Finland is confirmed as the happiest place to live (comparing prosperity, per capita
income, and happines) by the Legatum 2009 Prosperity Index

The Legatum statement is shown below, with the full ranking report found at http://www.prosperity.com/rankings.aspx

The Legatum Prosperity Index measures the factors that create prosperity over time. It looks at which countries are doing the most to foster prosperity through a range of factors such as education, entrepreneurship, governance, freedom, and social capital. But what about simpler measures such as per capita income or happiness?

If we were to take a snapshot of the world, which countries are the richest or have citizens who are most satisfied with their lives right now? The chart compares each of these two simple measures with the Prosperity Index rankings. The advantage of the Prosperity Index is the way that it indicates which countries have underlying fundamentals most likely to sustain and increase their wealth and wellbeing over time, even if they may not be the richest or happiest countries at the present moment.

Skiing in Finland

Spent a few days skiing in Suomu, which is in north eastern Finland, approximately 120km east of Rovaniemi, which is the capital city of Lapland and on the Arctic Circle.

The tranquillity and peace is something quite special with very little traffic, and it happened that for the first few days, the ski slopes were virtually empty, as this was just before the Finnish ski holidays began.

The slopes at Suomu are some of the best in Finland, and although the resort is not too commercial, it is a great place for the family, with plenty of activities available.

Suomutunturi hotel has recently had new owners, with a massive investment in the hotel and infrastructure - already some of the rooms have been totally refurbished, with more being completed this year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009 from Arctic Circle Property

Arctic Circle Property

Arctic Circle Property is a company specializing in providing you with a purpose built property in Finland, Finnish Lapland, this would cover the purchase of land and building to your own specification. If you are looking to invest in an exciting and developing area, then you should seriously consider Finnish Lapland, this is one of Europe’s most stunning areas of natural beauty, where quality of life is something that can rarely be found anywhere else.