什么能让你感到幸福？
忽逢大雨发现自己带了伞的“小确幸”？还是每天能睡到自然醒的满足感？
每个人对于幸福的标准大概有所不同，但追求幸福也许是人人都有的基本目标。
那么在这个世界上，哪里的人最幸福呢？
3月20日，联合国“可持续发展解决方案网络”(Sustainable Development Solutions Network)发布了《世界幸福报告》(World Happiness Report)，芬兰连续第二年被评为“全球最幸福国家”。此外，在今年的幸福指数排名中，北欧国家表现抢眼。丹麦、挪威、冰岛三国紧随芬兰之后，分列二、三、四位。
Screenshot via 2019 World Happiness Report
As seen in the 2019 World Happiness Report issued by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) on Wednesday, Finland topped the rankings for the world's happiest countries for the second year in a row.
Since 2012, the SDSN had published the annual report that ranks 156 countries and regions by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. In this year's report, Nordic countries dominated the top 10 rankings, with Denmark, Norway and Iceland following Finland to take the leading spots.
为什么芬兰“最幸福”？
People enjoy a sunny day at the Esplanade in Helsinki, Finland, May 3, 2017. /VCG Photo
“全球最幸福国家”榜单的考量标准主要包括收入、自由度、信任度、人口平均寿命、社会保障以及慷慨度等六个方面。在这几个“衡量幸福感”的关键指标上，芬兰均占据着优势地位。
The happiness rankings are mainly based on six key variables that support well-being: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity.
Data collected by SDSN shows that Finland has got great scores in these six factors, thereby helping it beat out 155 other countries for the title in the 2019 report.
“社交恐惧症患者天堂”——网友们眼中的芬兰
People sit at the stairs of the Helsinki Cathedral, Finland, May 3, 2017. /VCG Photo
而年轻网友们则认为，芬兰高于其他国家的幸福感还得益于芬兰人的一个习惯——不爱社交。在他们看来，这个遥远的北欧国度是他们心中的“社交恐惧症患者天堂”。
But many young netizens believe the Nordic nation is happier than other countries due to a tradition seemingly rooted in Finns' DNA: A constant attempt to avoid social situations. Net users long for a happy life in Finland because the country is considered a paradise for people with "social anxiety disorder."
在社交网络上流传着很多照片，生动展现了芬兰对“社交恐惧症患者”的友好：公共场合的单人座椅互不打扰，避免了和陌生人寒暄的尴尬；排队时人与人间隔仿佛隔着“宇宙”，让大家都有足够的私密空间。
Several funny memes circulated online, showing Finnish people's habits of avoiding contact with strangers and respecting personal space, like single seats in public spaces and large gaps between people waiting at a bus stop.
去年，一本题为《芬兰人的噩梦：另类芬兰社交指南》漫画书火遍了中国的社交网络。书中主人公马蒂尽量避免不必要社交活动的生活方式，受到了许多年轻中国网友的欢迎，甚至还衍生出了一个新词——“精芬”（“精神芬兰人”）。
Last year, a comic series titled "Finnish Nightmares" trended on Chinese social media. Each strip is about the social challenges faced by a mild-mannered stick figure named Matti, who fears crowds and small talk. Matti's experience echoes millions of young Chinese who are socially awkward and find themselves getting easily embarrassed. As it has become more popular online, the comic series even coined a new buzzword "Jingfen", the abbreviation of "Spiritually Finnish" in Chinese, which refers to people who hate socializing, like Finns, and believe their private space is very important.
和陌生人保持距离也许并非都是因为“社交恐惧”
但这体现了芬兰人重视隐私、尊重私人空间的社会传统
或许这也是芬兰人提升幸福感的秘诀之一
