**The official Scandinavian awesomeness thread**

[Conor]

... also Finland and Iceland

NORWAY

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4089/4972579490_7304cb71ee_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacopopaggi/4972579490/)
Oslo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacopopaggi/4972579490/) by jacopo.paggi (http://www.flickr.com/people/jacopopaggi/), on Flickr

SWEDEN

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2555/3827407059_b4115c723c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josema_a/3827407059/)
Parliament and Norrbro Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josema_a/3827407059/) by josema (http://www.flickr.com/people/josema_a/), on Flickr

DENMARK

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5057/5519248197_b9fe2ee36f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5519248197/)
Denmark_0468 - Kronborg Castle (http://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5519248197/) by archer10 (Dennis) (http://www.flickr.com/people/archer10/), on Flickr

FINLAND

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6191/6157082621_ccfc2f9ccf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pntphoto/6157082621/)
Kilpisjarvi_041_m1_screen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pntphoto/6157082621/) by pntphoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/pntphoto/), on Flickr

ICELAND

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3018/2601053044_2e31d03345_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acunsolo/2601053044/)
Blue Lagoon Iceland (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acunsolo/2601053044/) by acunsolo (http://www.flickr.com/people/acunsolo/), on Flickr

[Niamh.]

I need to go to Scandinavia, especially Denamrk

[Conor]

I haven't been to Scandinavia either :'( My aunt lives in Denmark though. Jealous.

[Jesus.]

I didn't realise typing "Swedish girls" into google, would be so fraught with danger!

http://www.demotivationalposters.org/image/demotivational-poster/0905/swedish-girls-girls-swedish-sweden-lesbia-demotivational-poster-1242410129.jpg

http://edge.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/518415/80939871.jpg

http://www.demotivationalposters.org/image/demotivational-poster/1102/swedish-girls-swedish-girls-alternative-asian-fetish-demotivational-posters-1298312349.jpg

[Conor]

:evilgrin:

[Marc]

I'm moving to Sweden tomorrow, can't wait :pipe:

[King Gizzard]

Love Norway, need to go to a Molde FK match

http://www.visitnorway.com/ProductImages/TellUs/TellUs_1574_64_large.jpg

[Conor]

I'm moving to Sweden tomorrow

I now hate you :bawling:

Malmo, Sweden...

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2511/3823505872_fd67d960ed_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/svlund/3823505872/)
Turning Torso (http://www.flickr.com/photos/svlund/3823505872/) by svlund (http://www.flickr.com/people/svlund/), on Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4130/4971180873_d4cc78a210_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benchristian/4971180873/)
Turning Torso & White Apartments (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benchristian/4971180873/) by Ben Christian Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/benchristian/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6072/6027158276_a1a5636d14_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthew_in_ham/6027158276/)
Malmo July 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthew_in_ham/6027158276/) by matthew_in_ham (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthew_in_ham/), on Flickr

[Stu]

http://idolator.com/assets/resources/2008/04/turbonegro.jpg

Turbonegro. Pride of Norway.



http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMzY0ODI3MTQyOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMzQ2NzI3._V1._ SX478_SY318_.jpg

Slartibartfast. He made the fjords.



http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/pictures/borga.jpg

Ludvig Borga. Pride of Finland.



Also about a thousand weird sexy female led pussy metal bands between those countries. And Ville Valo. And The Rasmus ... but we'll forget about them.

[Marc]

Love Norway, need to go to a Molde FK match

http://www.visitnorway.com/ProductImages/TellUs/TellUs_1574_64_large.jpg

Indeed

[lostalex]

People love scandanavia because it's the only "white" countries left. it's quite racist. Same reason they like Canada more than thAN THE US. They don't know anything about these countries, just that they are much whiter. lol

[Niamh.]

