Founder of the Happiness Research Institute, Meik Wiking, has spent the past five years delving into what makes societies smile, writes Deirdre Reynolds

Joyce Fegan meets Meik Wiking who has written a guide on how to raise our level of happiness

The Danish approach to living is all about homeliness, simplicity, and companionship, writes Carol O’Callaghan, who unwittingly found herself in a hyggekrog as she browsed a book on the subject.