Stockholm, Eskilstuna, Jönköping at the top for the world’s happiest cities

Three Swedish cities establish themselves as “golden cities” when the world’s happiest cities were researched.

On the list of places of happiness, Sweden is the twelfth best.

First place goes to our happy neighbors to the south – the Danes.

Stockholm, Eskilstuna and Jönköping are among the happiest cities in the entire world. At least according to the British Institute for Quality of Life which lists the 200 happiest places on earth for the year 2023, something Howl reported on.

“Cities have a major role in ensuring the happiness of their people. On the one hand, it is about completed investments, where the priority should focus on building interpersonal relationships or social policy, as well as inclusion,” writes the institute on its website.

In the research, points were given in five quality of life categories: Citizens, governance, environment, economy and mobility. For a city to place high on the list, it needs to offer, among other things, a good education system, social inclusion, transparent and inclusive political governance, innovation, good commuting opportunities and easily accessible green areas.

The Swedish cities of gold

The Swedish cities that are classified as “golden cities” manage to score points in all categories. Stockholm ranks twelfth in the global ranking. The capital is closely followed by Sörmland’s Eskilstuna, which lands the epithet of the world’s 15th happiest city. And Jönköping comes in at number 19.

Three more Swedish cities are on the list, but outside the golden edge. Among the “silver cities” we find Malmö (41), Umeå (80) and Gothenburg (91).

However, if you want to visit the world’s happiest city, you don’t have to travel very far. No, not Finland, which ranks as the world’s happiest country. But to Denmark, where Aarhus has been named the winner.