9 Differences Between Denmark and Norway

In this video I look at some DIFFERENCES between Denmark and Norway, two Scandinavian (and Nordic) countries that have a lot in common.
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[@CodTheBoyz]

As a dane i would say that there doesnt seem to be any kind of rivalry between our nations (except for in handball)- a lot of norwegians go to denmark to study and a lot of danes get jobs in norway. Also a lot of people marry themselves with someone from the other country. I myself love norwegians

[@KenjiKL]

im also a dane and im also called william

[@NotinEzugo]

Jeg elsker dansker! 🇳🇴❤️🇩🇰

[@andurk]

As a Norwegian I can only verify everything this Dane says😁🤗

[@raudrauga]

In western Norway we usually call other Norwegians Danish as an insult to not actually speaking traditional Norwegian, but i dont think we actually have anything against the danes

[@maltrho]

In Denmark we also have semiofficial word ‘Fjeldaber’ just meaning ‘norwegians’ 😇 but i never met a single person who did not like norwegians in general.. (Ståle Solbakken and Åke Hareide being 2 main particular exeptions)

[@Admiralgrusbil]

Danish isn't that hard after some listening for most Norwegians. I noticed after a day or so there I could understand most of what they said. It seemed like the further south, less people understood Norwegian with almost in no one in Copenhagen. It just feels wrong to speak english with other Scandinavians

[@einarbolstad8150]

I refuse to switch to English when speaking to Danes. They sometimes ask, but I just prattle on in Norwegian - and they pretty much always understand it. I do make it a point to speak plainly and not use typical Norwegian colloquialisms.

[@Sonderborg75]

Dane here. 🇩🇰 One of the things that both unite and divide us, is our mutual love for handball, where both countries are amongst the absolute best in the world (mostly Denmark of course). We also celebrate Christmas in the evening on the 24th of December, where we dance around our trees while singing Christmas psalms and carols and give our presents to each other. Our flags also look very alike, the Danish being the “original” though, it is the oldest continuous flag in the world. We consider both Norwegians and Swedes our brothers. 😊

[@Hvitserk67]

As a Norwegian who has lived in Denmark for 23 years, I would argue that you can speak Norwegian (Bokmål) in Denmark without any problems. 9/10 will understand what you say if you speak in a proper way (not too fast) without slang words and with some adaptation such as using the word "pike" instead of the more typical Norwegian "jente" - both words mean girl and are used in Norwegian everyday speech. Another point is to avoid typical Norwegian genitive constructions such as "boken til Peter" (Peter's book) and rather say Peter's bok. Correspondingly also with reflexive pronouns in less elegant constructions such as "Peter sin bok" (Peter's book).

[@markmedka1342]

As a Dane traveling alot in Norway due to work and good friends up there, I see more similaryties than differents. We have the same kind of humor and both like making fun of the Swedes😊 It is very easy for a Dane to establish relationsships with Norwegians in my epinion. Maybe it the share history of our people or the matter of fact that we relativ easy can understand eachother. Love Norway and its people 🇩🇰❤️🇳🇴

[@RandomNorwegianGuy.]

If you are Norwegian, you will almost certanly have some degree of recent (within 5 generations) Danish descent. And vice versa. The only real thing seperating us, are the geography. In fact we have alot more in common with our Danish cousins then our bordering Swedish cousins

[@Bluedragonthekid]

yes its technically illegal to drink in public in norway but as long youre not being a nuisance its not really enforced

[@joshuataylor3550]

True

[@troelspeterroland6998]

And contrarily, in Denmark you may also find alcohol prohibition zones, e.g. on the main streets and squares of towns (excepting pavement cafés)

[@not-a-raccoon]

I'm moving there soon. Good to know.. 😏

[@fastertove]

@@troelspeterroland6998 Those can't be very common. Mostly a Copenhagen thing is my guess.

[@troelspeterroland6998]

@@fastertove I haven't seen it in Copenhagen (where I live) but in Roskilde, Haslev, Nykøbing Falster and Sakskøbing.

[@jamesm.9285]

Amongst some really cool facts in this video, I learned that Denmark uses their own Kroner and Norway's drinking rules are apparently nightmarish for most Europeans. 😅 Thanks Paul, keep up the fantastic work on this channel!

[@fdumbass]

Here in Norway we also use kroner (crowns), and so do the Swedes

[@johhhnsen]

As a Dane I gotta give you some kudos for the great research. I watch a lot of these comparison and country facts videos, and I always find so many mistakes in them fx. mistaking Nordic countries for Scandinavian countries or using an incorrect flag etc. But this video has been really well researched. Great job 👍. Denmark and Norway are brothers btw 🇩🇰🤝🇳🇴 (Fuck Sweden)

[@fastertove]

I agree, especially about Sweden :D

[@jakob_editsz4444]

norway and denmark👍

[@HASarpsborg]

I'm Norwegian. I love Denmark! I visit frequently 🙂

[@beepboop9848]

I second this so much. Immediately noticed all the correct terms were being used to literally everything. Video literally turned out the best it could be.

