“In Finland, everything is simpler”: the “land of happiness” told by French expatriates

2023-04-16 04:00:25

“When I watch the news, especially now, I don’t really want to come back. Today, I see France as a foreigner… and that’s not attractive,” admits Éric, 49, computer scientist. Far from France, some 3,000 kilometers from Paris, this native Burgundian, who left 25 years ago, seems never to have regretted his decision. And for good reason: he found happiness… in the country where the inhabitants are the happiest in the world, according to an annual report sponsored by the UN. Finland.