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Relationships, time and purpose boost wellbeing after 60

What do we really know about life after 60? At the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness (CWWH) at the Stockholm School of Economics, we wanted to find out. Together with Swedbank and Sparbankerna, we launched the Wisdom Panel — a new national initiative to better understand ageing, quality of life and the lessons people carry with them into later life.

We asked over 2,000 Swedes aged 60 and above how their lives feel today. What makes life meaningful. What happiness looks like now. How health, time, money, social connection and purpose affect their sense of wellbeing.

The results show that life doesn’t shrink with age – it often expands. Happiness rises. Meaning deepens. And those with time, relationships and influence over their everyday lives report the highest levels of wellbeing.

The panel also revealed what people consider life’s most important insights. Live in the moment. Nurture your relationships. Take care of your health. Follow your own path. Keep money in perspective.

The Wisdom Panel gives us a deeper understanding of how wellbeing evolves with age — and how society can better support a life with purpose, long after retirement.

Read the full report here: ENGLISH, SWEDISH

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