used to look to America in awe and admiration when I was a teenager in the 80s/90s. Now I count my blessings for not living there.
I think "average household disposable net income" is as good as meaningless. 45 K _sounds_ great, right until it turns out the majority of people get maybe half that, and that with both parents working full time and not daring to take a sick day. While on the other end of the the income range there are enough super-rich to drive up the *average* disposable income.
That's not even touching questions like: does "disposable" mean before or after you paid your rent?
How many of the super-rich _did_ work for their money, and how many inherited it?
How much of the disposable income is earned in exchange for services or goods, and how much was created by gambling at the stock market?
@Millie O add high excuse taxes & vat tax in Finland , lying Thom hartnen doesnt mention that
I was born, raise, married in Belgium, is not Finlande, but Belgium is similar to Finland🇧🇪🇧🇪❣
The word should be content.
The ridiculous cost of healthcare and the lack of vacation time is why I could never live in the US. Not to mention the amount of guns.
When you reach 70.000$ a year, you go from "happy" to "worrying about loosing it"
Money is not everything, baby.
Balance is everything.!
And before you ask me "is the high tax worth it"?
Fuck yes!
If you are looking for the American dream.
Come to Europe!
Lol yeah, magic mushies can also help 😜🤣 nice react man
The fact that the US has no mandatory amount of paid vacation days creeps me out the same way as them not having universal health care.
Its such a different life "style", or should i say day to day living, "custom", than here in germany...
Exactly today starts my second one month vacation this year (27. nov - 26. dec), of course paid. The last one was in june, the next one will be in june next year.
And next week i'll visit my dentist like every 6 months to get my free (as in: i have the right to, and im encouraged to) dental checkup - no "co-pay" or whatever.
That is my life, our normality here, and i pity americans for all the shit they have to live through.
Very true, I only receive "mandated" vacation time (4-5 weeks) because I work at a university with built-in school breaks.
@@AssBlasster paid?
@@cutterboard4144 Yeah my contract pays for those weeks off
that religion chart does not add up tho.. most ppl in denmark are being baptised (many if not most do it cuz its tradition) and when they do they automatically get inrolled to the church and when we get older we either forget we are part of it or don't care enough to fill out the papers to leave the church. it took me 26 years before i actually met and spoke to a true christian in denmark (pastors not inclueded) i am a member of the church altho im an atheist, my 2 children have been baptised only because i want to let them have the option of getting married in church when they get older (atleast 1 of you have to be either baptised or confirmationed to be married in church in denmark) none of my friends or family go to church, say prayers or anything like that and when i have asked them its more or less always the same answere: either atheists or agnostik or i believe in something that may or may not have roots in cristianity but can't explain it.
It's a funny thing that more and more U.S. retirees are moving to Europe to enjoy their "golden years". Many of these people were very much against universal healthcare when they lived and worked in the U.S. but now they suddenly want to enjoy about that. To my opinion, they should be excluded from that and make them pay for any medical aid they may need. Good luck finding a cheap insurance while driving a disabilty scooter through the insurance company's doors...
Those income number are a bit off I belive. I know its an average, but I have around 50k usd a year, working parttime (30 hours a week) in a small community town in rural Denmark. And I don't mind paying about 50% in taxes. If you need to go to the doctor - it's free, school, college and university is free, hospitals are free. Public transport is fairly low prices, and there is a lot of it. I did live in Sweden for about 10 years, before returning to Denmark, and their taxsystem is a little different, but the result is pretty much the same. Then we have the Nordic Union, which makes it possible to travel freely between Sweden, Norway and Denmark, no passport needed.
The US would be a different and better place today, if the political establishment, media, corporations etc. had not been so succesful in vilifying everything that isn't cold ultra-capitalism for decades. Plus an abhorrent amount of misinformation and ignorance about the world outside of the US.
Sad but tree. I think there's a barely a thing in this video - parental leave, universal health care, free higher education, unemployment benefits, ... - that Fox News and its various clones don't depict as socialist, fascist, marxist, communist or just plain unpatriotic.
I swear, it looks like slave owners telling slaves that no, you are really all free, look, it says "Land of the Free" on the map, it's just that good housing and health care and healthy food are socialist, and you don't want that, right?
