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  • Iceland Named Third Happiest Nation

    Iceland Named Third Happiest Nation

    According to the 2023 World Happiness Report, Icelanders are the third happiest populace in the world, rounding out the top three behind the superlatively happy Finns and only slightly less happy Danes. The report is part of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions…

  • Iceland Rated Second Happiest Country On Earth

    Iceland Rated Second Happiest Country On Earth

    Iceland has achieved second place in a new global ranking of population happiness, following a study intended to reflect the impact of the global pandemic on how people perceive their lives. It seems that only Finland has a more contented populace, while…

  • What Have We Won?: The 4th Happiest Country, Baby!

    What Have We Won?: The 4th Happiest Country, Baby!

    Iceland has the second-highest rate of antidepressant use worldwide, so it’s no surprise that they were also recently named the fourth happiest place on Earth, according to the World Happiness Report, which ranks overall satisfaction based on a country’s GDP, available social…

  • BREAKING: Icelanders No Longer Happiest People In The World

    BREAKING: Icelanders No Longer Happiest People In The World

    Iceland is still in the top ten for the world’s happiest countries, but it is no longer in the top slot. Encouragingly, though, immigrants and locals alike are just as happy to be here. According to the World Happiness Report (WRH), a…

  • On Top Of The World

    On Top Of The World

    Wherever, and pretty much whenever, you look around the world, things appear to be in a pretty constant state of falling-apartness, and here in Iceland, there are problems like anywhere else. Nevertheless, in spite of the difficulties of recent years, we (that’s…