Finntopia - Online Event
In 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the UN’s World Happiness Report ranked Finland the world's happiest country. In their book Finntopia, Danny Dorling and Annika Koljonen explore what we might learn from Finnish success. The world’s happiest country was also the subject of the new project by the photography collective MAP6. Nine photographers visited Finland focusing on themes around happiness.
The Finnish Institute and Embassy of Finland in London invited Danny Dorling (of University of Oxford) and Rich Cutler and Paul Walsh (of MAP6) to discuss their findings on Finnish happiness. The London correspondent Annamari Sipilä (of HS – Helsingin Sanomat) commented from the perspective of a UK-based Finn. The discussion was moderated by Press Counsellor Heli Suominen from the Embassy of Finland in London.
MAP6 photographers Rich Cutler and Paul Walsh presented all nine series from Finland: The Happiness Project before a Q&A session. If you missed the event you can see Virpi Oinonen’s illustrated notes of the talk below.