This is a good look into the cultural way of life of Nordic peoples.
I don't know how much taxes are in Denmark. But I saw some video saying that a full-time Denmark McDonald's employee makes about $22 an hour, plus benefits. That comes out to about $45,760 a year gross. If $16,016 is taken out for 35% tax leaves $29,744 net. If 40% taxation is $18,304 which lowers your net income to $27,456 plus benefits.
Nobody in Scandinavia pays 40% tax flippin´burgers, where did you get that amount??? Its never more than 30% and what did we get from the tax? Free healthcare, parental leave, 5 weeks paid vaccaition and im just getting started, what do you get in the US? You got a military power who kills for oil and a polisforce who kills people for being black.... Sorry but thr US has transformed from being the best place in the world in the 50s and 60s to the richest third world country,
Hell, even the porest african country like Ethiopia that you tryed to bomb back to the stoneage got paid perantal leave.
@@TheJonasbz Hey there, my FIRST SENTENCE was "I don't know how much taxes are in Denmark." Everything following that was an estimated guess at the percentages I specified, that's why I said "IF" before the estimates. Please comprehend the message BEFORE getting all agitated. Benefits are the things you said, so I didn't say them because I wasn't sure what they are. I'm FOR 30% taxation if it helps the health of the citizens.
The U.S. has become an empty shell of what it used to be. It no longer looks after its citizens and has a corrupt government system geared to help big business, big pharma and big agriculture. So please don't read something that's not there into what I wrote and attack me. Thank you.
@@johnah2 Well, youre guess was kinda wrong. You know what, next time, get the facts instead of guessing, it will save time for both of us
@@TheJonasbz I think you need to get the facts before trolling someone.
The average tax rate in Copenhagen is about 45%. So apparently my guess was off because it was lower than actuality.
@@johnah2 No its not 45%, thats just stupid.
The nummers might be right but its false Math. I know that this typ of
numbers turns up when americans talks about high taxes in scandinavia but you know, i live here and I know what i pay in tax and I also know that theres not that big differens in all scandinsvia.
So why don you try to get the real facts instead of those alternative facts that only alternative people with an alternativ intelligens use?
Fairly certain that religion pie chart is way off for Denmark , Finland and the three Scandinavian countries have very high levels of non-belief/atheism. This will also make you happy being completely able to ignore and laugh at people calling you a miserable sinner.
I went to a rap concert in LA 3 weeks ago, and there were Christians there (outside the venue) with signs about how we all would go to hell and such. As a Swede, I found that extremly weird, not only that it happened but also because it was a really nice day (20 degrees C and sunshine) and you could choose to spend your saturday in the park, at the beach, be out dining or be with your family, but you chose to spend it pushing your personal belife on other people and telling them that they are going to hell.
Such an odd thing to do. Insane, actually.
It's probably because children automatically is registered as christian at birth, and most can't be bothered to cancel the subscription. For all practical purposes most scandinavians are probably atheist/agnostic. A large part of the christians are also culturally christians as oppsed to religious christians.
I can only speak for Finland, but most people are not religious at all, and the high statistics are due to people just automatically being counted towards a religious denomination from birth and not opting out, and the same with their parents and their parents. I know my grandma was kind of religious, but even then it was more just a private personal belief. Never took us to church, didn't really talk about religion, might have had a painting of an angel somewhere. And she was the most religious person I knew.
@@Zeel23 I have 3 kids (all grown ups now)and none of them are baptised bc i didn't like the idea that they would "automatically" registerd" as members of congregation. I told each one that they can join as soon as they understand what religion is if they wanted and none of them have joined, same thing with my grandkids.
@@mantelikukkapenkki2368 same with mine. We just recently had to bring it up as confirmation age is comming up. If she'd want that, a nonfirmation or whatever. She was just nah, but at least she had the choice.
If people feel that they're not really friendly- I can understand because once people from other countries go there you might think things cab start to change. Because as we know there are always some people who will always want to take advantage of a good thing. So I'm not mad at that
I'm happy - when I hear your voice. Got a bit jealouse. I like your sonorous voice.=D
In Helsinki/Finland they have a SAUNA in the Ferris Wheel (2 saunas).
