{"id":26557,"date":"2022-06-02T17:01:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsaimaa.fi\/?p=26557"},"modified":"2022-06-02T17:01:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:01:17","slug":"forbes-5-reasons-to-visit-finland-the-world-s-happiest-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsaimaa.fi\/en\/forbes-5-reasons-to-visit-finland-the-world-s-happiest-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes: 5 Reasons To Visit Finland, The World&#8217;s Happiest Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;For the past four years, Finland has topped the charts in the <a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/worldhappiness.report\/\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhappiness.report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/worldhappiness.report\/\" aria-label=\"World Happiness Report\">World Happiness Report<\/a>. Retaining the title in 2021 was quite some achievement given it was the first report to include the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Home to tens of thousands of lakes and forested hills, the Lakeland region is popular with city-dwelling Finns keen to reconnect with nature. Whether you want to relax in a lakeside cabin or sample the famous Finnish sauna experience&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Unsure where to start? Consider Lake Saimaa. Europe&#8217;s fourth largest natural freshwater lake is home to tens of thousands of vacation cabins, while the local Vendace whitefish is served in most of the region&#8217;s restaurants.&#8221; By David Nikel.<\/p>\n<p>Read full article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidnikel\/2022\/02\/17\/5-reasons-to-visit-finland-the-worlds-happiest-country\/?sh=4da4c1fd7689&amp;fbclid=IwAR1HvfCdVeecCxFzA9_Oqb_TW0MnqRkUWRtqUtbltzL5PlzQCn4ymo3b0N4\"> here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;For the past four years, Finland has topped the charts in the World Happiness Report. 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