7 billion neighbors

Should we be inspired by the Nordic countries to be happy?

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Whether it's Finland, Denmark, Sweden or Iceland, the Nordic countries are often cited as examples of countries where life is good.

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By: Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

Whether it's Finland, Denmark, Sweden or Iceland, the Nordic countries are often cited as examples of countries where life is good.

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With or without Covid-19, Finland remains at the top of the ranking of the happiest countries in the world.

Sleek architecture, hygge, the famous Danish happiness, social policies, make the attraction of the "Nordic model".

Beyond the fantasy, what are the particularities of the Scandinavian countries?

Are some Nordic initiatives reconcilable with our mentalities and our cultural habits?  

• Nicolas Escach,

   geographer, director of the Caen campus of Sciences Po Rennes.

  Co-editor of the journal

  Nordiques

  .

  Author of 

  La France à l'heure Nordique

  , published by Les Pérégrines

  .

• Malene Rydahl, 

  author, Franco-Danish lecturer specializing in the themes of well-being and performance in business inspired by the Danish management model.

  Author of the worldwide bestseller 

  Happy as a Dane, 

  published by Grasset

  .

And find the focus of 

, our correspondent in Stockholm, Sweden for more than four years.

He will explain to us why he decided to settle in a Nordic country.

At the end of the show, we find

 For the past few months, we have been giving children a voice in “7 billion neighbours”.

Around Charlie Dupiot's microphone, children discuss a philosophical theme, such as love, authority, honor... 

Today, direction Conakry in Guinea with Ténin, Mariam, Djenaba, Méria and Kabinet.

They are 5 to talk to us about the future.

Stuck in traffic jams, they sometimes dream of elsewhere… The episode can be found

Rebroadcast of the program of December 3, 2021

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