Usa is one of the very few contries in the world that does not have any perental leave at all. Some companies in USA has it but US as a country do not.
FInland is happiest country 5 years in row
Happines have an easier time catching you when you dont chase around
We work 9 hours a day, 40 weeks a year... the rest is freetime... to use whit the family, so when you have so mush time to other things, you will do things that make you happy, and when you dont have your healt bound to your job, you can have a job you want, not a job you have to have, becourse of your heals.
For me happyness is also just be me without my friends and just do what i want for a while
In Finland an entry level job for someone who hasn't gone to school for that exact job is somewhere around 1600€/month before taxes. If you have credentials you can use your union's minimum wage as a startpoint. If you have experience you have to start doing some negotions on your own. These are full time jobs. Part time is different
knowing that the government got your back instead of stabbing you in the back is a big difference. XD
Nice, great video, thanks! 👌🏼✌🏼
For me, being danish, I’m happy because I live in a country where our citizens have the possibility to get a first class education without having to pay for it, where I can get to the doctor and hospital without having to pay for it.
Where, if my world should fall apart, I can get help and aid from our society without having to pay for it.
I’m happy that my country is the country with the least corruption in the world. Where our crime rate is among the lowest in the world. I’m happy that there’s no guns in the streets. I’m happy because our policeforce is well educated and trained.
I’m happy because the laws of our society is based on common sense and not the bible.
I’m happy because my life is safe, so I can concentrate on living my life. 🤗
Norway has also topped that list in the last decade. ;)
If the weather in Finland wasn't that bad in winters I would consider living there. Higher-income than most European countries, better work/free time balance, beautiful nature, relaxed people, the only bad thing is the high price for alcohol!
@@whatever9554 you are accustomed to the cold. Plus you have a great surroundings so the cold plus snow gives additional benefits. Here in the Netherlands, it's just wet, windy and that gives another sensation to the cold. Plus our landscape is boring flat, so the dominance of wind is very high.
Regarding the stroller thing - I believe there was a case some years ago a danish au pair was arrested for doing just that in the US. But besides that trust is a massive key point in denmark, or just the nordics in general - fx. When you schedule when to meet that is the time, not randomly during the day. Similarly it was even more important in reg. To trade, since you could easily be shunned if you cheated in a trade. Unfortunately it is far easier to have people go “corrupt” these days.
Dane here. Probably couldn't be a Fin, with their obsession with saunas 😂😘
there are more reasons for the good rates of Nordic nations.
1. small population => small strong social state
2. good education => less need to support low-income
3. natural resources => oil and gas, pumped often by the state, easily used to support without interfering of the population by the government
4. socialistic mindset => actual desires of nearly everyone to create progressive a better state
these states have a suprising bad infrastructure in some areas, but the people accept this problem as a rural livestyle => less big-city stress
Sanna Marin was not elected as prime minister she was selected so we have political weirdness here in Finland as well. Antti Rinne who was elected prime minister resigned because of a postal strike and then this 34 year old somehow ended up in the prime minister position. I don't think it's good to have somebody so young at the big boy table so hopefully things change with the next election.
Fun fact: i noticed little 'rabbit' cages on the TUE(technische universiteit Eindhoven), they turned out be baby sleeping boxes, the fresh air and exposure to outside influence was good for them, the lovely 'nanny' assured me. Thanq my Swedish Friends for that piece of necessary research.
Probably goes back to the olden days when babies slep in a drawer for the first few months. It saves buying a cote that theyvrow out of very quickly
I just hope people from here don't go there and start misbehaving and miss things up there. People would be looking out for each other there as far as leaving babies outside as they run errands.
16:48 There's actually only something like 20-25% more dollar millionaires and billionaires per capita in the US, compared to Denmark.
If you have a low wage job in Denmark, you are most likely to earn a lot more in Denmark, compared to the US.
As CEO, you make a hell lot more in the US, compared to Denmark. A CEO of a large Danish company maybe makes 1 to 10 million dollars per year, which is peanuts compared to the US.
