For the eighth time in a row, the Finns have been ranked first in the UN’s World Happiness Report, published yesterday. (Yawn – but also, come on, really?) More intriguingly, the second-placed Danes have been taking a closer look at their own happiness. To coincide with the UN report, the Realdania Foundation, a Danish philanthropic architecture and planning association, released the results of the nation’s largest-ever investigation into the subject, drawing on the responses of 122,000 residents. While its conclusions broadly support what we already know – the key ingredients of happy societies are trust, equality and community – the study also reveals an unexpected demographic to be even happier than the locals.Realdania has found that foreigners living in Denmark are now happier than native Danes. Americans score particularly highly for mental wellbeing (feeling relaxed, finding meaning in life and so on), are satisfied with safety (especially for children and after dark) and have a high level of trust in both local and national governments. The scores for Filipinos are better still, while Thais, Vietnamese and Germans are also enjoying an abundance of joy in Denmark.