[@123hunden123]

fuck Sweden hahaha....i am Norwegian....det er godt å være Norsk i Danmark...forget Sweden......

[@Jacob-ui6br]

As a dane that travels to Norway 6-7+ times a year, I must say the biggest difference in terms of daily living is the significantly lower quality and standard of food in Norway. You pay twice the money and get half the quality - wether you’re buying groceries or going to restaurants (seafood is an exemption). In Denmark you’ll find bakeries and butchers in every corner of somewhat closer settlement. Freshly baked goods (and other, similar things) is pretty much standard in grocery stores here, in contrast to Norway. When I’m In Norway I’ll only have access to mass produced plastic wrapped groceries. Dairy products is also reeally bad price/quality wise compared to the danish market.

[@christofferdh]

I agree in terms of the over-price in Norway as a Norwegian, but in terms of quality, you can get quality in Norway as well, specially in terms of Dairy Products, but sure it comes at a price that doesnt make any sense at all to pay for Artisan Cheese like award winning Kraftkar. Norwegian Chefs, just like Danish Chefs also are rated amongst the best in the world when it comes to Chefs Competitions, and both are very often in the top 3, and also have a fair amount of wins there, so Norwegian Chefs and food in that sense cannot be that bad material wise if they perform good on that. I would say main difference in food in that sense comes with the price in Norway, you can get less quality if you do not know where to go, but that can happen in Denmark too, if you are not a local, and anywhere in the world for that matter.

[@Rimrock300]

Yeah, one do not need to go far outside of Norway to find a much larger offer of food to choose from. Guess it much to do with trying to keep prices down, more basic food and less variation in the many standard food shops. There are high quality to find, one just need to seek a bit more, and be prepared to pay up) To Norwegians in general it's no big deal, used to it., okay for everyday food. One can home cook if one like some more taste and 'luxuary', as many natural do

[@Adam-nm4dz]

Currently waiting for my resident permit for Denmark. I'm looking forward to it. Its such a beautiful country. Also.... never tell a Dane that Vikings are from Norway. You're just asking for it

[@peterb_nonumbers]

Good luck, I hope you get it! Viking is a modern word, the original word for viking is Dane :)

[@PiousMoltar]

Depends which Vikings you're talking about. Most of the ones in England were Danes. Hence, the Danelaw. But yes Norwegian Vikings were also very much a thing, more active in Scotland and Ireland.

[@idraote]

I'm under the impression that Denmark is more "continental", more "European" and more open to different cultures whereas Norway is more rustic and closed. This would be a consequence of their past history as today they are both highly developed countries with excellent education systems and rich economies. And that's just an impression, I've no evidence to support that. I've been for too short a time in both countries and I find them absolutely beautiful - love the rugged Norwegian terrain but Danish flatlands are impressive too. I have a soft spot for Copenhagen because it is a stunning city. I have a preference for Norwegian over Danish because Danish pronunciation is really tough. I'm currently learning Norwegian by myself at a very slow pace but I do like the sing-songy sounds and even the difficult pitch accent. I'm told that, for a foreigner, it is very difficult to make real friends in BOTH countries. That's a shame, really, as I feel it is the only downside of potentially moving and living there.

[@ottov719]

By and large true. Norwegians have always lived far apart, divided by mountains and fjords. Blame topography for Norwegians being (even) less outgoing than Danes. Blame geography for Norway being less «European». But less «open to different cultures»? No. Denmark in 2022 is stunningly Danish.

[@MingoMash]

I don’t know about Denmark, but I have the impression that we are a bit skeptic and closed off to other cultures in Norway, especially those not Western European. There have been a lot of news coverage of politicians (especially from the Norwegian political party FRP) spreading anti-immigrant sentiment on government-owned NRK over the last couple of years in Norway, not unparalleled in Europe. Combined with a reclusive predisposition which is quite common socially, I think this is the reason for the lack of openness to other cultures. However, there are tons of friendly open people here in Norway, just as everywhere else. But the people I know who have come to Norway from more socially outgoing cultures find it quite hard to come into contact with Norwegians, even though when they finally do, they say Norwegians are generally quite nice.

[@ShadowTani]

Well, no, Denmark is not more open, they are considered the most "politically incorrect" among the Nordic nations in that regard. Not necessarily in an aggressive way, there's little difference between the Nordics in that regard, but they won't shy away from telling immigrants to go to Sweden if they can't adapt. Norway is relatively an average between Denmark and Sweden in regard to multicultural acceptance.

[@michaelkobylko2969]

I'm not Norwegian but I have spent a lot of time there and am able to speak the language to a reasonable level and my impression is that Norway is nowhere near as closed off as it once might have seemed. Particularly in the cities, it's more diverse than ever and young Norwegian are often very liberal. It can still can still be quite conservative the more rural and remote you get, but generally speaking Norway is a pretty open place these days. I've found it to be very welcoming pretty much everywhere I've been.

[@NBrixH]

@@ShadowTani If you ask to be able to live in Denmark, you are also obligated to try to adapt to Danish society. (This following is not a usual occurrence of course) We just recently had a guy that was charged with treason: He fled to Denmark from Syria (I think), got Danish citizenship, but then started sending money and stuff to ISIS, which in Denmark counts as a terrorism charge and a treason charge, so yeah, that guy was a dickhead. Luckily most immigrants are not like that.

