A brief look at a map shows why foreign and security policy are so important in this northern European country of 5.6 million people: Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) border with Russia.

In Finland, people trust their neighbors and leave work on time. But ask why they're ranked "happiest country in the world" and you get a surprising answer.

NATO currently has 31 members. The newest edition, Finland, was approved earlier this year. Sweden's bid to join is being discussed at the NATO summit in Lithuania.

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There are 4,500 trees for each human – over 6x of USA. Finland aims to be the first carbon neutral country in Europe and fourth in the world by 2035. The circular economy is commonly discussed.

Finland has a lot of saunas. Surveys shows it's the happiest country in the world. It's also a new NATO member. How does all this fit together?

Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the seventh year in a row. The World Happiness Report released its annual rankings of the happiest countries on Wednesday.