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10 interesting facts about Finland, the happiest country in the world

2022-10-29 20:53:08Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
10 interesting facts about Finland, the happiest country in the world
Lapland, Finland

Great snowy forests, polar cold, long nights and Santa Claus's house... These are some of the first visions that a normal person will think of when someone mentions Finland, which is the happiest country in the world according to the World Happiness Report that ranks how people in more than 150 countries rate their quality of life to find the happiest countries in the world.

10 interesting facts about Finland, the happiest country in the world

But this northern country has its secrets that only people who have visited it or live there know.

How much do they earn?

It is not polite to ask people how much they earn, but you can get such information from the tax office. This is a bit ironic. It is considered rude to ask an acquaintance in Finland how much he earns. But on the other hand, you are free to call the tax office and ask for information about the income of any person you can think of.

10 interesting facts about Finland, the happiest country in the world

Large plates of food

In this country, each adult decides for himself how much he wants to eat at a given time.

But be careful: you should try to estimate how much you can eat, because it is not polite to leave food on a plate. Finns think that people who do this don't care enough about the environment.

What is nyx?

Finns are probably the biggest fans of various money and time saving tricks. There is also a word in the Finnish language – niksi, which means such small but useful tricks for life.

10 interesting facts about Finland, the happiest country in the world

Big fans of milk

Finland is definitely not a country for people who are lactose intolerant. Imagine, the average Finn drinks 130 liters of milk a year. Also, with lunch it is quite normal not to drink a glass of water or coke, but – a glass of milk!

How do they heat the vehicles?

Instead of their vehicles warming up for 10, 20 minutes, in Finland almost every parking space has an exit where you can put your car in to warm up faster.

Weird competition

You may have already heard about the phone throwing competition. But there are other unusual competitions in Finland - who can kill the most mosquitoes. The rules are simple: participants must kill the most mosquitoes in a certain period of time. These competitions are organized in the summer, and sometimes become international - so in 2018, a man from Sweden killed 135 insects in 15 minutes and took the victory.

10 interesting facts about Finland, the happiest country in the world

A "day of failure"

This is a somewhat strange type of holiday that wants to show how failure is taken too seriously and prevents people from making further progress. On this day, many celebrities from Finland in the media problematize and normalize the topic of failure.

Garbage clearance license

Finns pay a lot of attention to environmental care – they save water and sort waste. But if someone decides to voluntarily clean up litter in a public place, they can be punished. To clean up litter from public places - you need to complete training and get a license, any self-initiated effort, even with the best intentions - is considered a violation.

Carpets are washed in rivers

Of course, Finns, like all modern people, also use a vacuum cleaner, but there is a tradition according to which carpets are washed in rivers. This also represents a kind of moral cleansing, so you can see many Finns going out to the river banks in the spring and washing carpets en masse.

10 interesting facts about Finland, the happiest country in the world

Drinking water is free!

Finland is often referred to as the land of a thousand lakes. Their water is so pure that you can drink it right away, as it does not require any filtration process. Almost every restaurant offers a free can of water, even if you forget to order the waiter.

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