https://jeltsch.org/en/tags/happiness/Recent content in Happiness on Michael’s DomainHugoen-usCopyright © 2002 - 2026 Michael Jeltsch.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:18:18 +0300https://jeltsch.org/en/happiness/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/happiness/<p><em><strong>No pressure to be happy</strong></em></p> <p>Finland is perhaps the only country in the world where you can be yourself. If you don&rsquo;t have a reason to smile, you don&rsquo;t have to smile here. Especially in the US, everybody wants you to be happy. After all, the persuit of happiness is written into their constitution! At times, people might even feel offended if you don&rsquo;t show outwardly that you are cheerful and positive. In Finland, there is no social pressure to be happy. Maybe that lack of pressure makes you a little bit happy, too…</p>