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Finland was recently named the best place in the world to live, thanks largely to great air and water quality, low rates of infant diseases, and protection from water pollution and natural disasters. What else is great about Finland? Well, for starters, Finland ...
Plus, it's gorgeous.
  • Cathedral bridge
  • A strange pattern in the night
  • Valkeajärvi
  • Finland lake


Iceland also made the list of the world's best places to live. Despite it's name, Iceland is not made entirely of ice. In fact, Iceland offers:
Iceland has all this, plus ... it's stunningly beautiful.
  • At the Blue lagoon, Iceland.
  • Across Reykjavik
  • Little red
  • Reykjavíkurtjörn
  • Reykjavík
  • Church


Norway made the cut, too. Despite it's reputation as being expensive, Norway has:
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  • norway
  • Magnificent reflection
  • lustrafjord
  • Cool waters of Norway
  • Oslo city centre HDR
  • Noruega


Ahhhh ... Sweden. There are so many reasons to love this nation:
Yup ... it wouldn't be hard to live here.
  • Red sunset and an ancor
  • Stockholm, Sweden
  • Hässelby strand
  • Stockholm - Gamla Stan
  • estocolmo of sweden
  • end of the day


Austria rounds out the list of the five most liveable countries. However, just because it came in at number five -- and just because it has controversial urinals -- don't dismiss this nation. Austria is the proud home of:
Of course, the nation is lovely to look at, too.
  • It was a long conversation but at the end he didn't want to sell the house
  • Austria
  • Alpes Austriacos
  • Großer Ahornboden bei Hinterriß, Österreich / Austria
  • Park in Vienna
  • Dobratsch Skulpturenprojekt


Don't feel like living outside the U.S.? Be sure to check out Money's list of the best places to live in America!

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

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