And the Natural Resources Institute of Finland was so stupid that they calculated that forests were a source of carbon emissions. But as Finns know, they miscalculate a lot of stuff.
Spiritual_Dealer_666 on
We would be even happier if the forest would be old growth forest. As it stands only around 3% is natural old forest and most is heavily exploited for industry.
gweil on
Now show the graph for the number of mosquitoes 😀
DoneDusting on
And we can hold onto that happiness if the trees keep whispering…
vlkr on
Lots of branches to hang from
BigBitterSweet on
Now let’s take out unnatural industrial forest out of this equation and be surprised.
white-chlorination on
I guess you figured out that us Finns also engage in photosynthesis.
eagle_two on
Before you start imagining some idyllic Disney forest landscape, please note that the vast majority of that ‘forest’ is large-scale monoculture tree farms that get clear cut regularly.
Valokoura on
Factor forest area per person… not really. City people rarely go walking in the forest.
youniverself on
Finland being happiest country is so obvious brainwashing. Anybody who has travelled a bit from Finland knows this.
vrudaz on
I think that responses in research about happiness are simply patriotic.
Typical_Jewelel777 on
There is no happiest country in the world.. stop spreading this stupidity..
Suspicious-Blood-513 on
Iceland is pretty high on that happiness index and has negative forested area
GiganticCrow on
I love the forests in Finland, but compared to much of the world they are a bit bland, mostly flat with only 2 or 3 types of tree.
The_Grinning_Reaper on
I don’t think top-6 countries by percentage shine in the happiness statistics:
These countries have the highest proportion of their territory as forest:
Suriname: ~93-98%
Micronesia: ~91-92%
Gabon: ~88-91%
Solomon Islands: ~87-90%
Equatorial Guinea: ~87-88%
Guyana: ~94% (by some reports)
Asher-Seven on
This list is either AI or fake..? Where is Norway..? Thought it had incredible amount of trees
ystavallinen on
My grandmother is a Finn.
My family is full of engineers.
Somehow I found my way to forest sciences as a career.
I do love forests and get to spend a lot of time in them.
Finland being the happiest country is tbh just some PR trick. We have crumbling welfare systems and medical care has gone downhill for decades. We got the highest unemployment rate in EU. Young men’s suicide rate is among the highest in the world. According to some polls people are not feeling safe or hopeful towards the future. Risk of war with Russia looming above our heads. And the list goes on.
Farade on
Tree plantations?
msdos62 on
The real happiness is owning a forest and living in the countryside with no neighbors within 1km. City folks couldn’t grasp those levels of happiness. The only threat is those brainless city folks trying to tell us what we could do and what not without any kind of expertise in the matter.
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And the Natural Resources Institute of Finland was so stupid that they calculated that forests were a source of carbon emissions. But as Finns know, they miscalculate a lot of stuff.
We would be even happier if the forest would be old growth forest. As it stands only around 3% is natural old forest and most is heavily exploited for industry.
Now show the graph for the number of mosquitoes 😀
And we can hold onto that happiness if the trees keep whispering…
Lots of branches to hang from
Now let’s take out unnatural industrial forest out of this equation and be surprised.
I guess you figured out that us Finns also engage in photosynthesis.
Before you start imagining some idyllic Disney forest landscape, please note that the vast majority of that ‘forest’ is large-scale monoculture tree farms that get clear cut regularly.
Factor forest area per person… not really. City people rarely go walking in the forest.
Finland being happiest country is so obvious brainwashing. Anybody who has travelled a bit from Finland knows this.
I think that responses in research about happiness are simply patriotic.
There is no happiest country in the world.. stop spreading this stupidity..
Iceland is pretty high on that happiness index and has negative forested area
I love the forests in Finland, but compared to much of the world they are a bit bland, mostly flat with only 2 or 3 types of tree.
I don’t think top-6 countries by percentage shine in the happiness statistics:
These countries have the highest proportion of their territory as forest:
Suriname: ~93-98%
Micronesia: ~91-92%
Gabon: ~88-91%
Solomon Islands: ~87-90%
Equatorial Guinea: ~87-88%
Guyana: ~94% (by some reports)
This list is either AI or fake..? Where is Norway..? Thought it had incredible amount of trees
My grandmother is a Finn.
My family is full of engineers.
Somehow I found my way to forest sciences as a career.
I do love forests and get to spend a lot of time in them.
I could be happier.
75% of Finland is forest, not 66,2%.
the real secret is [this](https://www.rumba.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gambina.jpg)
Finland being the happiest country is tbh just some PR trick. We have crumbling welfare systems and medical care has gone downhill for decades. We got the highest unemployment rate in EU. Young men’s suicide rate is among the highest in the world. According to some polls people are not feeling safe or hopeful towards the future. Risk of war with Russia looming above our heads. And the list goes on.
Tree plantations?
The real happiness is owning a forest and living in the countryside with no neighbors within 1km. City folks couldn’t grasp those levels of happiness. The only threat is those brainless city folks trying to tell us what we could do and what not without any kind of expertise in the matter.