Scandinavia with Rick Steves

Rick Steves European Travel Talk | We’ll explore the diversity of Europe's Nordic countries from agricultural Denmark, to industrial Sweden, to fjord-splintered Norway. Along the way, we'll visit a salty fishing island, frolic in fjord country, and compare the capitals in Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki. Download the PDF handout for this class: goo.gl/Da4rlm Subscribe at goo.gl/l6qjuS for more new travel talks! #ricksteves #traveltalks
This talk was filmed during the Rick Steves European Travel Festival on Nov. 1, 2015. Any special promotions mentioned are no longer valid.

[@user-ki5vq2bj9u]

Hi, i'm from Sweden. I'm here to tell you that our countryside is not all "boring". If you go to the southern tip of Sweden, you'll find beautiful landscapes that'll remind you of Denmark. And in the north you will find beautiful mountains.

[@cruisingmimi9319]

I think he gives a wide and understanding perspective of life, culture, traditions and economy. I really like the areas he brings up to give a total set of lifestyle and the EXCELLENT CRUISE information!

[@tohe0000]

Hyggligt av honom att tala om oss

[@turmaalava4737]

You are the best of them all. Intelligent travel guru guide. Shares amazing and clear historical perspectives of the Scandinavian places. Will buy your books, definitely.

[@thejamig808]

a fun fact most people dont know is we in Denmark have a 1200 year old tradition of getting our beer from germany.

[@veronicajensen7690]

there was no such thin as Germany 1200 years ago

[@derekl9702]

He isn't perfect, but he is earnest and has some good info. Plus he prompts Americans to travel, which is a good thing.

[@whatareuthinking1]

Perfect for what he's entertaining he's smart he gives you great up-to-date information and he's not trying to really sell you anything he talks about how you can do this stuff on your own

[@Cory99918]

yes he is perfect :))

[@GrinddalCPH]

We have several 4-5 lane (each way) highways in the Zeeland area, highly congested aswell.

[@lkrnpk]

I know Estonia is not Scandinavia, but if he started with the Baltics then Riga, Latvia also has an open air museum... not sure about Lithuania and Vilnius but they might have too

[@AnswerFilms101]

the roadsign in the beginning was in Norwegian, not Swedish. Swedish does not have the letter "Ø", they use "Ö"

[@Swe412]

It's not the parents that hire the trucks for gratulation! It's the school but all of the kids put money together to rent it!

[@kdawur]

The other videos from Norway and Sweden was very good, and accurate. Some errors here. Generally Steves are knowledgeable.

[@cccc8806]

Also, frequent hourly intercity shuttle train services are the norm in the southern parts of all mainland Nordic nations.

[@Henoik]

"Not hourly train services" Maybe not for regional trains, but for express and local trains, they usually depart every 10 minutes or so

[@theatlanticviking]

Hehehe!! That sign actually says "Fantasy price. Wood and concrete drillbits 10,- each"

[@Henoik]

06:14 That's Norway... The way you can tell is that we have the letter ø, whilst the Swedes use ö instead. Now, Danes also use the letter ø, so another way to see that it's Norway is to think that Norway is the only other Western country than the US that uses Yellow road lines.

[@Cory99918]

that's very Geoguessr "meta" information :P differentiating by bollards, poles, license plates, etc. :P

[@ThaPDOGG]

"Fantasi pris tre og mur bor. Kr 10 Pr. Stk." is gibberrish! The text on that board translates to "Fantasy price three and wall drill. Kr. 10 a piece", the correct way to spell it in danish what he says, would be "Fantastisk pris tre eller flere for Kr. 10 pr. stk."

[@MCDLHOTP]

