Norway and Sweden Compared

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So which is better? Sweden or Norway? As always, if you are actually FROM one of these two amazing countries, I want to hear from you. Thanks to my good friend Dan for looking over this script. Many of his ancestors came over from Norway to moved the Midwest in the 1800s.

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@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Which country is better? Norway or Sweden? Which two countries should I compare for this series next?

@KaptainKharisma 2 года назад

Greece and turkey

@milanbeerepoot4260 2 года назад

Sweden cause Ikea

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

@@KaptainKharisma yes yes

@miso_vi 2 года назад

im finnish so i hate sweden. norway is so clear

@SadSadSadSquishSquishSquish 2 года назад

Both are much better than the USA

@eckligt 2 года назад

Correction: 10:20 Even if it _IS_ private property. You can go wherever you want, even on private property, except you need to keep off cultivated land and you need to keep a certain distance from houses, especially when pitching a tent for the night.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Dang, well I guess my sources were bad on that one. THE INTERNET LIED TO ME.

@sigvebeyer9765 2 года назад

And you’re not technically allowed to own coastline I believe as that is public property. Beaches for all and all that.

@hobog 2 года назад

@@sigvebeyer9765 Hawaii (at least its Big Island) does something very similar with its coastline

@jarjarbinks6018 2 года назад

@@hobog Washington State doesn’t which makes for some weird situations where you could be walking the public beach and then unknowingly step into someone’s backyard

@eckligt 2 года назад

@@sigvebeyer9765 You're on to something, but not entirely correct. There's plenty of private property along the shoreline, both built-up and not, but there has been a political wish in the last 20-30 years to restrict how much more of it gets built up. So it's much harder to get planning permission for building anything along the shoreline, well anything associated with homes or cabins, such as terasses, boat houses, floating docks, ordinary docks, etc. The details are adminstered by the municipalities, who can give permission, but their decisions are often overruled by the Statsforvalter (county governor's office). The motivation for becoming more restrictive on these kinds of developments has of course been to protect the right to roam, since the shoreline is among the most interesting places to roam and it would be a shame if all of it were developed.

@monkeyflower3851 2 года назад

I visited Norway in 1990 when I was in college. It's a beautiful country. I took a train from Oslo to Bergen, and that train ride is one I will never forget. It has to be one of the most scenic train routes in the world.

@languist 2 года назад

Which is why Norway needs to invest more in high speed train from Oslo to Ålesund, Bergen, Kristiansand, Stavanger and Trondheim :D Too many airports in this country, 47 in total!

@monkeyflower3851 2 года назад

@@languist maybe, but I wouldn't have wanted a high speed trip. The scenery was the point of the trip, and I would have missed if if we had been going so fast.

@jubmelahtes 2 года назад

@@languist before that some of us have been waiting since the 1880s for judt any train...

@mendamend 2 года назад

Where do you live now Monkeyflower?

@philip4588 2 года назад

Think you can find that tour on youtube as well real time.

@heidiaamodt5138 Год назад

In Norway we call the swedish for "søta bror", this is swedish and means "sweet brother". Love from Norway ❤

@linusfotograf Год назад

❤

@snwstrlight 11 месяцев назад

awww that's so sweet to hear as a swede !! and "søta bror" sounds a lot like "söta bror" ( sweet brother in swedish ) very similar !!

@Spacemongerr 8 месяцев назад

@@snwstrlight Yeah, in Norwegian the correct spelling would be "søte bror", so when we say "søta bror" with the Swedish a-ending it can only refer to Sweden :)

@Birkebeiner1066 8 месяцев назад

Weird, I've lived in Norway all my life, and I rarely hear anyone say good things about Sweden...

@savagegtalks5912 8 месяцев назад

@@Birkebeiner1066 I don't like em, I'd vote on sending them home. They don't belong here. That should confirm what you know 🤣🤣 Emigration should be our policy today, as it's always been. We push our people out there into the world. Keep the gates closed for others to come here.

@Anna4ali Год назад

Born in Sweden and went fishing for salmon every summer in Norway.A absolute beautiful stunning country. The wilderness is amazing and people so nice . ❤

@johnmcmullan9741 8 месяцев назад

BS 😂

@shenxi 7 месяцев назад

@@johnmcmullan9741 No, I know this person, and they are telling the truth. Why do you not believe them?

@daviroza4700 6 месяцев назад

I love Norway 🇳🇴

@johnmcmullan9741 6 месяцев назад

@@shenxi I live in Norway. Yes, that's right. I know. LOL!

@NikoBellic04 2 года назад

I'm Swedish so I am obligated to say Sweden is best. But the friendship between Norway and the other Nordic countries will last forever. I love all 5 countries.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

They all do have their own thing going that's special

@SuperFanatic22731 2 года назад

same

@oslonorway547 2 года назад

Really? 😂

@NikoBellic04 2 года назад

@@oslonorway547 Verkligen

@oslonorway547 2 года назад

@@NikoBellic04 How are you enjoying your growing crime rate? 😎

@pyptron_7114 2 года назад

I’m Norwegian so I am obligated to say that Norway is the best. But the friendship between Norway and the Nordic countries will last forever. I love all 5 countries. 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

@johnshafer7214 2 года назад

I'm a fellow Norwegian and I'm excited for Syttende Mia day celebration this coming weekend. Our community celebrates this every May.

@RubenMartirosyan0 2 года назад

I'm not a Norwegian, but lastly relocated to Norway and share your opinion )) Nordic countries are like 150 years ahead of others.

@tuvahaugen4869 2 года назад

I am Norwegian too

@pyptron_7114 2 года назад

@@johnshafer7214 Syttande Mai

@tripathiashutosh874 2 года назад

OK 🙄

@jespernayberg675 Год назад

I am from Denmark - born and bred (?) -- and it is impossible to prefer one country over the other. Both Norway and Sweden - in own its way - breathtakenly beautiful - and its peoples respectavily same ways. You simply if possible have to experience for yourself - you will not be dissapointed - that is a promise!

@user-ds6zg2yc2h 6 месяцев назад

No. Its easy for a dane to prefer norwegian over swedes. danes love norwegians more. Fact!

@kenhart8771 3 месяца назад

@@user-ds6zg2yc2h 😄

@stefi7717 Год назад

Been in both countries as a tourist and found same high quality of life,feeling safe equal safety (a bit more in Norway honestly),both "expensive " for a person from the Southern Europe,but so clean,well organized and with an excellent transportation system. Since very hot Summers are my Achille's Heel,l enjoyed the weather so much too. The only difference l found was between people who live in the Capitals,Oslo and Stockholm. In my experience,l found the Norwegians more friendly and helpful (just in the Capital,no differences between people from the villages,all super lovely).Greetings from Italy 🤗.

