Childcare is subsidised. And the elderly receive pensions and are provided with care helpers who visit them at home. Most Danes believe that it is everyone's responsibility to work if they can, and pay taxes to support the common good. If everyone pays their fair share, a social safety net can remain in place to support the very young, the very old, and the sick.
The social safety net also supports people who lose their jobs for up to two years while they look for new jobs, although a system is in place to make sure they are actively looking for work. Trust is an essential value in Danish culture and society, and a significant factor in Danish happiness.
In Denmark, the default is to trust one another when it comes to business, government, or personal relationships. Honesty is expected, and corruption in business or among public servants is very rare.
The relatively high level of safety in Denmark compared to many other countries means that Danish children enjoy much more freedom and independence than their counterparts elsewhere in the world. It is common to see children travelling alone on public transport as young as age 8 or 9 - the other passengers keep an eye on them.
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranked Denmark as the least corrupt country in the world for the fifth year in a row due to its degree of press freedom, access to information, independent judicial systems and strong standards of integrity for public officials.
In , New Zealand and Denmark were both ranked as the least corrupt, according to World Population Review , which notes that there is no exact way to measure corruption but many use the Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International. Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world for the last three consecutive years, with Denmark holding a spot in the top three.
Denmark also has hour workweeks, not 33, and there is no minimum wage. Services of higher education, child and medical care and parental leave are available due to their high levels of taxation; they're not offered for free.
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English German Japanese Danish. That's not the case in Denmark, according to Mellish. If you try to contact someone in Denmark and Sweden in late July or August, they'll very likely be away "enjoying their vacation time," Sachs says. In Finland, many people spend their summers in cottages, called "mokki," where they unplug and relax with family and friends.
Contrary to popular belief, "giving ourselves some free time can improve our productivity rather than decrease it," Santos says. Christina Konig Koehrsen, an art student from outside of Copenhagen, tells CNBC Make It that she left her job in advertising for eight months because she was stressed, and the work simply wasn't making her happy. People typically go on "stress leave" when things are so bad at work that it's affecting their mental health, Mellish says. Stress can be "a career-killer, to be honest," she adds, comparing it to a "low-level disability.
This safety net between jobs is part of Denmark's "flexicurity" labor market model, which allows businesses to be flexible, and people to get security from the government. Under this model, it's very easy for employers to fire and hire people. The government also provides education and counseling to get people back to work.
Freedom is another value that matters in a society, and determines someone's well-being, Sachs says. If you're trapped by poverty, if you're trapped by debt, the answer will be no," he says.
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