[@maltrho]

Techincally the word "Fjord" can have nothing to do with any sofisticated scientific theory about how landscapes were created, being much older than our modern scientific theories. So its really simple: When a strip of the sea goes into the land we call it a "fjord". Unlike rivers they are (i suppose) at sea level, and do not have sources/ are not filled up by rain, melting water or the like. Thats all!

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

Rivers are fresh water. Fjords are salt water.

[@RuneJuhlPetersen]

I agree, the english adoptation of the word is wrong. Our fjords are real fjords. And the danish fjords were in fact created by glaciers during the last ice age. All of the danish landscape was.

[@mortenfransrud7676]

@@RuneJuhlPetersen isn't there some settlements located near freshwater that is named fjord or similar in Norway? Mener det er noen steder dette avviker fra normalen hvis jeg ikke husker feil

[@RuneJuhlPetersen]

@@mortenfransrud7676 i believe so. And Limfjorden in denmark is not a real fjord either because it is open in both ends.

[@peterb_nonumbers]

The translation of the what we call a fjord in Denmark, is called a firth in English.

[@ChaoticAphrodite]

You’re off by half an island for Denmark since one of them is now split with Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@fastertove]

Greenland didn't count. In that case Denmark's number would have been much higher :)

[@peterpearson1675]

Hans Island ?

[@alvakaren1]

Well, I was in a food festival a moth ago in Norway. There was an area just dedicated for serving beer. It had a metal fence surrounding such area and inside there were tables and seats to be their wand drink beer. If anyone considered taking their beers outside the zone, they would be physically stopped. Nobody can leave with alcohol in their hands outside the drinking zone. I was also stoped when I tried to do that. I had to drink it as fast as I could in order to return where my husband and his friends were.

[@ahkkariq7406]

Greenland actually was taxed by Norway from 1262, and thus considered Norwegian. The Island followed Norway into the union with Denmark. Before 1814, Greenland was formally a Norwegian crown colony, but remained under Danish rule when Norway was lost to the Danish king in 1814. Around the year 1000, the Norwegian explorer Eirik Raude founded a Norse settlement in Greenland.

[@memegodazkaban1358]

Denmark should return their stolen land to Norway

[@xiamusmc271]

I promise you, as a norwegian, we drink just as much as the danish. The restrictions are things we easily work around😅

[@fastertove]

I highly doubt that :)

[@markmedka1342]

Julefrokost i DK for 4 år siden. Vores norske kollegaer var inviteret og de var fuldest af alle 😂🍺🍹 Så ja, nordmænd kan godt drikke 😉

[@fastertove]

@@markmedka1342 Not arguing whether they are capable of drinking - I live in Aalborg, so I know for a fact that they can :). But they do generally drink less.

[@lonestardeluxe3677]

Norwegians love to drink in Denmark due to the prices. But the drinkingculture is very different in the two countries among young people in particular.

[@troelspeterroland6998]

Thanks for making the difference between "fjord" and 'fjord' clear. In a geological, and thus international, sense the word "fjord" has a limited meaning, namely 'deep, narrow inlet carved by a glacier in bedrock' whereas in the Nordic languages where the word originates, 'fjord' has the broader meaning of 'inlet'. In that sense the Danish 'fjords' are not "fjords" but neither are the Oslo Fjord or the fjords of Finnmark for that matter...

[@fastertove]

Yes. There's not much that can be described as bedrock in Denmark :).

[@martintuma9974]

@@fastertove Except of Greenland...

[@fastertove]

@@martintuma9974 Yes. Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Denmark proper only has a few islands with cliffs, Bornholm being the largest, and none with 'fjords".

[@RZ350NC]

I learned how flat Denmark is and how popular bicycle commuting is. A food comparison between the Scandinavian nations would be interesting. We have a popular Danish tourist town up the coast which is known for their food. My wife's family is Swedish, so I am familiar with some of their food. I know nothing about Norwegian nor Finnish food. Take care.

[@71kimg]

We don’t bike to save co2 - biking have been popular for like a 100 years here. It’s just practical

[@vem9583]

Finnish food is basically the same as Swedish (like kanelbulle, semla, glögg, pyttipanna, ärtsoppa), though Finland also has some Eastern food influences (like pirogis called karjalanpiirakka and kiisseli).

[@kandre7619]

Awesome video like always. Can't wait to see you a country profile on Jamaica!🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@believeinpeace]

Excellent Paul!!! Thank you!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

It’s my pleasure, Inez! 🙂

[@terry1989]

Oh my gosh this is amazing! I loved it! Keep it up!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

That response is so enthusiastic that I'm not sure if you're a bot. lol

[@Anthemsaremelodic]

Very interesting video! 👏👏👏👏

[@Frahamen]

Denmark proper is very much like the Netherlands in size and flatness, Norway is comparable to Canada, sure not that huge but very wild and few cities and very northern.

