Need a vacation? Why Helsinki, Copenhagen and Vienna may cure burnout

As we head towards the last business quarter of the year, many workers are reaching their limits under the weight of stress and burnout. It might be time to get away.

IBTM Global, an international business expo, ranked which destinations could offer workers the best reprieve from their daily grind, by looking at factors like noise pollution, quality of green spaces, average amount of sunshine in a day, air quality and average hours slept each night. 

If Americans have the PTO and budget to make a trip to cities like Helsinki, Copenhagen and Vienna, they can go in knowing the environment could be conducive to their health. If employees want to move away completely, then the same cities offer an entirely different way of working and living, notes Nick Nagle, marketing manager at IBTM World. 

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"We also looked at factors from each city that burned out employees can take inspiration from, including average hours worked, average hours slept and a minimum number of mandatory paid holidays per person," says Nagle. "This ranking is dominated by countries that are renowned for having an excellent work-life balance."

In Copenhagen, for example, people on average slept nearly nine hours a night and worked 34 hours a week. Compared to U.S. cities like Los Angeles, where people slept under eight hours a night and worked on average 37 hours a week, there's a prominent gap. 

Here are the 10 best cities for workers suffering from burnout: