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Finland led the World Happiness Report for an eighth year in a row, with a score of 7.736

The 2025 edition of the World Happiness Report states that Finland leads the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row, with Finns reporting an average score of 7.736 out of 10.
The report notes that Nordic nations once again top the ranking.
The European Union's country page records that Finland accounts for 1.6% of the EU's total GDP.
It ranks tenth in the European Union with a GDP per capita of EUR 40,000.
Finland's population is recorded as 5,635,971.

World Happiness Report rank (2025 edition): First, for the eighth year in a row Average score: 7.736 out of 10 Share of EU GDP: 1.6% GDP per capita: EUR 40,000 (tenth in the EU) Population: 5,635,971
Why it matters for exams: The country placed first in the World Happiness Report is asked in almost every index-based question set, and the per capita income figure anchors Finland's economic profile.
Kerala PSCUPSC
1 October 2026 Source: World Happiness Report

In plain words

World Happiness Report World Happiness Report — An annual publication that ranks countries by how their people rate their own lives.

GDP per capita Gross Domestic Product per capita — The total output of an economy divided by its population.

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