Finland is the happiest place on Earth.

The country tops the U.N.’s World Happiness Report, which looks at factors like wealth, life expectancy, social support, and freedom, to determine which country’s citizens are the happiest.

IT’S GOOD TO BE A VIKING, apparently:  Scandinavians seem pretty happy overall – Denmark, Norway, and Iceland also placed in the top 5.

SO, WHAT ABOUT US?  The U.S., meanwhile, has dropped from 18th to 19th, in the most recent list.

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