Sweden vs. Norway

[21993]

What are the differences between Sweden, Norway and their peoples. Compare in any aspect you wish and please avoid racist/offensive opinions about them.

[Östsvensk]

There are more Swedes with a Finnic input than Norwegians. On the whole, Swedes and Norwegians are very close on GEDMatch.

Just an example:

Admix Results (sorted):

# Population Percent
1 North_Atlantic 49
2 Baltic 31.61
3 West_Med 8.09
4 East_Med 3.19
5 West_Asian 2.4
6 Red_Sea 2
7 Amerindian 1.16
8 Oceanian 1
9 Northeast_African 0.53
10 Siberian 0.49
11 East_Asian 0.41
12 South_Asian 0.12

Single Population Sharing:

# Population (source) Distance
1 Swedish 3.62
2 Norwegian 5.12
3 Danish 6.34
4 North_Dutch 6.44
5 North_German 6.5
6 North_Swedish 6.76
7 Orcadian 8.45
8 Irish 9.22
9 West_Scottish 9.66
10 Southeast_English 9.77
11 Southwest_English 11.23
12 South_Dutch 12.57
13 East_German 12.64
14 West_German 12.89
15 Austrian 13.44
16 Southwest_Finnish 14.87
17 Hungarian 16.8
18 French 18.41
19 South_Polish 19.25
20 Polish 20.58

[Voskos]

A Norwegian guy told me once he considered swedes as low-class gypsies in a way. Didn't really get what he meant though.

[21993]

A Norwegian guy told me once he considered swedes as low-class gypsies in a way. Didn't really get what he meant though.

Me neither...

[Östsvensk]

A Norwegian guy told me once he considered swedes as low-class gypsies in a way. Didn't really get what he meant though.

That is kind of what Swedes think of the Finnish migrants in Sweden. Didn't know Norwegians thought the same about their eastern neighbours.

[Voskos]

That is kind of what Swedes think of the Finnish migrants in Sweden. Didn't know Norwegians thought the same about their eastern neighbours.

I assume most norwegians don't. He must have been a right winger nationalist.

[Östsvensk]

I assume most norwegians don't. He must have been a right winger nationalist.

If he was a nationalist, he would be quite ignorant to call Swedes Gypsies as they're so close to each other by blood.

Some Norwegians seemingly do not like Swedes that much, which Swedes would normally attribute to inferiority complex. I remember lots of flame wars between certain Swedish and Norwegian members. Another Norwegian said that his grandmother used to say take the brain out of the Norwegian and he becomes a Swede.

[RandomGuy20]

Norwegians seem more easy going and friendly with strangers then Swedes.

[Kyp]

Both are great people

[Chocolate_Hound]

Norwegians are more individualist and pro-American compared to Swedes I've noticed, they are also more patriotic, and seem to have more social rules/norms. I feel like Swedes are more open to strangers and accepting of foreigners. They also seem slightly more formal and industrious similar to Germans.

Sweden has better shopping and food selection. Cities are also bigger and cosmopolitan. Norway is more nature-friendly and has cooler wilderness. I feel like Sweden got snaked of having a decent mountain range.

Norway has better gadgets/technology hands down.

Sweden seems more internationally aware, while most Norwegians have never left their social bubble.

Personally, I could never live in Sweden. Between the two I'd rather choose Norway, but is the more expensive of the two for the average citizen.