本书带着读者环游世界，了解各个国家对于“幸福快乐”的定义。看了这本书之后，或许读者本身更能找到自己生命中的幸福！从日本的ikigai（生き甲斐）及森林浴，到北欧的hygge、lagom及Fika，到不丹这个世界上最快乐的国家、到中国、南非，以及许多其他国家，作者Helen Russell透露世界各国的快乐秘方，以及我們可以如何从中学习！
 
作者的最终目的就是打掉人与人之间——或者国家与国家之间——的那一面墙。她希望人们能够互相学习对方的优点以及快乐之道。这同时是一本好玩的书，全彩插图以及活泼的呈现方式再加上有趣又真实的资讯。
 
书中收入的国家包括（不是最后清单）：

• Sweden  - Lagom  / Smultronstale (‘just enough’/ finding your special place)
• Finland - Kalsarikännit (‘staying in and drinking in your underwear’)
• Wales - Hywl (‘a stirring feeling of emotion and energy’)
• Scotland - Cosagach (snug and sheltered)
• Ireland – Craic (fun, raucous time spent with others)
• Norway - Friluftsliv (‘free air life’ – time spent in the great outdoors’)                   
• Denmark - Arbejdglade (‘happiness at work’)
• Iceland – Þetta reddast (aka ‘it will all work out ok’)
• Germany - Gemütlichkeit (an introspective type of cosiness)
• Switzerland – Roger Federer ; ) (precision, wealth, skill, recreation, fresh air and clean living)
• Spain – poteo, AND Sobremesa (walking the streets to find food or drink with friends/the post-meal conversations)
• Italy - Dolce far niente (‘the sweetness of doing nothing’)
• Greece - Meraki (pouring yourself into something with love and passion)
• Hawaii - Aloha (not just a greeting but a code that for life that prioritises love, affection, peace and compassion)
• Brazil -  Saudade (the bittersweet feeling of missing a person or a place – happiness that ‘once one lived’)
• Canada – joie de vivre (joy in living)
• New Zealand / Māori – Turangawaewae (a place where we feel rooted, empowered and connected)
• Bhutan - Gross National Happiness index (how the Bhutanese measure their success as a nation)
• Russia - Azart (азарт) (heat and excitement; the joy of being reckless)
• Japan - Wabi-sabi (finding beauty in imperfection)
• China - xingfu  (means ‘happiness’, but refers not just to a good mood, but a good life)
• Thailand - Mai Pen Lai/Sabai (basically ‘don’t overthink it’ and ‘don’t stress yourself out to much’
• Syria: Samar (staying up late chatting into the night)

 
关于作者：
Helen Russell是一位畅销作者，也是关于“快乐“的专家，时常受邀女性杂志撰写关于北欧或者快乐为主题的文章。她曾经是Marie Claire英国杂志的编辑，现在住在丹麦，是《卫报》的北欧特派记者。她同时为《电讯报》(Telegraph)写关于丹麦的专栏，以及为《时报》、《观察家报》、Grazai、《华尔街日报》以及《独立报》写特辑。她写的书The Year of Living Danishly 以及Leap Year都是畅销大书。