* Work at The Telegraph Want to know the secret to happiness? Ask a Dane. The country is If the key to happiness lies in social equality and a community spirit Prioritise a work-life balance work-life balance than anywhere else in the world, with only 2 per cent regularly working long hours (compared to an average figure of 13 per five weeks paid holiday a year, and when Danes are at work, they often have flexible working environments. No wonder studies say the Danes are among the happiest — and most productive — workforce in the world. You won’t find many Danes working past 5pm. Instead, they’re meeting in life with people you love. Hygge is about everyday happiness. It’s routes to happiness — yet many of us let things like work, or spending happiness too — visit Denmark and hope some of the conviviality rubs forms a key part of their endless success in the world happiness charts