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As happy as a Dane: Denmark nationals happiest in Europe, says EU

Denmark, perhaps better known for fierce marauding Vikings than being a nation of the happiest people, has just won that very accolade. Again.

FP Archives|Mar 16, 2016, 14:01:03 IST

Copenhagen: Denmark, perhaps better known for its fictional, suicide-agonizing prince Hamlet and fierce marauding Vikings than being a nation of the happiest people, has just won that very accolade. Again.[caption id="attachment_2678328" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. Reuters[/caption]The United Nations has made it official: It has found Danes to be the happiest people on Earth, in a study of 156 countries.Knud Christensen, a 39-year-old social worker, knows one reason why his compatriots are laid-back — they feel secure in a country with few natural disasters, little corruption and a near absence of drastic events."We have no worries," Christensen said smiling, as he stood on a Copenhagen street near the capital's City Hall. "And if we do worry, it's about the weather. Will it rain today, or remain gray or will it be cold?"AP

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