@eiavops4576 Год назад

Norway is better, sweden has a massive crime and immigration problem

@stefi7717 Год назад

@@eiavops4576 honestly l noticed that,it looks like Sweden is in the same conditions as my country (Italy),in terms of criminality and illegal immigration. But ltalians seem more nationalist somehow,reactive but not as racist as many people say.

@justkevin2920 Год назад

i would say it's more of a culturally difference since the Sweden is a more mind your own business country if that makes sense

@hedning003 Год назад

@@justkevin2920 that is exactly true , we swedes have a reputation of being,somewhat shy and very strict about out personal space - i can honestly say that that is'nt the case in reality,sure we often dont do smalltalk whit strangers at the busstop,but we surley dont have any problem doing so,if asked to- we are slightly reserved,but it's due to respect for the other person, he or she might not be interested in talking,so we leave them alone,so dont feel sad if you come to sweden and no one talks to you-start the conversation,and we will get in to it😁

@thetoyodacar2264 Год назад

@@hedning003 idk as a norwegian, is that not also how Norwegians are? Or are sweeds even more so?

@mikaeljohansson6518 Год назад

As a Swede i love my Norwegian brothers and sisters ❤️

@Retzmag Год назад

As a Norwegian I love our jokes about you swedes, and it makes me curious if you guys have the exact same ones about us 😁

@mikaeljohansson6518 Год назад

@@Retzmag Yes we have 😀

@dannydcluex Год назад

😂

@bftrucking98 3 месяца назад

men hockey i norge er noe drit

@bftrucking98 3 месяца назад

Färjestad love

@einarryvarden5802 2 года назад

Tiny correction: Scandinavia is comprised of three countries, Denmark is included with Norway and Sweden. The Nordic countries add Iceland and Finland.

@monamariitoots4603 Год назад

Actually, Estonia is also a part of the Nordic countries.

@JamesVaughan Год назад

Outside of the three Scandinavian kingdoms, "Scandinavia" is often considered more broadly as both a cultural and geographical concept so as to include Finland and sometimes Iceland. A part of Finland is actually on the Scandinavian peninsula, even though Finland is ethnically and linguistically distinct from the three kingdoms (though it has a 5% Swedish minority, and there has been much mixing between Swedes and Finns).

@Sweenymee Год назад

@@JamesVaughan no Scandinavian will agree with that statement.

@JamesVaughan Год назад

@@Sweenymee Did I say they would? You need to read my comment again.

@bafattvahetere Год назад

@@monamariitoots4603 Wrong statement.

@luckiegit Год назад

Yes if only much of the world took the example of these two on how to manage their countries and care for their people. From an admiring Irishman 😘

@michaelbyrd7883 Год назад

These countries are very low populations compared to most and mostly homogenous, right? Not many Blacks, Hispanics Arabs, Asians, Indians right? When you mix all those different skin colors, facial features, religious, culture and customs you have problems. That's why everyone can be educated, paid properly and housed properly. Add 40 million more people to each country and see how they do with half of them non white. Bring a bunch of Nigerians, Kenyans, Saudis and Packies there many, many problems will arise. Sounds lonely, I do like the fact that religion is not shoved in your face and there's so many wild places.

@PomMom700 Год назад

There is so much greed, and corruption in the U.S.A. Corporations are allowed to buy our elected officials and our non-elected government employees such as the FBI, CIA, and military etc - experiment on the civilians with impunity.

@Neo-xn7vc Год назад

Not much to admire. Read my comment.

@rebeccagilstrap3507 Год назад

Admiring American here. Same.

@Neo-xn7vc Год назад

@@rebeccagilstrap3507 So in what way to we care about people ?! I am swedish and so pissed off you have no idea. Twice my son got abused because he was not aloud to walk on the sidewalk. This sidewalk now belong to arabs apperently. Three guys from Afghainstan tried to kniferob me in a small town on the westcoast. We have the highest crimerate by far in Europe. My mother has so bad pension she can not afford electricity.

@ronque23 Год назад

When I think of Nordic people, they always seem so nice and open to meeting new people and sharing cultures. I look forward to visiting someday and seeing those beautiful fjords!

@KetilDuna 8 месяцев назад

I find norwegians are a bit reserved, but sincere in meeting with new people. When introductions are over, we tend to find new life long friends.

@mimimimek3488 4 месяца назад

@@KetilDuna the norwegian lifestyle seems so much more chill and quiet, while sweden is busy doing industry and dealing with immigrants

@33d672 Месяц назад

@@mimimimek3488 sounds like opinion heavly influenced by Media. Not everywhere in Sweden is Malmö

@mimimimek3488 Месяц назад

@@33d672 what are you talking about? northern sweden with 3 people?

@33d672 Месяц назад

@@mimimimek3488 Most places in sweden is extremely safe without much crime at all. Not everyone lives in Malmö. That is what I am talking about, and you’d know if you actually lived here. Media has blown this way out of proportion

@pumpkin2477 Год назад

Im a half swede half norwegian who lives in sweden and I like both countries so much, like siblings we often fight and joke with each other, but it is all out of love

@deteon1418 2 года назад

🇸🇪Swede🇸🇪 here. Honestly you sort of nailed this one. Loved the information as well as the similarities and differences. Bra jobbat! *(Fun fact: Sweden has the most islands in the world)* Btw, this year is election year in Sweden, and the first one I will be able to vote in, so I am grateful that you offer a lot of political videos. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@matthiasknutzen6061 2 года назад

Vem ska du rösta på?

@deteon1418 2 года назад

@@matthiasknutzen6061 Mjölbypartiet såklart. Kom igen det blir kul.

@matthiasknutzen6061 2 года назад

@@deteon1418 kul

@ItsCrypt1cal 2 года назад

@@deteon1418 lmfao Mjölby on top

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I can't believe I forgot to mention Sweden having the most islands out of all countries in the world!

@Roybwatchin Год назад

I've been to Sweden over 30 times and I love the country and especially the friendly people. I have driven all over the southern areas and up a little further north to Sandviken. I have never felt unsafe anywhere in the country and the people are so friendly and inviting. Lots of fun stuff to do there, would recommend it to anyone who wants to visit. I have only flown into and out of Oslo a few times so I can't say anything except that flying over Norway, you see breathtaking mountainous views. I have been to Iceland four times and really liked those visits, similar in a lot of ways and the best Lobster Bisque I've ever had in Reykjavik. Also have traveled some in Denmark and again, super friendly people everywhere you go. In conclusion....lol..... The Scandinavian/Nordic countries and the people are great! If you ever get the chance to go there, I highly recommend it.