[@peacefulminimalist2028]

Denmark has 114 cities/towns and they count as a town anything above 2000 people - Norway has 108 cities/towns and needs to be above 5000 people. So not entirely correct we have so few cities compared to Denmark :) They are just further apart.

[@paulkiss1981]

Fantastic content for average Americans who think that Europe is a country with Paris being its capital. Or... was it London?

[@GEOfocusChannel]

lol

[@nathanoconnor591]

Great video. Very informative. TY!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

My pleasure！

[@Marco-iy7lt]

My interaction with Danes and Norwegians, "Oh you like Beer? So do we! How much to Liverpool?"

[@omrivol]

Great video!

[@eliasellegaardhessellund4872]

as a dane i feel like norway are getting much more attention than denmark. even tho they are very similar.

[@Parakinese]

Interesting vid I'd like to see a cannada - USA comparison too. No offense, but Europeans like me often wonder about the differences and commons.

[@joshuataylor3550]

Very little

[@bhami]

If you want to see whether or not someone is Canadian, ask them to say, "I've been round about the house." 😀

[@pippetdog]

Canadians: We are definitely NOT like Americans. Americans: What is Canada?

[@alexmathiesen3814]

Easy answer: Just read up a bit about Canada! The US and god-awful mainstreaming US influence is everywhere, anyway. There is a subset of Canadians who love everything US, dress like them, think like them and watch US cable.. but, then again that particular group of people INSIDE the US aren't really representative of the US either. And you will find similar groups of people even in Norway or almost anywhere (albeit a small percentage of the population). A shortlist about Canada would be: Two completely equal languages, English and French. The huge francophone areas (especially Quebec), and their particular cultures and mentalities. The incredibly diverse (and much more supported and respected) indigenous populations. "Oot and aboot" (out and about) - their quirky pronunciation of English (and they are even more quirky in French, they have their own brand of it). They have the UK/Commonwealth monarch as head of state. Their election system is unique, and extremely different from the US. They have huge national chains of stores etc, that you will never hear of unless you check (Tim Horton's etc). And the Canadians are historically polite, considerate, cosmopolitan and educated (something you would hardly associate with the US :D) But, everything changes and Canadians, just like Europeans are constantly bombarded with US mainstreaming garbage, divisive and destructive "values" etc.

[@Ettibridget]

Canada is way more "normal" than the US ...

[@sesse4395]

As a proud dane myself, Norway has always been the love of my life! Jesus I love those people ❤️.. sweden can just piss off lol

[@Luredreier]

6:43 So Norwegian was originally a western nordic language, like Icelandic or Faeroese. Bokmål is definitely eastern nordic. However the divide between eastern nordic and western nordic goes straight through the various Norwegian dialect divides, with many dialects arguably being western nordic still and closer to Icelandic and Faeroese then Danish or Swedish and others being eastern nordic in nature.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Yes, I talk about all of that in my language profile on Norwegian (on the Langfocus channel).

[@dariuscoroian2237]

OMG do Romania and one of it s neighbours too. Maybe Moldova or Bulgaria

[@NandiCollector]

I would be so interested to watch that video. :)

[@monicabredenbekkskaar1612]

Did you counted Svalbart Bouvet Island, queen maud land? Jan Mayen too?

[@PiousMoltar]

5:42 Nice Sonic outfit

[@Nikita35485]

I found out info on alkohol in Norwegian. Thanks!

[@peterb_nonumbers]

A Danish fjord doesn't have to be surrounded by cliffs. The translation of the Danish fjord is firth in English. It is a Nordic word, but it seems like the English language divided it into two words, fjord and firth.

[@abcabcboy]

Same in Norwegian. Not all fjords in Norway are surrounded by mountains (Hafrsfjord, Oslofjord).

[@juanpedronardin8596]

I didn't have any clue about the very restrictic laws about alcohol consumption in Norway, I couldn't have imagined that in a western country. I didn't know about the alcohol culture in Denmark either, but it wasn't so unimaginable like the Norwegian case hehe. I must admit I don't have an alcohol culture though. Also I didn't know about the bike infrastructure in Denmark, good to know that, I consider it a relevant resource in transportation. Finally an advantage of being flat I guess. Thank you so much for your videos Paul. I enjoy them more than I can show in the comments, I swear! P.S.: Something in common I thought is the population, both have a total population slightly larger than 5 million of people and a capital city (both also are the most populated city in their respective countries) with around 1 million of people. And with that a new difference, just like you explained, the sizes are extremely different, and with that their population density.

[@eckligt]

Sweden has basically the same rules regarding alcohol as what is described in the video for Norway, including a state monopoly. I understand that there are also several other places in the western world with prohibitions against drinking in public, including some US states and some Canadian provinces. In reality, I think the only special thing about alcohol policies in Norway is the state monopoly for buying alcohol above a certain alcohol percentage limit.

