In summer of 2024, I was in Helsinki, Finland for an internship. Although, I had read that Finnish people are reserved and like tostay within their space, I had not expected it to be this:

2024年夏天，我在芬蘭首都赫爾辛基實習。雖然我之前聽說過芬蘭人比較冷淡而且不喜歡別人闖入自己的空間，但是我沒想到會是這樣：

At a bus stop: You are alone in the shade of the stop and that is your space. No one will come to bother you.

在公交車站：你一個人站在站牌陰影下，而這就是你的空間，沒人會來打擾你。

Inside a bus: You enter a bus and see that all the window seats are occupied. You don't have a seat and have to stand. Respect that space! (This is rather extreme, but you definitely get anxious as to where should you sit.)

在公交車內：你上了一輛公交車，然后看到所有靠窗的位子都有人了。雖然旁邊還有位子，但是你就沒位子了，必須得站著。因為要尊重個人空間!(這很極端，但說到坐哪里，你一定會感到很焦慮。)

You are scared to shout to the driver to stop the bus: I was running to catch the bus and signaled the driver by my hands to stop the bus. I entered the bus and saw all eyes were turned to me. I have never felt so guilty of anything.

你不敢朝司機大喊讓他停車：我跑過去攔公交車還揮手示意司機停車，當我上車之后看到所有人都轉過來看著我。我從來沒有這么內疚過。

I caught my Finnish neighbor sneaking into his room and pretending that he didn't see me in the hallway:

我當場看到我的芬蘭鄰居偷偷進他自己的房間還假裝沒在玄關看到我：

There was seemingly no traffic and I decided to cross the road while the light was still red. I looked back and saw a man shaking head in discontent. I waited for it to turn green next time onward.

路上看起來沒有車輛，所以我決定在紅燈的時候過馬路。我回過頭看到一個男人在很不滿地搖頭。所以我等到綠燈了才往前走。

Finns don't like small talk. You ask general questions and a long, detailed answer follows.

芬蘭人不喜歡閑聊。你問普通的問題會得到一串又長又詳細的回答。

In summer of 2024, I was in Helsinki, Finland for an internship. Although, I had read that Finnish people are reserved and like tostay within their space, I had not expected it to be this:

2024年夏天，我在芬蘭首都赫爾辛基實習。雖然我之前聽說過芬蘭人比較冷淡而且不喜歡別人闖入自己的空間，但是我沒想到會是這樣：

At a bus stop: You are alone in the shade of the stop and that is your space. No one will come to bother you.

在公交車站：你一個人站在站牌陰影下，而這就是你的空間，沒人會來打擾你。

Inside a bus: You enter a bus and see that all the window seats are occupied. You don't have a seat and have to stand. Respect that space! (This is rather extreme, but you definitely get anxious as to where should you sit.)

在公交車內：你上了一輛公交車，然后看到所有靠窗的位子都有人了。雖然旁邊還有位子，但是你就沒位子了，必須得站著。因為要尊重個人空間!(這很極端，但說到坐哪里，你一定會感到很焦慮。)

You are scared to shout to the driver to stop the bus: I was running to catch the bus and signaled the driver by my hands to stop the bus. I entered the bus and saw all eyes were turned to me. I have never felt so guilty of anything.

你不敢朝司機大喊讓他停車：我跑過去攔公交車還揮手示意司機停車，當我上車之后看到所有人都轉過來看著我。我從來沒有這么內疚過。

I caught my Finnish neighbor sneaking into his room and pretending that he didn't see me in the hallway:

我當場看到我的芬蘭鄰居偷偷進他自己的房間還假裝沒在玄關看到我：

There was seemingly no traffic and I decided to cross the road while the light was still red. I looked back and saw a man shaking head in discontent. I waited for it to turn green next time onward.

路上看起來沒有車輛，所以我決定在紅燈的時候過馬路。我回過頭看到一個男人在很不滿地搖頭。所以我等到綠燈了才往前走。

Finns don't like small talk. You ask general questions and a long, detailed answer follows.

芬蘭人不喜歡閑聊。你問普通的問題會得到一串又長又詳細的回答。