Name: Finland; the happiest country - with Lesley Riddoch
Start: 2026-02-26T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-26T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Carnegie Conference and Events Centre

Finland; the happiest country - with Lesley Riddoch

Finland - The happiest country that almost didn’t exist. Screening of the new film by Lesley Riddoch and Gavin Hanigan, followed by a Q+A.
About this Event

This Finland documentary was filmed and edited by Inverness-born Gavin Hanigan, now a resident of Helsinki, with Lesley Riddoch as presenter and co-producer, and is the latest in her Nordic series.

Finland, a sub-arctic state with a Scotland-sized population, has snow, Santa, trees and a precarious land border with Russia.

It’s also been the world's happiest country for eight years running, with the best education system, food security and levels of trust in government and in one another. Helsinki folk were more likely to hand in a dropped wallet than folk in any other world capital.

Not bad for a country that almost ceased to exist in the 20th century after famine, civil war and invasion. What explains its incredible transformation?

Doors open 6.30pm, and the film showing starts at 7pm followed by a Q&A with Lesley.

The NEW Carnegie Conference Centre is at the new Fife College, is easily accessible from the M90 and has ample parking. There will be cash or card bar facilities available for soft drinks, teas, coffees and (we hope) a bar.