I had very little concept of Finland before my recent trip although I did find the recent news piece announcing that the Fins are the happiest people on earth interesting. As I walked with friends along the sidewalks of Helsinki I didn't notice an unusual number of smiling people. I did notice lots of people walking their dogs and one man walking a cat on a leash. Maybe there is a relationship between pets and happiness. I also noticed that there are a lot of tall people in Finland. Perhaps height relates to happiness?
Our guide for our city tour one morning pointed to the country-wide school system with free education for all students, kindergarten through graduate school. I must admit that would probably sound appealing to many students in this country who graduate from college with outrageous student loans to be paid off. On the other hand, their federal taxes range from 30 to 60 percent. So nothing is really free is it?
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