@peepaw_of_9 Год назад

There is a very small town near where I live called Norway and in the 50s I believe King Olaf came and visited there. They have a very small museum and store that sells tons of Norwegian brands of items.

@ripple6918 2 года назад

Sweden and Norway are some of my favorite countries and the world probably should be inspired and learn from these two countries

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Exactly!

@perer005 2 года назад

Nono, nothing can be learned from them!! // Beff Jezos

@Mitchery 2 года назад

*Dat* *Profile* *Pic*

@RoyalLegend1000 2 года назад

@@perer005 yeah If he was in Norway he will lost everything, because of the rules of workers conditions

@akselrosales 2 года назад

@@RoyalLegend1000 Oh no, then he wouldnt be able to exploit all of his workers

@MrNobody-zi3nw Год назад

I'm a Norwegian and I am Proud to live in a Beautiful country Just like Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Our friendship between all the Nordic countryswill last forever and Maybe Our friendships between our country's will grow stronger. I love 🇧🇻🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰

@thomasjefferson6225 Год назад

Your country produces the most untrustworthy people I've ever met.

@Svendsor Год назад

Cringe. Greetings from a Norwegian.

@yeetingat100subs9 Год назад

@@Svendsor Thankfully most Norwegians aren't as negative as you. You don't want the nordic countries to have friendship or what's the deal?

@peter-jb Год назад

@@Svendsor why the cringe? LOL

@The_real_fbi Год назад

@@Svendsor you are why the norwegians are jokes about in sweden

@guntertorfs6486 Год назад

I'm a Flemish- Belgian engineer. Worked and lived in both countries. A big factor for the Scandinavian pride and satisfaction is the positive image the population gets installed into them from childhood. My native country does the opposite , although , except for nature, it also has a high standard of living. Makes a lot of difference in my experience.

@Mikebumpful Год назад

That is interesting! We certainly have a lot of nationalism instilled onto us here in Norway. I think maybe Sweden a bit less so. Welp, at least it's not as bad as North Korea. Or the United States..!

@guntertorfs6486 Год назад

@@Mikebumpful Nothing inherently wrong with some healthy national pride , in my opinion. Coming from a country where you get spoon fed the opposite , that you're just a little insignificant speck on the map of the world , be humble and quiet and focus on your minuses , without ever taking some pride in your pluses , isn't healthy either.

@johnbastille5483 Год назад

I've lived in this country for most of my life (all of it so far), but a few years ago I discovered several YT channels about traveling in Norway. The country is extraordinarily beautiful due to its mountains and fjords. I've been around Sweden some (YT) and the country is lovely but nowhere near as dramatic and surprising as its sister to the west. I vote for Norway. We in the US need to learn from these two countries as to how to live together and spread the burden around via taxes.

@franklinclinton4539 2 года назад

Alright now you owe me a "Finland and Estonia compared" video.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Heck yeah

@MissJean63 2 года назад

I took college classes in the early 80’s with a young man from Estonia 🇪🇪. I’ll second that request. 🙂

@ToastedCigar 2 года назад

To be honest, Sweden and Finland would be a better comparison. Estonia is a close and dear partner of Finland, but it is also a Baltic country that was still rather recently occupied by Soviet Union, and is distinctively different in many ways. Finland is a Nordic country that looks and feels A LOT like Sweden because of the long shared history between the two, and bevause of the fact that the Finnish welfare-society was built by modelling Sweden.

@vem9583 Год назад

@@ToastedCigar Finland is definitely more similar to Sweden so it’s more interesting to compare it to Estonia

@Ken-gv2ql Год назад

I am British and have spent 5 years of my life living in Norway and a lot of time in Sweden. Apart from the obvious beauty of both countries the impressive thing that stands out to me most of all about Scandanavians is their respect for other people, their lack of materialism and peacful attitude to life.

@peterp4037 Год назад

Actually it's the opposite, they are very materialistic.

@simzen6492 11 месяцев назад

Hey, I know you dropped this comment a long time ago, but with the chance of a reply, I will ask anyway. Would you recommend living in Sweden or Norway. I'm currently studying at uni in Britain but after this I want to leave as soon as possible. I know that taxes and cost of living are quite high there and know that wages tend to be good also. I want to leave Britain to go to a country with a better government, economy, and people. Would you recommend either of these? How have you managed the move there? (things like the language barrier)

@tpeterson9140 10 месяцев назад

@@simzen6492 im swedish and can answer any questions

@carlosacta8726 Год назад

Kudos! Really entertaining and educational video! I would love to learn more about the differences between their languages and intelligibility.

@panterqueen2 Год назад

I’m a Norwegian living in Sweden, and I was pleased to see that you got your facts straight👍🏻 The only flaw I could find in this video is that preschool is not free in either country. Very expensive, but close to mandatory in Norway, and cheaper, but more based on actual need for childcare in Sweden. Otherwise, I thought this was a very informative video. Kudos!

@TheSteff51 Год назад

It's true that it's not free, but heavily subsidized. The maximum amount you pay for 3 kids (or more, after that it's free) is around $300/month. One child approx $150. Compared to many private kindergartens in other part of the world that's not that expensive.

@gastonrelanez3724 Год назад

@@TheSteff51 How strong is the woke agenda in kindegarden there now?

@georgflermoen7430 Год назад

I also believe that there is no state church in Norway. if i am not mistaken it was abolished in 2012.

@resorband Год назад

@@georgflermoen7430 it's optional in sweden to pay for it anyway

@davidcarothers3311 Год назад

As a professional pickpocket it's a Lot Easier in Sweden...

@LucasBenderChannel 2 года назад

The fact that Norway and Sweden are constantly topping almost any positive ranking of all countries in the world... that does make me a little jealous. ;) Good role models in many aspects. Thank you for the video, Mr Beat!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Yeah, you'd think the rest of the world would wake up and seek to emulate what they are doing, but nah, pride and stuff.

@BisexualPlagueDoctor 2 года назад

Other then historically lol, specifically Sweden with there crusades and Viking stuff, Norway did Viking stuff too But atleast there good now

@chrisortiz8072 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat I'd say it's more greed than pride but I guess we will just say it's a matter of perspective.

@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty 2 года назад

Their economic model is really something to behold. It sounds dramatic but just read through some statistics. You'll see a pattern.

@martinottesen1053 2 года назад

A texan kid Every single country on earth has something in their history that was bad, controversial, or that they should be ashamed of. A people svouldn’t be called bad based on something they did 1000 years ago, but rather on their current actions, and on how well they’ve learned from their previous misdeeds.

