Comments on: Scandinavia: One Nation?

By: Doug Brandt

Doug Brandt — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:52:16 +0000

Way late to the conversation here! LOL
As an outsider my input will not count for much , but the way I see it Scandinavia and the Nordics are working pretty well as they are.
I’m not sure that a big change is needed.
The most that I could suggest might be a formal but loose association that basically acknowledges what is already present. Maybe a Confederation or defense co-operative…but I think even that is mostly in place already.
Bottom line: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

By: Oke

Oke — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:37:16 +0000

It would serve the people of all the Nordic countries well. It could start by implementing the things they already have in common and slowly working out differences and resolving them. I don’t understand why Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is a problem for other countries, it works very well for them and keeps them from incurring a huge debt liability like the Swedes have. Some of the objections to a united Nordic nation are not based on anything other than a false sense of pride, which is a detriment to all concerned.

By: Mehmet Kizilbey

Mehmet Kizilbey — Mon, 17 May 2021 15:47:40 +0000

İ think this opportunity before it will be useful both this countryes and World.Discussion between scandinavian countryes will be helpfull .

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:16:54 +0000

It's not an new idea:-) from 1820 to 1864 the idea was tested and different people supported it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavism

By: David

David — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:46:06 +0000

Very interesting indeed. Who knows how the world looks like in 5-10-20 years, post COVID-19, Donald Trump, China, Brexit, etc (writing this early January 2021) Maybe we have developed different concepts of how a traditional nation is constructed. Maybe a thing as one parlament, one capital, etc has evolved….One thing is for sure…I can easily relate to both Norwegians and Swedes since I already have a lot of friends in both great nations. Bottom line…if we are to unite in the near future why not unite with very close friends?
One dane with an open mind

By: Erik Karlström

Erik Karlström — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 03:03:37 +0000

In reply to Anton. As a Swede, I am all for it. Start a petition. Anton for president (or emperor may sound cooler)!!!

By: Anton

Anton — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:01:31 +0000

As a Norwegian I have always dreamed of a united Scandinavia, and i can understand Swedish good enough to live their. This idea reminds me of the kalmar union and i think we could really improve Scandinavia as a whole if we united. I think we should start a petition to see if we could ever make it a reality and see what people think.

By: Finnish

Finnish — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 23:07:23 +0000

Personally I do see a powerful point in closer unification. I wouldn’t go as far as making a single country but I do think Nordic countries should share a common foreign policy and military and close integration in other fields, because we have so similar views and threats.

I’m very much wondering why we aren’t closer already (For example I can relate to a Norwegian as well as I can relate to another Finn, if you set aside the language issue.

– a Finn

By: Lk

Lk — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 06:03:11 +0000

“Either way, the only people who get to decide what happens are the people of the Scandinavian countries themselves.”

The people don’t decide anything. The political-economic class decides, then influences the people’s thought through mass media.

By: Norbert

Norbert — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 14:49:19 +0000

Really interesting. Thanks!