The Happy Pod: Finland named world's happiest country... again
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
This week, Finland has been voted the happiest country in the world for the seventh year running, we find out why. Also: The mountain rescue team who survived a helicopter crash and saved a man stranded in a crevasse. And ding dong, who's there, a fish!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi Namalanta Combo here with some very exciting news. |
| 0:04.0 | Dear Daughter is back for a new series. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm putting together a handbook to life for daughters everywhere |
| 0:10.0 | full of stories and advice to help navigate life. |
| 0:13.0 | That's Dear Daughter from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:16.0 | Find it wherever you get your BBC podcast. |
| 0:19.0 | It's just been voted the happiest country in the world again for the seventh year in a row |
| 0:25.8 | My advice would be where your woolen sucks have a cup of hot tea and hold on to the ones that you love. |
| 0:33.3 | We hear from two television hosts in Finland |
| 0:36.2 | about what makes them smile. |
| 0:38.2 | My name is Mikko Kaganin. |
| 0:39.7 | Welcome to the Happy Pod. |
| 0:41.1 | My name is Ella Khaninin and you are listening to the Happy Pod. My name is Ella Khanin and you are listening to the Happy |
| 0:44.1 | Pod on the BBC World Service. |
| 0:51.3 | Hello, I'm Harry Bly. From Finland to Italy, where a mountain rescue team had a brush with death, |
| 0:58.0 | but pressed on to save a man's life. |
| 1:00.0 | If I have a problem, I am happy to know that there are other rescue men like me in the mountains. |
| 1:08.8 | We'll hear from one of the rescuers. Also, who's there? A fish. We get so nice messages of people being amazed |
| 1:16.7 | that they can help out. Some people even said this is what the internet is for. |
| 1:20.8 | Find out who's answering the door and a musical contest like no other. |
| 1:26.8 | Is it a flute, a French horn, an oboe? |
| 1:33.4 | Stay with us. |
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