@d.sazzles4217 Год назад

I am proud of Scandinavia or the north european countries. We can learn a lot from you guys in central europe especially in Germany. These countries are better in almost everything. Big respect and a lot of love from the South of Germany❤

@alberthartl8885 Год назад

I grew up in Minnesota. My maternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden but my childhood home town was about 50% ethnic Norwegian. Lefse, pickled herring, lutefisk and all things Scandinavian were an everyday part of life. According to 23 & Me, I am related to about 20% of the people in Sweden.

@zirak93-2 Год назад

I would have learned the language if I were you.

@heidiaamodt5138 Год назад

My grandfathers sister moved to Minnesota, Minneapolis from Norway. And one of her daugthers, Carol held contact with her cousins in Norway and my mother was one of them. Carol visit Norway twice and my parents went to visit Minneapolis too. Carol and my mother both died in 2014, only a month between them when they pasta away. I think Minnesota is a beautiful place too!! ❤ from Norway

@barno978 Год назад

Nice man! You should learn Swedish to connect better with your roots. You're welcome home to the north whenever you want viking blood runs through your veins

@elijahgarrett7267 Год назад

im from minnesota as well, i have no nordic heritage lol but the influence is strong here and i plan on living in a nordic country for some temporary time out of college

@LindmarkDator Год назад

cool. One day I want to visit Minnesota and explore the lands that the people from Scandinavia emigrated to. On the map I can see swedish words like Mora and Karlstad in Minnesota. I love that even I know perhaps its not so much Swedish culture left in that villages. /Jonas from North Sweden

@j.c.ca.o.l7035 2 года назад

I am not Scandinavian, but I have a great love for Sweden, and regret not going there when I lived in Europe, though I hope to visit Stockholm, and Gotenborg in January. I studied Swedish in college, and have been studying it on Duolingo for almost three years; I have also been studying Norwegian for almost a year, and I of course hope to visit Norway one day as well.

@starexgo3888 2 года назад

Sweden has a LOT of beautiful nature Here are a few examples: west coast, Sarek, stora sjöfallet, stekenjokk, kiruna, Gällivare, Stockholms 30000 islands, abisko, Karesuando, kebnekaise, Hemavan and lots of fjord like lakes in the north

@j.c.ca.o.l7035 2 года назад

@@starexgo3888 Oh Thank you so much, as I said I hope to go in January or February. I know it will be winter, but I am fine with that. I will definitely look into what you have recommended.

@millemelon1595 2 года назад

@@j.c.ca.o.l7035 I must tell you that summer in Sweden is truly wonderful

@j.c.ca.o.l7035 2 года назад

@@millemelon1595 Oh I have no doubt, and I hope one year I can attend the Midsommar festival.

@millemelon1595 2 года назад

@@j.c.ca.o.l7035 Du är så välkommen!

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI 2 года назад

Scandinavia is perhaps the best nations on Earth. Countries in the region like Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark can teach the USA something.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

They can teach the entire world a lot!

@rl2023te 2 года назад

Some countries don't want to be like them. :/

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI 2 года назад

@@rl2023te why?

@rl2023te 2 года назад

@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI Different culture, different beliefs. I'm not saying it's a good or bad thing. It just seems western centric. For example, Saudi Arabia isn't looking to be like Norway and Nigeria isn't trying to be Sweden any time soon. While USA maybe embracing their system of GOV slowly, we are closer in values. A part of my family is from Saudi Arabia. Always a total culture shock when I visit where religion is the law, the last thing on people mind is the environment when you are trying to eat and provide. I don't ever see them being religionless, social democratic, pro renewable countries in northern Europe. It's easier when you system of government that is similar to a country but to expect that out of other nations with different values seems like a pipe dream.

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI 2 года назад

@@rl2023te which is why a free liberal society is the best way so people respect each other’s beliefs and customs

@alyssaerdmann2184 Год назад

This was a super interesting video to watch! Part of my dad's side is Norwegian and I was always curious about the country as a whole! Thanks, Mr. Beat!

@qihuacheng7212 Год назад

I've been to Sweden and lived in Stockholm for near 3 years for doing scientific research as a visiting scholar.Sweden is beautiful and people are friendly!

@thim8009 2 года назад

My great Grandfather came from Sweden and my great Grandmother came from Norway. They met each other when they were there, but didn't have a relationship. They met in Iowa after decending here and got married. I was very young when they passed.

@barno978 Год назад

you have nordic blood running through your veins then, you should learn about our culture if you haven't already since you are somewhat apart of it I think you'll find it very interesting considering you have a connection to it! You're welcome home to the north whenever you want my friend

@CeciliaBlomdahl 2 года назад

Thank you so so much for the shout out!! I really appreciate it 😍🙏🏻

@number4privetdrive Год назад

Great video! :-) Small note, your castle for Sweden (9:30) appears to be Trakai castle, in Lithuania.

@azizihabibi3188 Год назад

I had Nippon Soppa when I was in Sweden and I fell in love 😊. The people there are so polite and just wonderful all around!

@PearlPaisley Год назад

I think you mean Nyponsoppa. It's a sweet soup made from the nyponberry. Its usually eaten cold as a dessert and people sometimes but in small sweet mini biscits called biskvier. You can also eat it warm with vanilla ice cream. Delicious! As a child you often had it when you were at home being sick. At least in the 80s when I grew up. Good memories! You could try to find it in your local ikea. Its sold in carton bottles and I think I have seen it there.

@kingcrimson4133 11 месяцев назад

yeah, nippon soppa would be japanese soup 🇯🇵

@nickfoster9350 2 года назад

I've been saying for years that the Scandinavian model is the model all nations should be striving to emulate.

@lmperlum 2 года назад

Nah, we all should look up to North Korea

@rl2023te 2 года назад

I agree but it's a western perspective. I don't see Saudi Arabia ever becoming the next Norway. Or, many other nations for that matter. The culture and values are different.

@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty 2 года назад

Their economics work better than ours. It's just a fact. Shown by statistics year after year. Me personally I want us to emulate not just Norway but also Vietnam.

@kobban63 2 года назад

Yesnt

@ssssaa2 2 года назад

@@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty They work better - in Norway and Sweden. perhaps these countries would also work just fine with a different model... because they are norway and sweden and not the Congo or Afghanistan.

@leylabigloo1147 Год назад

I have been in Norway , it's beautiful Country with very kind People .

@gerardacronin334 Год назад

Kudos on the mention of Cecelia Blomdahl’s channel. She’s actually Swedish. Her channel is so interesting that I have put Svalbard on my bucket list. Unfortunately it’s very expensive to get there!

@katiedaruwalla681 Год назад

Wonderful countries to visit ..thank you for the amazing photography.

