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By Oliver Wiseman
03.21.24 — Culture and Ideas
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Every year, the World Happiness Report releases its rankings of the happiest countries in the world. And every year, it causes Americans to wonder what the blissfully contented people in some Northern European backwater have that we don’t.

Universal healthcare? Saunas?

The 2024 survey was published this week and sure enough, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland …

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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