I'm a Finnish CEO. Here's what it's like running a company in the happiest country on earth.

• Samu Hällfors is the CEO of Framery, an office soundproofing business in Helsinki. 
• Hällfors mirrors how he runs his company in line with Finnish values like shared responsibility. 
• He said people in Finland are hard working and candid, with strong boundaries between work and home.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Samu Hällfors, the CEO of Framery in Helsinki. It has been edited for length and clarity.