@Andjac2010 2 года назад

The Norwegian state and the Church of Norway were actually decoupled in 2017. It is still the nominally largest church in Norway and it still receives public funding (as does all religious communities of a certain size), but priests are no longer technically state employees and the king is no longer head of the church.

@johanlevin3746 Год назад

Most Swedes really only something negative towards Norway, Denmark or Finland during sport events. As it should be. Other than that i can honestly say that Norway feels like a sibling and I am proud of them and feel deeply connected. If anyone try to nurture some sort of animosity between us it is just stupid, at least until the next football game...

@onelife7247 Год назад

They both have the same sense of humour and the men are equally outstanding in both countries ✅

@Haxxel8 Год назад

Im from Sweden and this was a great video! Yes you must see the nordic lights! Its an all out magical experience. The other thing that I think more people needs to do is to visit Norways fjords! The views brigs tears to my eyes!

@toringepedersen9614 2 года назад

Just a small correction; Norway does not have a state church anylonger, not since 2012. Also, I do feel the need to point out that the Kalmar Union between Norway, Sweden and Denmark was in large part a product of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, she reigned as a regent, I believe, while her son was underaged. Also, I might be mistaken, but did you skip over our independence from Sweden in 1905?

@JoakimLarsson-by8qv Год назад

He didn't, as he stated that the union lasted for 91 years.

@MartyMcSpooky 2 года назад

I have been waiting for this for a long time! I can also see that this took a lot of effort, good job, Mr Beat!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Thanks a lot!

@AndrewKNI 8 месяцев назад

A very informative video Mr Beat. Thank you for all your research. 🙂

@demomanmane1888 Год назад

btw, nice to see that you have allot of footage from Ålesund, my home community, or at least allot from Ålesund City, its a nice place, with interesting history

@walkyasmrwalkman5925 Год назад

Great video! A tiny correction though. As a matter of fact you do NOT need to ask permission when camping on private property either. As long as it's at least 400 meters from the house where the landowner lives. These are the rules in Sweden and I would not be surprised if there's something similar in Norway. Free roaming means basically literally free roaming on all land.

@rsb67 2 месяца назад

Love what you say about free roaming means what it says! The midwestern ties to Scandinavia again evident in the common description of Midwesterners who say what they mean and mean what they say! Aka: no BS. Drives some people crazy. Oh well, too bad for them.

@languist 2 года назад

Norway and Sweden make fun of each other, without actually fighting, that’s how safe we are together

@Svensk7119 2 года назад

What's the fastest way to make a Swede and a Norwegian fight side-by-side? Put them in Denmark.

@Svensk7119 2 года назад

I am Swedish and Norwegian, and unfortunately I speak neither language! We kept some of our jokes, though, when we emigrated, so we didn't lose ALL the culture.😂😉

@PatrickReuploaded 2 года назад

Norway and Sweden are almost the same. I guess that’s why you have Swedish heritage despite being from Norway.

@Simon11354 2 года назад

How do you sink a Norwegian submarine? You knock on the door hatch.

@SebHaarfagre 2 года назад

@@Svensk7119 That's a great one actually and can be used in/for all the countries, and especially to make outlanders understand our relationship 😂 Where did you emigrate to?

@masteren75 8 месяцев назад

Hi! Thanx for a fun video! I just have to point out that Norway do not have a state church. State and church was parted in 2012.

@TheHazzasez Год назад

I have enjoyed visiting Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Finland. I spent the most time in Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. I'm from Britain, and Iceland was the most intriguing and other-worldly place in comparison. My Mother's ancestry is from the Swedish Island of Gotland, so we went to visit there. Love the Nordic countries.

@synthsauce 2 года назад

5:47 I love how you made the Denmark-Norway flag look like it was screaming 🤣

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I do what I can. :)

@disputedname 2 года назад

Thats just the Danish naval banner of the time...

@PakBallandSami 2 года назад

These two countries are really really interesting imo we can learn a lot form them and both have a lot of similarly like you said both are Nordic and Scandinavian countries so they are bought to have some similarly and I like these types of comparison videos because we can reason that why they should be compared then let say comparing entirely different countries

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Yeah, although I do hope to do more comparisons of countries that are completely opposite of each other. :)

@lazy7566 2 года назад

@@night6724 Well to be fair, 99.99% of Norwegians voted for independence so the Swedes didn’t feel like they could hold on to them.

@lazy7566 2 года назад

@@night6724 He was popular. Also, they didn’t have any royal family of their own.

@lazy7566 2 года назад

@@night6724 As I said, they didn’t want to BE a part of Sweden. And you’re really adding unnecessary info to prove a point that is nonexistent? The 2nd reply doesn’t have anything to do with what you’re trying to prove. They didn’t become fascist before the third Reich forced them to. They actually took inspiration from the French and American governments when creating their own government.

@joeking433 Год назад

It only works for Scandinavians. Which there are a lot of Scandinavians in the northern US states like Wisconsin and Minnesota, and they are actually like the Scandinavian countries in a lot of ways and have a very friendly hard working community oriented culture like Scandinavia. But you can't force it on non-Scandinavian cultures it it won't work. It works only for Scandinavians.

@leoprg5330 Год назад

I visited Denmark, Sweden AND Finland and I have to say Finland is my most favorite to visit as it's most unique of them all. Denmark is more similar do both Germany and Central Europe while Sweden is the most influential in Scandinavia.

@LightPr1nce Год назад

You should visit Norway, its the best out of all

@gus473 Год назад

Hope you also get to 🇦🇽 Åland!Those Swedish-speaking islands are technically Finland, yet are self-governed! 😎✌🏼

@scotmandel6699 Год назад

@@LightPr1nce what makes it best and you saying it is doesn't make it so.

@LightPr1nce Год назад

@@scotmandel6699 Norway has glaziers, Northern lights, more mountains, more fjords, an overall better nature

@resorband Год назад

@@LightPr1nce but not a functioning economy

@genericineverything7619 8 месяцев назад

Gotta love watching videos about my own country Btw, kinda funny how you talked about the viking age and suddenly showed a clip of the vasa museum A museum about a ship that sank year 1628 (20 minutes after it was put to sea for the first time)

@monkri4136 2 года назад

Im Norwegian but I love Sweden too ♥ Best of two worlds

@patrikvoren4256 Год назад

I am from Sweden! And I a really glad that you show these countries to the rest of the world.

@amandalong220 Год назад

Minor note: The ship shown at 4:14 looks to be the Vasa which wasn't from The Viking Age but the 17th century.

@gregoz6 Год назад

Thanks for this fantastic video, I lived in Stockholm for a couple of years and have great memories.

