Why is Finland consistently named 'the happiest country in the world'? Drawing on his forty-year immersion in Finnish life, journalist Tim Bird reflects on this positive reputation and whether Finns, famed for their 'sisu' (quiet resilience), dark winters and passion for heavy metal, actually recognise it. Exploring a nation whose deference to its Soviet neighbour has morphed into a whole-hearted commitment to the EU and Nato within thirty years, he provides an affectionate portrait of his adopted home. From its landscape, culture and chequered history to its language, literature and egalitarianism, Bird offers an entertaining account of Finland and how it has changed since the 1980s. Challenging the stereotypes of a cold and introverted country, Happy Land invites us to step inside Finland's true psyche, ponder its place in the world, and learn the secrets of its special brand of contentment.