Why the life of people of Finland is happiest? [TKB WORLD]

In most of the poor and middle-income countries of the world, the biggest problem of common people is to arrange for expensive education, expensive treatment, expensive means of transport and daily food items. But in countries in the Scandinavian-Nordic region, such as Finland, the system is quite different. Here education, healthcare are provided to the people by the government either absolutely free or at very low prices. Apart from this, things like better security arrangements, good policing system, better monitoring of human rights, high income level, less corruption are ensured with strict laws and strong systems. Due to which the life of common people becomes very easy. The life of more than 90 percent of Finland’s population is considered balanced from every point of view. These can be called very good conditions for any society.

Nestled in the midst of beautiful mountains, lakes and riverside cities, snow-white natural beauty, Finland is that part of Eastern Europe where the climate is very cold, where the winter season lasts for six months, due to being in the Arctic Circle In many parts of this country, it remains only for six months at night. The people of Finland have learned to live happily ever after, despite the natural conditions being quite different from ours. People here enjoy life to the fullest even in the midst of rain, snow and cold winter. The people here are very fond of jogging, riding, cycling even in the midst of snowfall. In the warm months of the year, people here have a special interest in outdoor activities like outdoor sauna, cycling, kayaking, hiking, camping. The beautiful mountains, dense and beautiful forests and tourist places wrapped in snow, pollution-free environment fills a different freshness in people’s lives.

A woman who becomes a mother in Finland get gifted a ‘New Baby Box’ by the government. In which there are 63 products which are useful for the child for one year. People say about this gift box that you do not need to buy anything for the first two-three months except diapers for your baby. Not only this, in Finland and other Nordic countries, 10 months parental leave is available at the time of delivery. Men also get 9 weeks of paternity leave upon becoming a father. After the birth of the child, both the parents are compulsorily given leave for the first three weeks, while even after this, one of the parents is ensured to get the leave till the child is 9 months old. The parents have the option of availing the stay home facility without losing their job till the child turns three years old. All this is part of the social security system there.

There is a government system for those who are unemployed or not doing good jobs here. In the event of no job in Denmark, there is a system of giving a stipend of up to $ 2000 per month from the government. Apart from this, the government provides free education and free healthcare facilities to every citizen in Finland and Denmark. Now imagine that the people there are completely free from all the expenses of children’s education and medical. What a great relief this can be in the life of any human being.

Finland is one of the countries with the lowest crime rates in the world. This country has been judged quite safe for tourists. Finland has also made rapid reforms in its education system in the last few years. There is a lot of emphasis on professional studies and students’ learning in the schools and colleges here, instead of just book learning. There is a universal healthcare system for all the people of the country, that is, everyone gets better and equal medical facilities from the government. This country is also known to a large extent for equality of employment opportunities.

The middle class population is very high in the society there while the number of people living below the poverty line is very less. Even the rich people in Finnish society do not have a tradition of displaying money power. Whereas the system there provides the same education, medical facilities to the people free of cost, so that even the children of ordinary households can easily get success in reaching good places. Due to all these reasons like proper system, corruption free society, safety measures and equality of opportunities, if countries like Finland, Denmark, Norway are called ‘happy zone’ of the world, nothing is wrong.