@vanrozay8871 2 года назад

One thing Mr. Beat could learn from these countries is NOT to have a negative attitude toward high taxes; wide security, less extreme wealth gaps, less social unrest and anger, more civil in all ways. GOP gripes about "nanny state," happy to maintain wealth gap, unfair policing. Scandinavian social democracy is the best political organization on Earth.

@Marslarius 2 года назад

I agree. I'm from Norway and I have no problem with the high taxes, when we see great that comes with it. I would even want to higher than they are now, but the "social Democrats" won't:/

@vanrozay8871 2 года назад

@@Marslarius here in america, millions of brainwashed fools hate "socialism" while having little idea of what it is/how it works. our commercial media has been taken over by racist authoritarians. easier to believe than to think, i guess!

@hotcarguyhotcarguy169 2 года назад

I’m from Sweden and our biggest problems is caused by social democracy, we have done so well for ourselves because we got rich of ww2 and thus had a thriving industry producing lots of famous products, we have made it in spite of socialism not because of it and we hate high taxes so very very much, we also have a more free market economy more than almost any other country in the world even more then the US. The socialist have also given us mass immigration from countries with no education and non of the northern values which in turn has led to massive social problems and sadly a response from the nationalist movement known as the Sweden democrats.

@Nevergofullretard321 2 года назад

Norway isn't Socialist. Lol.

@xaviercopeland2789 2 года назад

@@Marslarius higher than they even are now? Bruh, they don’t even spend what they take from us now well, they need less not more. Maybe then they’d have to get their shit together as they wouldn’t have a damn near unlimited budget to blow on bullshit and society will still expect what we usually get, meaning they’d have to cut back on stuff we don’t need for once.

@UriahButler1974 2 года назад

Im a Norwegian.Great video! Just a small correction. Norway did abolish its state church back in 2012. The only connection to a state church is that our king still insists on beeing a lutheran ;)

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I wonder why my sources got this one wrong. Thanks for letting me know!

@UriahButler1974 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat the parlament did its constitutional change in 2012, but it was implemented in 2017/18, so quite recently😊

@newmb321 9 месяцев назад

My Grandma's grandparents actually moved to the midwest from Norway during the period you mentioned. I knew the midwest was a popular destination for Scandinavians but I didn't realize there was a whole movement due to economic circumstances. Interesting!

@ToyTap 4 месяца назад

You have exactly the same voice as Varrick in The Legend of Korra. This is insanely hilarious to hear x) Excellent video btw !

@FairyCRat 2 года назад

You could've also mentioned that Sweden is in the European Union while Norway isn't... probably something to do with their oil money and fishing economy

@Andjac2010 2 года назад

That is part of it. However, the main reasons scholars have pointed out when examining the two Norwegian EU referendums have been the perifery-center axis. A lot of identity has traditionally been linked to the perifery and local communities and the word "union" has long been an anathema in Norway.

@theperson8487 2 года назад

That’s just a nice way of saying we’re egotistical. True.

@edvins8863 2 года назад

It might be. But the eu referendum was nearly 50/50 in both countries. So the opinion on joining the eu was pretty similar.

@chrizzle6222 2 года назад

@@theperson8487 why is it " egotistical " to want your nations resources under your own control?

@theperson8487 2 года назад

@@chrizzle6222 That’s not necessarily egotistical. However, our problem here in Norway is that we put ourselves above multiple other people. Norway’s living standards would only sink slightly if we joined the EU, but many countries in the EU would perhaps have it much better than they used to have it. It’s quite subjective, I suppose, but I prioritise the entire continent over my own country.

@Calicarver Год назад

Denmark is also Scandinavian! All three Scandinavian countries speak similar language and can generally understand each other well both spoken and written.

@ls-l1518 Год назад

I am Norwegian, living in Denmark. It's Denmark and the Danes Norwegians love, not the Swedes..

@henriklarsson5221 Год назад

@@ls-l1518 I live in Scania, former half-part of the Danish kingdom, and i don´t like you either... but i do like the danes.

@kenhart8771 3 месяца назад

@@ls-l1518 😄

@kenhart8771 3 месяца назад

@@henriklarsson5221 Oh that is sweet. We , Danes miss our family in Scania since 1658 ❤

@PurplePunchini 7 месяцев назад

I'm going to add another fun trivia based on the last part of the video on the Endurance. It was a Swedish ROV/AUV that found the Endurance during the Endurance 22 mission.

@user-cr3fz8lz2i 3 месяца назад

As I get ready to retire (call it retirement training), I have been watching many videos on Europe. On my bucket list are motorcycling trips through Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Italy…you get the point. I spent 12 of 20 years in the Air Force overseas and thought my traveling was done. It’s been over 21 years now since I retired from the military and I’m getting the itch to travel. So many beautiful countries and so little time!!! Great video!!!

@Lets-Walk-Around 2 года назад

History seprated the Norway and Sweden. But While living in Sweden and visiting Norway many times it feels like moving between the countries we just feel like moving between a town of the same city. 🥀 Love and Peace all around 🇸🇯🇸🇪

@the_chandler 2 года назад

I'm so psyched that you mentioned Norwegian Black Metal and Swedish Death Metal.

@txiabneeb Год назад

Yes, I wish to visit the Sami people because their traditional wears are pretty much the same as mine, the Hmong people in Asia. Thanks for your post.

@joro6525 8 месяцев назад

Fantastiskt video😊You are 100% correct and spot on. Beautifully done!

@DarthRaptor22 2 года назад

I wish the US would mimic the Nordic model. It must be nice to be treated as a human instead of a burden

@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty 2 года назад

No kidding man. Actually being given the money and services you need to survive...not this rugged individualism and "up by the bootstraps" rhetoric.

@someguy2135 2 года назад

I agree. You should watch Michael Moore's documentary "Where to Invade Next." "Filmmaker Michael Moore visits various countries to examine how Europeans view work, education, health care, sex, equality, and other issues. From cafeteria food to sex ed, Moore looks at the benefits of schooling in France, Finland and Slovenia. In Italy, he marvels at how workers enjoy reasonable hours and generous vacation time. In Portugal, Moore notes the effects of the decriminalization of drugs. Through his travels, we discover just how different America is from the rest of the world." I am guessing Finland is similar to Norway and Sweden. Maybe he should do a sequel for them.