And you really need to have a high education in the US, and also be in the right company, to make a lot more, than in Denmark.
Only 2.3 million Saunas in Finland? Sounds a bit few... I thought it was many more.
Nobody knows exactly how many there are but latest estimate was about 3,5 million, in which case there are more saunas than cars 😁
@@mantelikukkapenkki2368 That I can belive.
The average income in Denmark is not true. It is about 40000-50000 pr year…
In Denmark a McDonald’s employer get’s nearly 25 dollars pr hour plus benefits
Leaving babies in strollers outside of shops also sounds crazy to me (a swede) would hesitate to even leave a dog like that. Hm.. would like to hear a danish viewpoint.
Common practice also in Sweden at least in small to medium sized towns but you see it in Stockholm too outsid cafes etc. What could happen? Child theft is not a thing you need to worry about.
Hi I live in Denmark, I left my daughter outside in her stroller , ofcause i sat close to the Window so I could see her , but that was only to see if she was awake...I aleays felt safe about it. And it was free to give birth . And because i left her father when she was wery Young. , i Got help to the rent and Day Care . ... she is 20 today , moved from Home .... I Got ill 10 years ago ... so I cant work but i live in a rented 80 kvm House with a Big garden ... and i am suported by the State , I get a cap for free ewery time i go to the hospital ... i only pay a small Price for some of my medicine ... the rest is free ... so i am so gratefull and happy that i am born i Denmark ❤️
Finns also leave the stroller with baby outside if necessary. The parent won't go that far though, so if in a café, one watches through the window if baby is still asleep etc.
Also dane. My kids have also been outside shops, cafés. No problem. The fresh Air is healthy for Them, when they sleep.
@@lenajeanetbech6899 yeah and I bet Denmark is happy to have such a "productive" individual as you. It is funny how such a net drain on your fellow citizens is considered a success story
I think the word/term happiness is more covering the term contentment. Happy is a more flying emotion bet contentment is more about the condition of life. I do think that the word happiness okay but not entirely individual.
People don't actually leave their babies outside coffeeshops an run errands in Copenhagen.
You should come live in Denmark :D I'll be happy to show you around ;)
Although I was born in another country, I’m a US citizen making $120K. I owe all of it to student loans, mortgage and fees, car payments because we don’t have reliable transit, veterinary bills for my sick dog, my own insurance copays and deductibles, damn taxes that go to wars and corporate subsidies not stuff that actually helps people, and just random “shit happens”, type life expenses and then a 401k left to the whims of the stock market if I ever retire lol. I make six figures and I’m one layoff + car accident away from being broke. This is how we live. Work more to buy more shit and work more to pay for the same shit. I hate it. I wish my parents came to Finland or Denmark or the Netherlands instead.
"(The happiest place on earth) is _not_ Disneyland.
*What?*
That wonderful place build on the idea of mass-producing and all but trademarking 'happiness' with lots of rides, fantasy cemented into reality, merchandising up to your eye balls and an entrance fee, is _not_ really the happiest place?
How can it be?
i was surprised to find out how much stress and how badly it affects the Danish people. Being from the US and NY in particular i think we just grow up with stress as a way of life. I know growing up when i did, in a area predominantly non Hispanic, my days as a kid were filled with yelling and fighting (i was small and got picked on but back then you dealt with your bullies). Racial slurs were learned very early in life unfortunately, Mind you this is going back to the late 70s-80s when people were still a bit like this and hanging out in the streets was still a bit rougher than it is now, again depending on where you live, but aside from that, the very lifestyle of hustle and bustle, always in a rush, being abrasive and aggressive becomes a way of life and stressful situations become things you deal with and get past.
I love the idea of a place where you can be happy most of the time and the country is so safe you can leave your bags or even you kids ( this one made my gasp lol) outside but not at the expense of living and growing up with no real adversity. I don't believe this truly prepares you for the unexpected things life throws at you. The things they mention in the video that cause them this crazy amount of stress that make them sick are every day things for me and i'm sure for most of the world.
