Rent-A-Finn

The World

 Finland is promoting its new campaign called “Rent-A-Finn” where Finns host foreigners and show them the country. The United Nations recently rated Finland the happiest country in the world. Host Marco Werman speaks with Jesse Karjalainen, a Finnish author living in the United Kingdom, about what makes Finns so happy. He wrote the book “Sisu: The Secrets of Finland’s Can-Do Mindset.”

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