"The happiest place on earth"

Den "skandinaviska modellen" verkar vara en framgångsfaktor inom många områden. New Scientist har en bra artikel om varför Norden (och Sverige) är "nöjdast i världen"

"Nordic nations are infamous for their high taxes, yet nevertheless seem to experience more positive and less negative feelings than the rest of us. Carl-Henrik Heldin, director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) in Uppsala, Sweden, reckons this is because Scandinavians are rarely disappointed, due in part to a solid support system. "Scandinavian countries all have the sort of societies that provide good support, good social networks and have trustworthy, dependable systems," he says."

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