As crazy as it may seem, i would not trade the way i grew up for anything. A lot of those kids i used to fight with , of different race and culture, became good friends as we got older and maybe its a very archaic way of thinking but i honestly feel like growing up a bit rough shows you who you can and cant trust in your life and who will truly have your back and who is worth being there for. i'm generally a very happy person, a bit child like in my ways lol and have great memories of growing up even though things were a bit rough at times. I think happiness can be found in most places as long as you dont focus too much on the negative. Unfortunately, here in the US its too easy to focus on the negative, especially now.
I think you are ready to move to Europe 🤔
Make no mistake, ethnic and cultural homogeneity heavily impacts the societies happiness and especially trust levels. Those countries tend to be much more trusting and stable. They passed this point rather quickly in the video, lol.
lol race science in 2021
@@TheQeltar How so? The data is there. Crime levels, societal trust levels, cohesion levels etc. All there and freely available to everyone to look up. Do you dispute that? I mean factually and logically? Keep ideology and feelings out of this. If so, please dispute what I had said.
@@crabLTthat problem is a class issue nothing else.
@@mercurious5053 Yes, I'm sure that "class issues" are to blame for the mass burning and defacing of Christian churches in France, or the mass grooming of white girls by a distinctly non European ethnicity in Britain, or the grenade attacks in Sweden, or how about the vans of peace who plough into crowds in Germany? "Class issue" right?
@@crabLT yes.
The net income part is wrong.. Denmark now is 51.800 pr year the US is 55.400.. so not that far apart
Average income in Denmark is >79.000 USD a year. Average savings per Dane: 167.000 USD
The median net worth for Americans is $79,284 versus $165,622 for Danes. It's tough to save when companies choose to locate to in expensive cities, health insurance is $500-$1,000/mo. on the exchange for anyone with a $54k+ income, and college tuition is into the tens of thousands of Dollars, with very little help to those with a family income above $75k.
Generally I think we in the Nordics work to live, we don't live to work, as so many do in the US
The only bad thing is that some people just come here and live for free just to commit crimes purely out of greed.
Many places here have become very dangerous because of foreign groups of people.
Most of that also applies to Norway and Sweden
Both are on top 10
Take care Charlie
I am from the netherlands but not so happy i think i go visit denmark or finland with my rv this summer
The Netherlands is 5th on this list, so if you can't be happy here, you won't be happy there either! 🤷🏻♂️
It's like what they said in the video, it's also a state of mind! 😉✌🏼
@@pietergreveling Can always try i have nothing to lose :) like the reaction below housing in the netherlands is a big problem im 35 and still life with my dad
@@spiewie1 Yeah, that's true, the housing problem is the biggest obstacle for almost everyone. 😔 I live all my life in the same city, the 5th largest 😉, and i never had social housing, because they keep changing the rules, i've also been married and then i had to start all over again with subscribing to a new waiting list! 🤬
But i've been lucky, that i could afford to buy my own place!
And you should definitely try it, because you should always try to follow your dreams and pursue happiness! 👌🏼👍🏻
But keep in mind, you're the first one, and in fact the only one, who can make you feel at home! 😁💐 Wish you all the best of luck with your search! 🤞🏻
By the way, i'm 50 and also live with my dad, but he's cremated! 😬🤪🤣✌🏼
Dutch people are more happy and smile more by nature then us Danes
Its not happiness they measure, its how satisfied we are..
its small thing like our heathcare is tax based, and our social security for example.
we do pay alot more in personal tax to get those things
It depends what life quality is to you..
Because dutch people are better at having fun and having a nice party, then a drunk viking is..
I did just buy a house for 13000€
But if you want to live in copenhagen its not more easy or cheap to live then in A'dam
In my opinion there have been a big change in the scandinavian countryes in the last 50 years.It startet in 1968 with the youth-reaction to traditional values of the conservative society.Especialy the enforcement of whomens liberation in all aspect of life .All traditional mens workstenas was “ infitrated “ by whomen - and in a way been overtaken. Exapel : to day 80 % of students at University studuing medicine is whomen , and lots of traditionaly mens disciplines ( surgery,Neurosurhery.intensive medicine ect)- have been overtaken by whomen doctors.This feminisation of the doctors at hospitals have totaly changed the carector of the work as dpctor .