[@fastertove]

The drinking laws are very liberal in Denmark. An example of this could be the annual carnival in the university city Aalborg. Approximately 100000 people goes mad, most of them drink and many are literally dragging around wagons with beer and booze :). Another great example is about 10 days ago, when I entered a local run (nothing special just a casual 10km), we actually ran with a cycle/run-wagon containing beers and a loudspeaker. We ran and drank the whole way, and I managed 3 beers plus two 'Underberg's, while we still ran it under one hour :D. People might look, but it is perfectly fine. A Third example could be that beer mile we did in "Søndermarken" during a summer. It is one of the major parks in Copenhagen.

[@Nikolaj2nd]

Actually,the population of Denmark is 5.9 millioner people - so nearly 6 million.

[@mammap5928]

I'm a Dane living i Norway and to be honest there is little difference between living in Denmark and Norway. The biggest difference is nature and weather in my opinion. Otherwise there are small differences in language, people's rights, food and so on. It's very expensive to eat out in Norway so we rarely do that but frequently eat out when we go "home" to Denmark. Also Norwegians use cars more than Danes but that's not strange given that people often live far from city centers and public transport often only is good in cities. And Norwegians drink as much as Danes but we drink moonshine which is not calculated into official reports. Moonshining is way bigger in Norway than Denmark since alcohol is much more expensive than in Denmark: 1 liter of Smirnoff Vodka cost Nok 280 in Denmark compared to Nok 440 in Norway

[@fastertove]

0,7 liter Smirnoff is closer to 140-150 Nok on sale (which it often is in Denmark). I use quite a lot for 'kryddersnaps" :) And I'm referring to the proper one: "Smirnoff Vodka Red 37.5% 70cl"

[@lakelimbo]

would be cool to see X Differences between Germany and Austria or even Russia and Belarus (this last one in particular could have very interesting obscure differences)

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Germany and Austria is on my list. As for Russia and Belarus, my Russia country profile flopped, so I’m not sure if people are interested in watching anything about Russia at the moment unless it’s a critical reaction to the invasion of Ukraine.

[@DenzelPF31]

Germany and Austria will be very interesting for me as well. Maybe even better to look at Bavaria and Austria separately as Germany as a whole is much larger of course and Bavaria is also very similar to Austria in many ways.

[@nas2020ful1]

How different is Canada from USA? How about the language too?

[@adrianpallis4568]

In Denmark we call the Norwegians Fjell Aber or Fjell Monkeys, while in Norway a bad skier is called a Dane.

[@peterpearson1675]

Det er dog meget interessant,at Danske skilærere er i høj kurs i Norge (også i Alperne). Det er fordi 1) vi har måttet lære det fra bunden og forstår nybegynderen bedre og 2) Vi er meget bedre pædagoger.

[@hepphepps8356]

A popular misconception among norwegians is that danes are more relaxed and liberal, while in reality it is quite often the opposite, with denmark often being more conform and conservative and much less egaliterian. Also, remember, the Janteloven is danish, not norwegian;-)

[@GeographyNuts]

This is just my opinion with limited interactions, I find their approach to food is different, Danes have more choices and enjoy the process of eating but Norwegians seems less interest in food and eat to live. I also find Danes are more direct, where as Norwegians are little more tight lipped or careful in what the say.

[@Bluedragonthekid]

most norwegians eat dry ass bread with bland ass cheese for lunch and breakfast every single day and see no problem with it

[@joshuataylor3550]

And cucumber

[@ahkkariq7406]

@@Bluedragonthekid Norwegian bread is not dry ass, unless you buy or eat old bread.

[@stampe7089]

As a dane i never knew Denmark was the biggest oil producer in EU. That's kinda crazy to me

[@Finduszip12]

Fet video, bror. Fortsett sånn, as

[@exentr]

Danes are more continentally oriented then Norwegians. Also, Danish contain the more and less famous article border across Jutland. I am Norwegian but from what I've heard the continental prefixed indefinite article in Jutland is vanishing. Instead of the Nordic post fixed indefinite article -et (huset - eng/ger. a house/Das Hause), West Jutlenders said 'a hus'. It was in Jutland the border between continental prefixed indefinite article and Nordic post fixed indefinite article were.

[@broodin1106]

The GEOfocus Channel forgot Bornholm, which is also Danish territory

[@JorgensenDK]

Denmark had the most brutal Vikings and were the dominant Vikings in that age 🇩🇰💪

[@suevialania]

Atlântic Arch! ( British Isles, Faroé Islands, Iceland, Norway) and Portugal!!! Nordic Countries, Scandinavia, (Danemark, Schweden, Finnland), Holland, Friesland und Deutschland!!!

[@Christian_Bagger]

There’s fjords in Denmark, like Roskilde fjord is carved by glazers from Norway once the landmasses were connected, so there’s rare cases of fjords there. Limfjorden in Jutland however is not a fjord because it connects two seas. There are fjords, it’s just a rare type of fjords.

[@abcabcboy]

One difference is that many Danes answer back in English when someone speaks to them in Norwegian. This is not at all normal in Norway, if someone speaks Danish.

[@fastertove]

Closer to central Europe, more used to tourists and (a little) less pronounced English dialect.

[@TheMafrand]

Norway, together with Sweden and Finland, has created a large number of heavy metal bands. Especially in the black metal genre. It's not the same in Denmark where only a few has made it big world wide.

