Getting older is not all doom and gloom, at least not if you’re a woman retiring in Denmark. A new study shows that retired, Danish women are the happiest people in Europe. The study was carried out by Eurostat, according to Danmarks Radio. Retired Danish women reported a “happiness score” of 8.5 out of 10, according to The Economist. It may be surprising that it is the older generation and not the youth that is the happiest. But there is a reason for this, according to Christian Bjørnskov, professor of national economy and a researcher specialising in happiness at Aarhus Universi