Oh, yeah, no. I love the new song by Hairy Steels.
(HIGH-PITCHED GIBBERISH ON PHONE) What?
Harry Styles?
Tss, great.
It's a prop.
JACK: (VOICEOVER) It's moments like these
I wish I could just escape to my happy place...
(SINGS TO SELF)
..Finland!
Everything is great in Finland.
There's snow and trees,
and the night sky does this wacky light thing.
Finland!
And while I might have only ever been to Finland in my head,
I do hear it's a pretty happy place to be.
So much so that, for the sixth year in a row,
Finland has topped the list of the World Happiness Report.
What's that?
Well, every year for the past ten years,
the United Nations has asked thousands of people
from 137 different countries a whole bunch of questions
to find out what makes them happy about where they live,
focusing on these key areas.
Once all the answers have been collected,
the UN puts out a report that includes a list,
ranking the countries in order
of which has the happiest
and most content citizens.
Finland might have taken out the number one spot,
but what about Australia?
Where did we place?
Well, I'm happy to announce that we came in at number...
..12?
What? We didn't even make the top ten?
(SIGHS)
(ANGRILY) Well, that makes me so...
Oh. (FAKE CHUCKLES)
..happy!
Yeah, no, it makes me really happy.
It's all good.
It's just a number.
Sitting close behind Finland were
quite a few of its European neighbours.
Oh. Oh, well, looky here.
New Zealand made the top ten.
Well, good on you, New Zealand.
(PEOPLE LAUGH)
So, what exactly makes Finland the happiest place to live?
Is it the breathtaking scenery? The spectacular northern lights?
Or could it be the fact that Finland has more than two million saunas
and the most amount of heavy metal bands
anywhere in the world?
# Rock'n'roll angels, bring that hard rock hallelujah... #
(STRING GOING MORE AND MORE OUT OF TUNE)
Um...
While they're all good points, surely there's more to being happy
than just being able to rock out and look at natural phenomena?
There is.
The UN says there are a number of things
that contribute to any country being a pleasant place to live,
like having a healthy economy,
a government that is trustful,
takes care of its people
and allows them the freedom to make their own life choices.
In addition to that, Finland is also known for having lower crime rates
as well as really good education
and health care systems.
Of course, the list doesn't just include the happiest places.
It also tells us the countries where people feel less content.
Right at the bottom of the list is Afghanistan.
Almost two years ago, the country was taken over
by the extremist Islamic group the Taliban.
It's had a massive impact on the lives of many people
who live there, especially women and girls,
who have lost many of their freedoms.
The UN says the report is all about looking at the inequalities
between countries
and how that affects a person's happiness and wellbeing.
It's also about drawing attention to countries like Finland,
who are doing well overall,
in the hopes that other countries will take note
and work towards making their people a little happier.
And that makes me pretty happy, just, er, not as happy
as I would be if I were in Finland.
(MAN SINGS HAPPY SONG IN FINNISH) Whoa!