[@niklasbystrom8751]

As a Swede, it was nice of you to show a Swede as an example of Norways Cross-country skiers :)

[@GEOfocusChannel]

If that's the case, it means the stock photo was mislabelled.

[@niklasbystrom8751]

@@GEOfocusChannel Then the photo is/was mislabelled, since the skier wear the outfit for the swedish team, with the Swedish flag on its sleeve. No problem for me though :)

[@jakob_editsz4444]

guys, norway has another sport. That maybe not so many know about if your not from norway. its something everyone do at the summer in norway.... Deathdiving. That is a norwegian sport created by a norwegian man named- Erling Bruno Hovden in 1972

[@TheMafrand]

A big different between the countries are, that Norway protect their language more than Denmark. In Denmark we use more and more english words and terms. We don't create new danish words for computer, internet, printer and so on. We use the english words. Even english phrase are more or less adopted into the danish language. I find that pretty sad myself. I try to avoid using english phrases. Unfortunately many danes are fascinated by american culture including their language.

[@mrsporty9669]

More friendly people in Norway ⛷️🏡

[@stlev99]

Paul, written Danish ands Norwegian are 100% mutually intelligible (with occasional glimpses in the dictionary). I studied Danish a thousand years ago (feels like haha) and while. I have never studied Norwegian formally, I can read it azs well as I can read Danish.

[@not-a-raccoon]

One is full of Norwegians, the other is full of Danes. Now gimme a degree.

[@fastertove]

I'm pretty sure that's a raccoon!

[@not-a-raccoon]

@@fastertove shush. 😏🦝

[@oelergodt]

I understand that in English fjord has come to mean specifically an inlet with steep sides or cliffs. In Danish a fjord is just an inlet full stop; no hills or cliffs needed. So nothing's technically wrong with talking about Danish fjords.. at least in Danish. I'm wondering how the word is used in Norwegian, though. Would an inlet with flat terrain around it be referred to as a 'fjord' in Norwegian? If you can imagine such a thing that is... :P

[@zackleonard8559]

I can't find exact numbers but I think Brunei might product a little more oil per capita than Norway. It's very close either way.

[@xiamusmc271]

If you go to Wikipedia, you'll find that Brunei only produces around 98 thousand barrels per day while Norway produces 1 775 813 barrels per day. These are numbers from 2021.

[@zackleonard8559]

@@xiamusmc271 I also looked there but on google I saw both 120K a day and 180K a day which would put it over. The Economy of Brunei wikipedia page says 180K/day

[@bjarkerugsted7539]

I am danish and i love norway, but not their food

[@monicabredenbekkskaar1612]

Norwegian grew up with sweedish tv like Emil, Vi på Saltkräkan, Madelaine, Albert og Hebbe etc. And danish tv as Far til 4 etc. So we understand a lot, even if words are diffrent. Glass in sweedish is icecream but glas in norwegian. Briller un norwegian is glaögon in sweedish. So its not nonly similar but we have learned it.

[@victormn47]

Danish people have more individual freedom values. Like not wanting the government to interfere with our personal choices. Drinking, smoking, keeping Christania alive, etc. In Norway, the idea of the greater good and sometimes traditional values seem to trump the desire for individual freedom (at least more than in Denmark). Danish people are more used to foreigners and travelers than Norwegians. They intermix with Europe a bit more. This means they are slightly more open-minded to people that are different from themselves and more inclined to engage and learn. It's not just the alcohol prices that are much higher in Norway, it's also everything else. I bought a 20 euro pizza. Norway is colder, whereas Denmark has more of a beach and public bathing culture. Norway has kept more of the viking culture with its Stave churches for example. In Denmark you wont find many historic aspects of vikings - aside from our drinking culture maybe.

[@jostein1195]

Not sure where people get the "Danish people are more used to foreigners and travelers than Norwegians." from. Norway has always been an open country. Shipping and trading have played a far more important role in Norway than Denmark, and for tourism, most tourists in Denmark come from the rest of Scandinavia, while tourists to Norway are a bit more global.

[@peterb_nonumbers]

@@jostein1195 Denmark has the biggest container shipping company in the world, Maersk, and they used to be even bigger compared to other companies, so i'm not sure it played a bigger part in Norway. It was, for many years, without comparison, the biggest company in Denmark. In market value, it has been passed by the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, but by revenue, Maersk is still the biggest. Most tourists in Denmark come from Germany, by far, and Denmark generally has a bigger tourism industry than Norway does. At the moment the Netherlands is number two in Denmark. The latest numbers I could find says, that Denmark had 17,1 mil. overnight stays in 2021(covid affected), and Norway had 10 mil. in 2019(pre covid). In 2021, Norways number of stays fell to 3,3 mil. nights, after falling 69 %. Denmarks foreign tourism fell by 43 % in 2021, to get to 17,1 mil. Germany is also the biggest tourist group in Norway. Sweden is number two.

[@Ettibridget]

When it comes to languages, I as a dane, would wish norwegians would stick to bokmål and ONLY bokmål. Makes it much easier to understand ...

