Finland is the world’s happiest nation – and I want to keep it that way, says prime minister

In a rare interview with foreign media, Sanna Marin says she is determined to defend human rights, despite asylum policy challenges

Equality, a well-funded education system and a strong welfare state are the secret to the success of the world's happiest nation, according to Finland's prime minister.

In a rare interview with foreign media, Sanna Marin - who briefly became the youngest world leader when she became prime minister of the Nordic nation in 2019 at the age of 34 - said Finland was committed to preserving its generous welfare state in an environmentally sustainable way", and saw the development and export of green technology as the key to its future prosperity.