People love scandanavia because it's the only "white" countries left. it's quite racist. Same reason they like Canada more than thAN THE US. They don't know anything about these countries, just that they are much whiter. lol

http://i.imgur.com/Q7jFB.gif

[lostalex]

http://i.imgur.com/Q7jFB.gif

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0h9wpbdU21rqfhi2o1_500.gif

[Maia]

Off to Scandinavia next year :pipe:

[King Gizzard]

People love scandanavia because it's the only "white" countries left. it's quite racist. Same reason they like Canada more than thAN THE US. They don't know anything about these countries, just that they are much whiter. lol

1. It's not a country

2. Most of the countries in Scandinavia have quite high immigration rates

:idc:

[Stu]

I hope to sample some of the fine Scandinavian landscapes some day. Have some nice coffee and then later maybe sex with their attractive, healthy, progressive natives.

[Niamh.]

Off to Scandinavia next year :pipe:

So racist Mollie :bored:

[lostalex]

1. It's not a country

2. Most of the countries in Scandinavia have quite high immigration rates

:idc:

>1. hence why i said COUNTRIES not country.

>2. no they don't, they actually have incredibly low immigration rates compared to the US, Australia, Canada, and the UK.

[Kizzy]

What about eastern europe? I would so love to live there....
They are like the west was post war bless em, so fresh faced and eager.....

[Niall]

Iceland wins because

http://heelsandheadphones.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/bjork.jpg

[Shaun]

(according to the UN's 2005 worldwide report) Sweden's percentage of the population that is foreign-born is 12.3%. Denmark is 7.16, Norway 7.37, Iceland 7.67 and...let's ignore Finland's 2.96 :p

US is 12.35, Canada is 18.76, Australia is 19.93. UK is only 8.98.

Not really incredibly low compared to them :pipe:

[Kizzy]

Of course 2005 stats are not relevant for the UK today following the 2007 enlargement of the EU....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/8451615/Almost-one-in-eight-people-living-in-UK-are-born-abroad.html

[Conor]

^^ About to post that. Oslo's non-native population is 30% and Stockholm's 25%. I also think that Norway is officially the most tolerant country on Earth.

tbh I'm quite insulted that I have been called a racist for loving Scandinavia. Infact if anything its completely ironic and shows a lack of understanding. I love that part of the world partly because the population is so diverse.

People look up to Scandinavia because it is hyper developed, liberal, free, green, progressive, beautiful, creative, multicultural, peaceful, productive, wealthy, has a well education population and great health system. I'm insanely jealous of them.

[Conor]

BERGEN:

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4058/4681684821_d3cbed760d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29745454@N04/4681684821/)
Bergen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29745454@N04/4681684821/) by Hilde Kari (http://www.flickr.com/people/29745454@N04/), on Flickr

[Kizzy]

It is so beautiful... And has managed to keep green spaces in the city.
I feel in the UK we have got it wrong as our cities and green belts are separate.

[Conor]

^^^ I know. The whole city melts into the hills in that pic.

OSLO:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7213722590_0c9d4d598a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hinksten/7213722590/)
Olso Opera house (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hinksten/7213722590/) by Lars Hinksten (http://www.flickr.com/people/hinksten/), on Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4076/5451033677_440c8b51a3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/popiet/5451033677/)
Oslo, Biskop Gunnerus gate (http://www.flickr.com/photos/popiet/5451033677/) by Sylvain Raybaud (http://www.flickr.com/people/popiet/), on Flickr

[swinearefine]

I love Scandinavia :love: I've taught myself Norwegian and now I'm learning Finnish

[swinearefine]

People love scandanavia because it's the only "white" countries left. it's quite racist. Same reason they like Canada more than thAN THE US. They don't know anything about these countries, just that they are much whiter. lol

Stop stereotyping people and trying to sound wise because you just make yourself sound like an idiot, especially when the statistics do not back up your argument. Scandinavia is very tolerant - they have lenient immigration policies and were leaders in women's rights and gay rights.

[Shaun]

I'm quite insulted that I have been called a racist

don't be, it's just lostalex being lostalex.