[@stk.plantation2912]

i like to watch

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks!

[@Luredreier]

7:11 We've rejected EU membership in *two* referendums so far.

[@marquesgorham4226]

I don't think of. Denmark And Norway being similar at all I think they're very different And I have the same opinion on all the other videos you made comparing countries. Good videos Though I like them

[@Luredreier]

7:25 You're pronouncing "kroner" wrong. The "o" is *not* a "u". And you're using the sound that we in Norway use for the "u".

[@GEOfocusChannel]

That’s how people say it in English when talking about currencies. I made no attempt to code-switch there.

[@fastertove]

Never heard it with an "u" before. That is definitely not common. In England they say it like crow "cro..." as far as I know - at least around Manchester and Liverpool where my family have friends.

[@Luredreier]

@@GEOfocusChannel I might be wrong, but I think your pronunciation is inspired by the Czech koruna. As for the English word... "Crown" is the word I've seen the most often.

[@Luredreier]

@@fastertove Yeah, the meaning of "krone" is essentially "crown" and most English speakers I've talked with use "crown", as in "Norwegian Crown" for pronunciation. Or rather the plural.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

@@fastertove Hmmm. I might have been saying it wrong all this time based on how my ears perceived it when I first heard it (which I don't remember). The British O sound is a often little different from our North American one.

[@LBlendYT]

One difference I've noticed is that Danes are generally more laidback, open and friendly than norwegians. It's rather anecdotal though

[@MetalMusicMatt1]

I recently visited Copenhagen, and the majority of people came across as both laid back and polite. Can't comment on Norway as I haven't been yet, but yes, I've heard (anecdotally) that Norwegians are somewhat impassive.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

I believe the terrain and climate affects the developing culture, people who come from hostile environments like deserts or mountains seem more hostile (less friendly) to me

[@yeetusdeletus108]

As a Norwegian myself, I agree. The danes are much more welcoming compared to us.

[@picturegeek345]

+

[@andersgulowsen2814]

All this is correct. But in a way wrong. You can compare as close as I can get English and Scottish. When it comes to language. But there has never been hatred between us.. Same with Sweden. Kinda minor clashes in 1500 years in ineviatable.. The only difference now is political, and financial. That is the main reason we don't become more of a union than we are. And we do not really need it. I like to go to Denmark and notice the small differences. Probably Danes enjoy it too. Almost the same but different enough to make it fun. :)

[@Hyperruber]

Denmark has legos while Norway has oil

[@princeleeadicrose9264]

Nordic - 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇸

[@nummer3357]

In Denmark's defense, Norway get way too much credit for their olympic record in these kinds of comparisons. They just happen to be the only country that care about cross country skiing and that sport (including biathlon and such) has a weird amount of medal events at the olympics. Imagine if hurling had 20+ events every olympic game. Ireland would then be seen as an athletic powerhouse (I'm not suggesting they are not ofc).

[@Sarcophagus74]

Now I know what a Fjord is. Wakatteru ne? Arigatou Gozaimasu.

[@beepboop9848]

5:30 YOO WTF THATS LITERALLY WHERE I LIVE I CAN SEE MY HOUSE. THATS SØNDERBORG

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Cool! You should have waved through the window! :D

[@beepboop9848]

@@GEOfocusChannel this is so cool!! look at the mural at the end of the bridge on the east side (right side). Thats my face from when i was 11!!

[@DJPJ.]

00:50 If you include Greenland and The Faroe Islands to Denmark, you have to include Queen Maud's Land to

[@GEOfocusChannel]

An Antarctic claim is very different from a fully-recognized constituent country.

[@DJPJ.]

@@GEOfocusChannel No.

[@memegodazkaban1358]

As a Norwegian I’ve always thought drinking in public was legal.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I guess it’s not enforced that strictly.

[@memegodazkaban1358]

@@GEOfocusChannel Could be since its perfectly legal to drinbk outside in public at resturants and bars so ither its limited to only that or its just a law no one cares about.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

It's probably like in Canada where a certain area is licensed to serve alcohol and considered part of the restaurant/bar even if it's outdoors. You can have a beer on the patio at a restaurant in Canada, but there needs to be a partition between the patio and the public area, and you can't legally take your drink beyond that point. So when I said "drink outdoors" I mean outside of licensed establishments. Sometimes there are areas at outdoor music festivals that are licensed and treated like a bar, etc.

[@einarbolstad8150]

@@GEOfocusChannel Yes, it works just like that in Norway too. However, if you go to a park on a nice summer day, don't be surprised if it's full of people having a can of beer or a glass of wine. The law is not enforced that strictly, unless you start making a fool of yourself.

[@holgerlaustsen6448]

There live a little more in Denmark then Norway and im from Denmark

[@khengsiongchew5612]

It might be better to compare Norway and Sweden

[@TheKobasen]

Why Denmark is so good at badminton? They always on top tier along side china, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Good question! Can any Danes let us know?

[@thomasfrederiksendk]

@@GEOfocusChannel mostly guesswork, but the combination of good facilities and a large amount of enthusiastic amateurs probably provides a good base for building talent.

