Photograph: iStockEarlier this year the UN-sponsored World Happiness Report named Finland as the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row. Yes, they are because, friends, I have decided to live like a Finn in the pursuit of happiness. Ireland is undeniably blessed with exquisite outdoors, which is probably part of the reason we are at number 15 on the world happiness list. Luckily, one of these is just up the road from where I live in Dublin 8 – Inchicore’s Hot Box sauna. I googled “felt sauna hats” but resisted the impulsive urge to buy one.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2025 07:31 UTC