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Leading the Future of Happy Growth
Join us for a two-day Nordic Happiness Summit, at Berns in Stockholm, culminating in an unforgettable dinner in the iconic Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall.
See you in Stockholm, May 5-6
Anna Ryott
Lord Richard Layard
Nordic Chief Impact Officer EY
Professor in Economics, London School of Economics
Elisabeth Svantesson
Chewang Rinzin
Paul Dolan
Micael Dahlen
Professor in Behavioral Science, London School of Economics
Professor of Wellbeing, Welfare
and Happiness, SSE
Vice Chancellor, Royal University
of Bhutan
Swedish Minister of Finance
Examples of topics that will be presented and discussed:
Happy Youth
What is actually going on with young adults?
Happy Tech
Are we using or being used by the algorithms?
Happy Organizations
How and why do organizations that strategically promote and measure wellbeing perform better?
Happy You
How can you live your best life?
Why are the Nordic countries constantly recognized as the “world’s happiest” and why shouldn’t we be too happy about it?
Happy Nordics
“Happiness, wellbeing and welfare are what both economics and business are fundamentally about; how can we make life better for everyone.”
Micael Dahlen, Center Director & Professor of Wellbeing, Welfare & Happiness, Stockholm School Economics, Sweden
As a participant or partner, you actively contribute to the important research and conversations that the Nordic Happiness Summit enables. Because not everyone has the same financial possibilities, we offer different ticket categories.
Ticket categories
About NHS ‘26
Nordic Happiness Summit is a non-profit annual event dedicated to promoting happiness and wellbeing through science, knowledge sharing and community. The summit is organized by the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare & Happiness at Stockholm School of Economics, in collaboration with Hanken Business Lab at Hanken School of Economics. Stockholm Business Region, Region Stockholm and the Bertil Edlund Foundation are key partners in organizing Nordic Happiness Summit 2026.
NHS 2026 will take place on May 5-6 at Berns in Stockholm with a gala dinner at Stockholm City Hall on the evening of May 5, where the companies that contribute the most to Sweden’s wellbeing will be crowned.
Hotel offer
For participants traveling to Stockholm, we are pleased to offer hotel rooms at a 10 % discount during the conference. You can book your stay using this link.
“Happiness is key to human and societal development. When we bring together the science, art, and practice of happiness, we accelerate wellbeing for all.”
Markus Wartiovaara, Founder of NHS, Professor of Practice, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