[@herrensaar1989]

@@GEOfocusChannel It dates back almost a hundred years. There was a law, that stated what markings and "games", that should be available in all public indoor sports facilities. Since it was widely available it became popular. ANd due to the danish weather, tennis never got the same populatity in the broader public, and hence badminton became the racket sport of choice for us danes. In general we have tradition for 5 different kinds of sport, ranked from most tpopular. 1. Football 2. Swimming 3. Handball 4. Badminton 5. Sailing. Other sports have in recent years become popular, but these are traditional ones, and also the ones where we actually win olympic medals every time(minus football).

[@leenpels7646]

@@herrensaar1989 Swimming at 2? Badminton is easily 3rd close to no 2 Handball.

[@herrensaar1989]

@@leenpels7646 I was only ranked the popular sports, where we usually win medals in international competitions. Buf you only count people that are members of a club, the list looks like this: Footbold = 329.922 medlemmer Gymnastics = 200.490 medlemmer Swimming = 189.977 medlemmer Golf = 148.135 medlemmer Handbold = 104.609 medlemmer Badminton = 92.307 medlemmer DIF and DGi made a survey a few years ago, where they asked more than 10k select people across all ages and geography. Svimming was easily the 2nd with more than 250k people, when udjusted for the whole population. Don't underestimate how easy it is, to go down to your local pool, that is open 2-16 hours a day. Especially pensioners come in hordes in the morning, to kinda get their day going. It's is one of very few sports, that all age groups can practice, hence why so many people does it. The same goes for gymnastics. All the others require being a member of a club to partake in the sport. Fitness and running was included in the study, but was considered a leassure activity, if the person didn't say that they went to competitions. If they are counted by people responding to the survey, on what sports the regular partake in, the list would look like this: 1. Fitness ca. 750k 2. Football ca. 500k 3. Running ca. 400k 4. Swimming ca. 250k. 5. Gymnastics ca. 200k Handball and badminton are popular for sure, but not in the general population. among all demographics.

[@greenbrown7776]

The host of this channel is attractive.

[@Darkturkss1501]

Pls Azerbaijan🇦🇿

[@leosaura1993]

I did not know that Denmark had a German minority that was new to me.

[@minniesaab7255]

🆒️🆒️🆒️

[@jperiodchapin]

Now, which one is the homogeneous country…oh, both are, that explains a lot.

[@jonasbrown1]

nordic countries on your way to tell you how good of a people they are: 🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴

[@herrensaar1989]

Don't have to. The amount of hate we get from right wing americans, is enough fr us. Nice bikes though ;)

[@jiraiya.13]

I wonder if Kevin Magnussen had watched this video or not. 🗿

[@jan-eriktrres3654]

Norway and Denmark was never united as a single country. It was a union nettene to autonomous kingdoms united under the Danish king. That is something very different!

[@maddwhissp7092]

I like more denmark than norway

[@terry1989]

Dang that’s kinda offensive

[@joshuataylor3550]

Shut up Terry you nonce

[@banger2998]

Illegal

[@lightsabercollector3096]

same here

[@Mitchery]

This is madness!

[@adolphdelatorre3102]

is there midnight sun in denmark?

[@idraote]

no, although winters can be pretty dark and bleak

[@joshuataylor3550]

I don't think so, same latitude as Scotland

[@PainterVierax]

Not possible as Iceland already barely dip a toe in the arctic circle and Denmark is way southern than that. Although, this phenomenon only occurs in the northern part of Scandinavia (and Greenland and Alaska), not in the urban areas surrounding capitals.

[@adolphdelatorre3102]

@@PainterVierax but norway experience midnight sun right?

[@PainterVierax]

@@adolphdelatorre3102 As I said: at its northern counties, not around Oslo.

[@Aidan_Au]

It sounds like dental care is only free until 18 years old in Denmark. Yet, Danes pay a lot of taxes......

[@agqdeee9540]

U can still drink in norway on the streets lol

[@asifhassan4980]

Danes are Snobbish while Norwegian are Sober !!

[@peterb_nonumbers]

I really like the video, but I don't think you can say that Danes ride their bikes more, because Denmark is flatter. We don't really go long distances. It probably has more to do with a milder climate and a small cultural difference, in what trends have developed, what authorities have promoted etc.

[@abcabcboy]

I also have the impression that it is mostly in the bigger cities Danes ride bikes. Hardly saw anyone on a bike in the Danish countryside.

[@maltrho]

Lacking in the video: Denmark is going to the wolrd cup! (Once again 🙌) While Norway is... well, its very difficult to say acturally 😂.... somehow deciding, for moral reasons, to not come to the tournament for which they didnt qualify...?

[@fastertove]

To be fair, Norway does excel at the winter OL - Something most Danes don't care about.

[@rjflores438]

Oslo is friendlier than Copenhagen, thats for sure.

[@skjalgkarlsenfuglestad8770]

The danish language sounds like they are choking on their thung while the Norwegian language is nice

[@frederiklodberg2435]

I dont like the word North Germanic

[@Mitchery]

Why? 🤔