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"Another recent happiness report,
issued by the European Commis-
sion’s Eurobarometer in 2012, ranked
Iceland as the second happiest country
in the world, with satisfaction and
well-being levels roughly equivalent to
those before the crash."
With the autumn nights getting longer each
day, you might not notice that Icelanders are
some of the happiest people in the world.
"After a particularly enjoyable trip to
Finland in March 2010, Jón Gnarr
reported in his online “Mayor’s Diary”
that he wanted to name Moomin Val-
ley as a friend city of Reykjavík."
Instead of collecting Facebook friends,
Reykjavík collects friend cities, some more
real than others.
"She’s covered the ensemble with
a red f lowered apron and tucked
her feet into two oversized slippers,
which look like teddy bears wearing
strawberry hats."
A small chapter of Lolitas has formed in
Iceland. They like drinking tea, eating cake,
and wearing fabulous outfits.
"In the late 1970s funding finally became
available through the Icelandic Film Fund
(IFF) and in 1980 a few feature films were
produced and screened in Icelandic movie
theatres."
Icelandic films took off in the '80s and often
highlighted the changing norms of the times,
including the country’s urbanisation and
women's liberation.
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