Copenhagen ranked #1 on the ‘Happy City Index‘ with a total score of 1039: among the reasons are its ability to be open for innovation and its very good and affordable educational system. Despite Copenhagen being ranked #1, it still has issues, like housing: apartment prices have doubled in the past 10 years, according to Danish housing market portal Boligsidens Markedsindeks.
How the Nordic cities performed among the happiest cities in the world:
01. Copenhagen Denmark
04. Aarhus Denmark
07. Stockholm Sweden
14. Helsinki Finland
15. Aalborg Denmark
23. Oslo Norway
26. Roskilde Denmark
27. Reykjavik Iceland
Worth to notice: four Danish cities rank among the top 30, with Aarhus #4, Aalborg #15 and Roskilde #26; despite Finland ranks #1 happiest country in the world since 2017, the first Finnish city in the table is Helsinki #14.
To assess the happiness of the population, the Happy City Index team looked at:
- Citizens’ access to education, inclusivity, creativity, housing and culture.
- Governments’ transparency, legitimacy, accessibility and strategic planning.
- Environmental management, prevention, protection, recycling and availability of green areas.
- Economic factors such as productivity, innovation, entrepreneurship, workforce and internationalization
- Health issues including safety, nutrition, work/life balance and mental health.
- Mobility, especially public transport
Read more on CNBC.com, Happy-city-index.com, Innovationdistrictcopenhagen.dk
