"Copenhagen has an impressive résumé when it comes to high-quality living. This year, the Happy City Index ranked Copenhagen as the world's happiest city, based on factors like health, mobility, and environment. Plus, the World Happiness Report named Denmark the second-happiest country in 2025. After spending a week there on a solo trip getting a small taste of the Danish city and talking with locals, I think I understand why."
"I went on a solo trip to Copenhagen, which has a reputation as one of the world's happiest cities. I can see how the emphasis on biking and walking can have positive benefits for locals. My trip inspired me to declutter, eat more local and fresh ingredients, and use saunas. Copenhagen has an impressive résumé when it comes to high-quality living."
Copenhagen ranks highly on happiness and quality-of-life measures, with the Happy City Index naming it the world's happiest city and Denmark placed second in the 2025 World Happiness Report. The city's urban design prioritizes biking and walking, supporting mobility, public health, and environmental quality. Local food culture emphasizes fresh, local ingredients, and communal wellness practices such as saunas are common. A weeklong solo visit exposed habits that encourage simpler living and daily wellbeing, leading to personal changes like decluttering, eating more local and fresh food, and incorporating sauna use. Conversations with locals underscored how lifestyle and infrastructure shape overall wellbeing.
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