Many wrong things here, but not all of the ones I mention are that big ... He said "Norwegish", the main language in Norway is Norwegian. There are city bikes in at least Oslo, too, not just Stockholm and Copenhagen. Norwegians can understand Swedish and Danish TV. I've heard that it is harder for swedes and danes to communicate than for norwegians and danes or norwegians and swedes. 4:00 That sign says (in very poor Norwegian) something like "Fantasy price (definitely not a normal thing to say)/wood and masonry/borr/10 kroner each". I would not say that Oslo's main airport is "far north" ... 6:00 That's Norwegian. It says "Sleepy? Stop and sleep." - not just rest. 8:00 Is it strange that people are different in different countries? :P Don't go to supermarkets for cheap food, go to small food shops (if that's what it's called in English), like Kiwi and Rema 1000 (Norway), Netto, Rema 1000 and Kiwi (Denmark) and I don't know what the cheapest in Sweden is called. 11:00 In Norway, these 18-years-old get their drinks and buses themselves. 13:00 There are open-air museums basically everywhere, not only the big cities. 15:00 In Oslo, Stortinget (the Parliament) is the most dominating buliding. And the Royal Castle. 16:30 Sorry, but many American relatives expect to get a lot from their Norwegian relatives, so American relatives are "infamous" ... Just don't be arrogant ("oh, you didn't plan the whole trip for us, like what the f?"). 22:00 The nachspiel (the afterparty in German) is mostly because the clubs or bars are closed. 23:00 He deserved to get that mic muted because he said bad things about our taxes. 24:00 You can smoke in public, but not in restaurants and such, so it is the private places inside you can't smoke. 37:00 Legoland is further from Aarhus than Oslo's main airport is from Oslo's city centre, and Legoland is "just outside Aarhus", but the airport is "far north of Oslo"???? Logic, man 42:00 You forgot the Fram museum, the Norwegian Maritime Museum and the "Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities", mostly called the HL-centre or the Holocaust-centre. They are also at Bygdøy. And the King's farm. 45:30 That might be partly true, but there was mostly someone who stayed in Norway. They did not have enough land, but that did not mean that they would go from the land they already had, if it was enough to feed someone, at least. 46:30 Maihaugen is not close to Oslo, given that the airport is far from Oslo. 47:30 Åndalsnes is not far north. It is south of Norway's midpoint. 53:00 There are islands in the Oslo fjord, just outside Oslo, too, which has boats going to all of them, I think. And I'm not going to say much about the pronounciation ... But it is mostly wrong, but that's natural and all-right. And by the way, is it really shocking to see a dad with his kids? :P Note that I'm Norwegian, so there might be something about Sweden and/or Denmark which was wrong, which I haven't noticed. And Estonia is far away from most Norwegian's knowledge. And sorry for my English errors - I guess there are some/many in this comment.

[@Swe412]

Swede here but does Norway have like Sweden with alkohol? Like systembolaget?

[@conanobrian8580]

How do Norwegians smoke Marijuana without getting killed

[@helenafranzen9828]

Too bad the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland was not included. For example, the Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel. The northern Scandinavia has a lot to offer tourists who love wilderness and nature experiences.

[@anzus762]

Norway, Denmark and Sweden = Scandinavia Norway, Sweden and Finland = Fennoscandia

[@bluedimonddust]

Nope. Fennoscandindia = Northern Finland, Sweden and Norway. Scandinavian Peninsula = Norway and Sweden and Scandinavia, (or Scandinavian Kingdoms) = Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

[@bluedimonddust]

sanne thomsen Please, do inform us what *is* correct.

[@stevejobs2291]

+Bluedimonddust Both of you are wrong, Fennoscandia is the peninsula of mainland Sweden, Norway, Finland and a part of northwestern Russia.

[@fex144]

Scandutch = Denmark and The Netherlands, the worlds flattest Union

[@anahata2009]

Pedantlandia = the comments section on KZbin.

[@marlenesoifer7219]

I'm like really grateful

[@marlenesoifer7219]

Make up a name cool

[@marlenesoifer7219]

Beautiful buildings

[@Earth098]

Sweden deserves more time here. He just scanned through it.

[@WillyAndreBergstrom]

Absolutely. He should have gone deeper into it in the little segment about nazi resistance. Then again, the swedes have enough history for a nazi collaboration museum...

[@oskich]

Gotland and Visby should be on that list

[@Cory99918]

well he has a whole guidebook on it, and many episodes -- this is only an hour long, so there was no time to really give it what it fully deserves -- this is just an introduction to give you an idea, and get you titilated to find out more.... :))

[@coleast1]

"Kalmar, the best sweden has to offer outside of Stockholm" looooool

[@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551]

As a Norwegian, I don't feel like going abroad if I travel to Sweden or Denmark. And our languages are so similar it's more a matter of accent/dialect than different languages like English or French.

[@itwolfnumber1]

English is a germanic language like Scandinavians (Finnish not included), French is a Latin language. That's not a good example bro! 😉

[@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551]

@@itwolfnumber1 I am confused. Did what I said go over your head? English is a Germanic language and French is a Latin? Yes, so? I don't get what you are trying to say, because my point being: English and French are very different languages. They are two languages that are not co-herent with each other. If an English person and a French person met and tried to speak, they wouldn't understand each other naturally. However if a Norwegian, Swedish or Dane were to meet and have a conversation, they would be able to understand each other. Infact, as a Norwegian, there are DIALECTS in my country, variations in pronunciation of a language I speak that are actually harder for me to understand than Swedish and Danish. So your point being of not a good example is?

[@levent.a.7280]

@@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551 swedish and Norwegian yes are close languages, but Danish is a totally different language, you wouldn't be able to understand Danes.

