BBC looks into the secret to Icelandic happiness

Atrocious weather, financial hardship and destructive volcanic eruptions – hardly sounds like a recipe for happiness, does it? But, as the BBC’s Eric Weiner investigates, “this country adrift in the freezing North Atlantic” is one of the happiest in the world.

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Weiner suggests that the secret to Icelandic happiness lies in traits such as solidarity, neighbourliness, and resilience in the face of adversity.

The full BBC article can be seen here.