In March, Finland was named as     1     (happy) country in the world in the United Nations World Happiness Report. This is the     2     (four) year in a row for the European country to win the title.

According to CNN, mutual (相互的) trust is one of the main reasons. In 2020, the whole world     3     (feel) the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But people in Finland didn’t show a decline in well-being according to a survey of the population.

“One possible     4     (explain) is that people see COVID-19 as a common, outside threat affecting everybody and     5     this has generated a greater sense of solidarity (团结) and fellow- feeling,” said John, who contributed to the report.

Finland’s natural environment also plays     6     important role. Seventy-five percent of the country     7     (cover) by forests. People can reconnect with nature easily. For example, they can sit quietly on a bench next to a peaceful lake to appreciate life.

“Finnish happiness isn’t skin deep and immediately     8     (vision)—it has deeply rooted in our being. Sustainable happiness is our superpower, and it means we tend     9     (take) life as it comes—a trait (特点) that is helping us     10     these challenging times,” said Heli, senior director of international marketing at Business Finland.