Can't get much colder or wintery than Finland, Denmark, and Norway, but
> For the second year in a row, the world's happiest country is... Finland!
> Finland topped the list of 156 countries, which were ranked in the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network's 2019 World Happiness Report. The report ranks countries on several well-being variables including income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy and more.
> Two other Nordic countries came in second and third place, Denmark and Norway, respectively.
So perhaps the answer to “who would want to live somewhere that cold?” is “people who were born there and lived their whole lives there.” This is based on my understanding that those countries have very low rates of immigration.
Well, Sweden is 7th on the list and over 20% of the ppl here have foreign background (individuals either born abroad or having both parents born abroad).
Canada is 9th.
People immigrate to sweden and canada for jobs, opportunities and generous welfare, not because they want to live there. It's mostly the poor and desperate who immigrate to these countries.
How many wealthy native born canadians visit sweden? Hardly any. How many wealthy native born swedes visit canada? Hardly any. I bet more swedes visit thailand in one day than they visit canada in a whole year.
> For the second year in a row, the world's happiest country is... Finland!
> Finland topped the list of 156 countries, which were ranked in the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network's 2019 World Happiness Report. The report ranks countries on several well-being variables including income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy and more.
> Two other Nordic countries came in second and third place, Denmark and Norway, respectively.
From https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/03/20/finlan...
Meanwhile, in the tropics:
> On the other hand, South Sudan ranked the least happy on the list.