@dylanswanson3873 2 года назад

My ancestors moved from southern Sweden in the 1800s to a small town in Pennsylvania that I still live in today, as well as several other Swedish families such as the Anderson’s Nelson’s Johnson’s and Olsen. The founder of the town general Thomas L Kane wanted people to move to his town that were use to the climate so he chose Swedes,

@SebHaarfagre 2 года назад

Yeah it's interesting to see the Scandinavian diaspora. Most Norwegians emigrate/d to Minnesota and areas in some other provinces I don't remember. Dakota? Maybe that's why Minnesotans are so good at "dugnad" / volunteer work lol and the "Minnesotan nice" and all that

@hsmpuslinnhag4700 Год назад

Was your ancestors from Småland? I know we had a lot of people emigrating from Småland back in the days

@dylanswanson3873 Год назад

@@hsmpuslinnhag4700 it’s vary possible but I haven’t looked far into it, we use to have a book that told us everything about that but I different family has it now and they’re unwilling to give it back

@terjefevag2455 Год назад

Why say Nelson? it's Nilson, the son of Nils. Nobodies named Nels.

@runessonadamar Год назад

@@terjefevag2455 Because that´s their name now. Many swedes and norweigans "americinized" their names when moving there. Therefore their names most definetly are Nelson instead of Nilsson or Anderson instead of Andersson.

@MaxRiley 5 месяцев назад

I'd love if you'd also talked about people's habits, culture, personality, etc. Thanks for what you do.

@noahmagnusson2612 Год назад

Bro That Amusment Park at the backround on 10:51 Looks Dope

@aquajuwel7098 Год назад

Lived in both countries. Norway definitely have the most beautiful nature and the MONEY, a lot of money. But Sweden have Abba and IKEA and meatballs, more well known in other countries . When it comes to culture i would say that Norwegians and Swedes are quite similar, quiet, shy and generally introverted before you get to know them better. Not easy to get friends if you don’t work for it, but when you get a friend they are super nice people. In Norway i have friends that i consider to be family and they have visited me here in Germany several times. What country did i like to live in the most?….i must say Norway, because of the pay and general quality of living. I also felt safer there, Sweden unfortunately have a lot of crime in the big cities and i had some really scary episodes in Stockholm. Never felt unsafe in Oslo and Bergen where i lived.

@KittraKittra Год назад

LOL! ABBA AND MEATBALLS. :-)

@magnuswettermark8293 Год назад

Sweden has also two of the worlds biggest manufactures of big trucks - Volvo and Scania. Worldclass both of them..

@ahkkariq7406 Год назад

Sweden have ABBA and meatballs, but Norway have the amazing band a-ha and meat cakes, which actually are the same as meatballs, just bigger.

@8is 2 года назад

Fun fact: Sweden has actaully the most islands of any nation in the world at 221 000. While Norway has the third most islands at 55 000.

@formicidaeinc.8075 2 года назад

norway has 239,057 source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_islands

@8is 2 года назад

@@formicidaeinc.8075 Wikipedia also supports the fifty thousand figure, but it depends on which source you go by. Either way, Sweden always has the most islands, while Norway usually hovers around the top 3. In the case you showed, Wikipedia cited Sweden having 267,570 islands.

@larrywave 2 года назад

@@8is and finland has 224 661 so sweden beats us 🤣

@8is 2 года назад

@@larrywave Well, at least you got more than Indonesia's teeny-tiny 18 000 islands xD.

@Dan-fo9dk 2 года назад

Sorry your "fun facts" numbers for islands in Norway is not correct. First: one should clarify the definition of an island and it's minimum size ...you don't say anything about that. The official number of islands (from Statens Kartverk) in Norway is 239 057. In addition are there islets/skerries - between 5 and 10 sq.m - 81192. A total of 320 249. Something smaller than the mentioned does not count at all. There are also thousand and thousand of "islands" that get flooded by high tide. That mean that they are not counted at all. While Norway has significant tidal differences of up to 3,5 meters are tidal differences tiny in Sweden. So if those "islands" were located in Sweden it would have been dry land and therefor been counted as proper islands. Norway is an island nation on a total different scale than Sweden. The total area of islands in Norway is 85 360 sq.km. The number of larger islands are far greater in Norway. The number of people living on islands are far bigger in Norway than in Sweden. The infrastructure of big bridges, under the sea tunnels, and car ferries dwarfs anything Sweden has. For example I can drive 338 km - one way - on a archipelago of large islands connected with a number of large bridges and at least two under the sea tunnels ....and I don't know how many "ordinary tunnels" through mountains. You really don't have anything of that scale in Sweden. When you in Sweden have said Gotland and Öland ...well...than you are pretty much done - finito - when it comes to islands of some size. So sorry - again - your "fun facts" dream of Sweden as the ultimate island nation - most islands - does not quite live up to the realities.....

@johnnybacklund153 Год назад

I am Swedish, ofc I would think Scandinavia in general is good. But the last few years I have had a job that lets me spend several months in other countries, been in almost every country in Europe and spend almost 5 months in Japan in 2022. Out of all these places, I still think Scandinavia is the best. And I do think it is because of the taxes and where they go. A kinda bad way to put it is like paying for netflix, you pay each month and you have access to more movies and tv shows than you would have ever seen before streaming was a thing. It is like that, ut instead of movies it is actually useful stuff that EVERYBODY has to use more than once in their life. Thats why we put so much money into education and so on, we have great healthcare. "Lagom" is that Swedish word that means "just right". And it is very Lagom (at least in sweden), not best at a single thing, but quite good at many things instead, just comfortable. Like I said in the beginning, I am Swedish, so ofc I am very biased. But since I have spent many years now in other places, I still feel they are the best overall. This ofc, after you are integrated and are part of the community. I have heard it might not always be very nice right away for newcomers

@johnnybacklund153 Год назад

Sorry for such a long message

@SwaggyCorns Год назад

The Nordic countries are like a big family

@KetilDuna 8 месяцев назад

Norwegians and swedes tell jokes about each other, and when we meet we share the jokes. I love going to Sweden - the camping is outstanding, you can address any swede to ask silly touristy questions and get help, the roads are excellent. In business the border becomes even more blurry as many companies spread across it - or customers are in both countries. The low language barrier really helps too. Norway has an edge, or used to have - in the "good old days" we were treated to swedish television and learned swedish in a jiffy - the other way is not always as smooth. We are also joined in not really understanding the danish spoken language :)

@antonmarc3073 2 года назад

I plan on moving to Sweden this fall for my Master's degree, it is an amazing country that shows that a good government can achieve a lot for society.

@jarnvag1564 2 года назад

Just don’t move into the bad areas, they’ve gotten really bad the past 15 years

@akhandbharat1593 2 года назад

Did you apply already?

@dollasemer532 2 года назад

Välkmmen

@matziii 2 года назад

You will not be dissapointed. I´m from sweden (småland) Hope you enjoys some beautiful summers.

@robinnikkelsen4446 2 года назад

You wont have any issues regarding communication with the Swedish people, we all speak English and actually use the language quite often. At early age we spend a lot of time learning about English and to be honest, many of us use the language more frequently online than our own.

