ABSTRACT
Finland has often been among the top countries in international ratings for stability, freedom, public safety equality, environment, information technology and health. In addition to that, Finland has regularly been named as one of the top Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in education. Finnish students have performed well in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) studies. PISA assesses the learning outcome of students aged 15 in mathematics, science and reading literacy. In PISA 2000 studies, Finland showed the highest reading literacy performance in the OECD. Lately Finland has also been ranked the happiest country in the world for six consecutive years, 2018–2023, by the United Nations World Happiness Reports.