@carl-johanivarsson8261 2 года назад

Excellent and very well-informed video but the ship on 4:14 is not a viking ship but the Swedish regal ship Vasa that sunk in 1628 in the Stockholm harbor.

@Muchoyo Год назад

Yes, it capsized on its maiden voyage due to a construction error. Too tall to be stable once on the water.

@remysimon6819 Год назад

Thank you. Great info👍

@alexanderpersson8870 8 месяцев назад

The painting here 6:28 was Actually made by my best friends ancestor. Their noble family sirname is Cederström

@chasingcars16 2 года назад

@5:07 - @mrbeat - the shared monarch for the Kalmar Union was Margrethe the first (the union was created by her), who was a totally badass and doesn't deserve to be forgotten! Eric of Pomerania messed up and ended his days at a pirate out of Bornholm.

@helenafranzen9828 2 года назад

Thanks for a very informative video! I´m Swedish and perhaps should say I like Sweden best but in fact I adore our Norwegian neighbours just as much. And talking of Scandinavia we should include Denmark. All three countries has a close-knit history and in fact we share the same language base (fornnordiska) so we understand eachother fairly well. As a tourist you don´t need to learn though, we speak really good English.

@IAmGodHimself777 Год назад

Norwegian,Swedish, and danish are pretty much the same language.

@TheHighLiz Год назад

@@IAmGodHimself777 They are indeed very very similar but i think that a swede would have a hard time understanding danish as opposed to norwegian. I think norwegians understand both danish and swedish pretty as its kind of a blend between the two (still different enough to be another language)

@zakkazi9936 Год назад

Thank you for the upload.

@patriciosicardi9247 Год назад

Beautiful video !! Liked your humour too ;)

@stormhagen4906 2 года назад

One correction, in Norway, we no longer have a state church or religion as it was abolished back in 2012. Great video!

@ErikBramsen Год назад

Same in Sweden.

@cullenbohannon1408 Год назад

Do they shoot you for going to church?

@PomMom700 Год назад

I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. Is there any faith in God there?

@barneybeartilde9601 Год назад

@@PomMom700 not much, there are many members of the church but most dont actually believe in any god.

@marcello7781 2 года назад

Two of my favorite countries ever, especially Norway ❤️ For a next video, if it hasn't been done yet, a good comparison could be Spain vs Portugal.

@NikoBellic04 2 года назад

He has done that one actually. It's worth checking out!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Yeah I already did Spain and Portugal!

@marcello7781 2 года назад

@@NikoBellic04 thanks! I must have missed that video. I'm gonna check it out now.

@jonsylte8570 Год назад

All my great grandparents immigrated to the states around 1900. I hope to visit Norway soon and find the town for which I was named.

@maxmahinda1276 Год назад

I'm Kenyan and I love Sweden because of Abba. Particularly Agnetha Faltskog. Great music.

@redblaze8700 2 года назад

Americans: “Columbus discovered America!” Leiv Eriksson: “Hold my beer!”

@martinottesen1053 2 года назад

Correction: hold my mead!

@katiehope7009 2 года назад

We don’t say that anymore

@brukernavn3409 2 года назад

I belive the native Americans discovered it.

@Overlegen 2 года назад

Thank you so much for the high praise!🙏😊 And all facts in your video are accurate, as far as I know…well done! I’m Norwegian, living in Norway. Sweden is our “brother country,” and the second best country in the world! 😁 We are similar in most ways, Norway is better than Sweden in some, not so much in others…

@robertpolityka8464 Год назад

Which country has the more powerful Monarch, on paper? I know both monarchs have roles which are mainly ceremonial?

@xavierlauzac5922 Год назад

Norway’s monarch has slightly more formal power.

@robertpolityka8464 Год назад

@@xavierlauzac5922 cool..but what types of power does one Monarch has but the other one doesn't

@nicholasmlogan Год назад

These magnificent countries are so civilised. Americans would call them socialists/communists but they are much happier, healthier and more prosperous. I have been to both and they are excellent.

@devingiles6597 2 года назад

Hey, Mr. Beat. You should definitely do a video comparing between the United Kingdom and Ireland.

@MegaWunna 2 года назад

I am related to sami people from the region of Jämtland in Sweden even though I was born in Stockholm Sweden. When I was younger we used to go and meet my grandparents up there like every year. It's very beautiful nature up there. I like the mountain hiking in the tundra close to the norwegian boader, it's so beautiful up there.

@Cai77 Год назад

I'm half Swedish and half Finnish, I hope to visit Jämtland. It sounds lovely

@MegaWunna Год назад

@@Cai77 I do recomend it.

@bafattvahetere Год назад

@@Cai77 But Jämtland is not north, it's middle of Sweden. A bit Norwayish, though. Without awesome fjords.

@bjornfisk 8 месяцев назад

I’m an American living in southern Norway and yeah, it’s pretty good here. And the winters are long and dark. I’ll be returning to work after a year of sick leave due to cancer. All my treatments, including a month at a rehabilitation retreat have been free. I also received my normal income for a year and am heading back to my same job. This makes me a very happy taxpayer. Btw, free dental and education for the kids.

@k.j.hulander2204 Год назад

I’m Swedish and I love Norway. The two countries complement each other very well and would make a fantastic singular state… which is of course just something I can dream of. Having lived outside Scandinavia, I know that when most people think of Scandinavia they envision a more small-scale society that is in touch with nature. Thus, I can understand why someone from away would favour Norway as a holiday destination as it ticks more of the boxes for the imagined Scandinavia. That being said, Sweden is the more interesting place to visit for those interested in culture and history, and for academia. Earning a Norwegian salary and paying Swedish prices would be the perfect situation. Alas, in addition to being well-paid, Norwegians are also ripped off when it comes to the price for almost everything. In Sweden you can lead an equally good or better life on a lower salary due to the price level being much lower, which is partly due to the Swedish economy being one of the most competitive ones in Europe with many actors in most sectors that keep pushing prices down in their competition for business. One thing that often is overlooked in these types of videos is the fact that Sweden is a de facto tax haven for the super wealthy and has one of the greatest wealth disparity rates in all of Europe, as well as one of the highest USD billionaires per capita ratios. Capital gains are more or less untaxed in Sweden and there is also no inheritance tax, gift tax or property tax, meaning those with vast holdings who do not depend on a taxed salary have an extremely privileged position. This does mean that Swedish society is more divided that Norwegian society, which makes it both more dynamic and less idyllic. Like I said, the two counties complement each other well. 🇸🇪🫶🇳🇴

@k.j.hulander2204 Год назад

@Danny Michelle ok?