[@levent.a.7280]

@@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551 besides Denmark is not a Scandinavian country, only Sweden and Norway are completely on the Scandinavian peninsula, maybe also North of Finland

[@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551]

@@levent.a.7280 What? Of course I would be able to understand a Dane... What are you on about? How can you make claims you have no clue about? I am Norwegian, if I hear a Danish person speak, of course I will be able to understand what they are saying and talking about in their native language. There are some odd sounds and words here and there, but I will generally be able to understand a Dane 90-95% of the time as they speak, and if they talk ''slowly'' I will be able to understand 100% of what they say.

[@SteffenMC]

It's okay that you include Finland, but if you include Estonia you should include Latvia and Lithuania as well. By the way, though i adore Tallin, you should not miss the other Baltic capitals: Riga is the biggest city in the Baltics; (bigger than Oslo and Helsinki), has beautiful architecture, a medieval centre, a delightful greenbelt along it's former walls, a mighty river, that was a major part of the Viking route to the black sea, and fantastic Jugendstyle archtecture in the Quarter outside the walls. In the vicinity is Jurmala beach, which in summer competes with the best in Europe north of the Alps. Vilnius is filled with fine rococco and neo-classical buildings, has fantastic history, and is one of the friendliest cities in northern Europe.

[@gnawershreth]

+Steffen Mandrup-Christensen That's the thing though. Estonians are not in the same culture group as Latvia and Lithuania. They're in the same one as the Finns.

[@diamondsarenotforever8542]

@@gnawershreth Estonia definitely has the same culture with them. Finland has got the same culture with other Nordic countries, cuz it was a part of Sweden over 600 years. World economic Forum conference ranked Finland the best country 2019 and world happines index report and UN ranked Finland the happiest country 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Why? You can google it. The list is long. Finland is on the top almost on every aspect. All the other Nordic countries are in the top ten. The former Soviet union countries have not achived that.

[@brockreynolds870]

Scandinavia is certainly a place I would travel to. Notice how his lecture on this is not filled with caveats like Italy is... you don't have him telling you to not have a wallet in your pocket, you don't have him telling you have to "accept" the country on "it's terms"... meaning that Scandinavia is clean and safe, while Italy has great food, but that's about all it has.

[@anahata2009]

If you think food is all that Italy has, I have to assume you've had a sub-standard education. Italy has a long and fascinating history, politically, artistically, socially. It has amazing architecture, breathtaking and diverse landscapes, and beautiful cultural traditions and festivals. There's a reason it's one of the most touristed countries in the world, not only in Europe. But sure, if you're paranoid about having your wallet taken, don't go. They won't miss you.

[@brockreynolds870]

@@anahata2009 It's also run down and full of graffiti. It's bascially a romaticized ghetto. About 2/3 of the buildings in Italy look as if they have not been painted in 40 years, Italians just don't maintain their property and keep it nice like Germans and Scandinavians do.

[@conanobrian8580]

Thanks for passionately defending Italian tourism. They don't care either😂😂😂

[@cccc8806]

The Norwegian Art Nouveau city is Ålesund, NOT Andenes. I have been to both.

[@Kongenrex]

He says Åndalsnes. But yes, it is Ålesund. Not that far north either.

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

4:30 That's not what it says Rick :D:D It's fantasy price Wood and concrete drill 10 kroners a piece

[@fredriks5090]

Perhaps the shop-owner was making fun of American prices; 10,- kr ++++++++++++ taxes

[@ladythalia227]

I can live with Finland. Nordic/Scandinavian is a mixup I get on some level, but Estonia? I'm baffled beyond belief.

[@Donnah1979]

yeah, Estonia wants to be part of the Nordic countries for some reason, but it usually means Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Denmark did conquer Estonia in the 12-hundreds, btw.

[@pxcs7559]

I mean Estonia is almost exactly the same as Finland

[@australianpatriot]

Travel to Estonia and you will know why

[@levent.a.7280]

@@australianpatriot Estonia is not even in Europe let alone Nordic

[@Toujeo]

@@levent.a.7280 just read your argument about the norweigan not understanding danish--- noww this were you dropped as a child?

[@diamondsarenotforever8542]

Before Russia's Empire Finland was directly a part of Sweden over 600 years. Estonia is a Baltic country with Latvia and Lithuania. They were a Part of Soviet union. Finland never was and never under communism.

[@blackcoffeebeans6100]

Estonia 🇪🇪 Latvia 🇱🇻 and Lithuania 🇱🇹 are Baltic countries.

[@levent.a.7280]

No they're part of Russia which are not European

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

@@levent.a.7280 Wrong!

[@kamino78]

I can understand someone saying Norway has the most beautiful countryside but in what way is the Swedish countryside more dull than that of Denmark? Sweden is a rather large country and i feel like it's a bit of a generalization. :)

[@daginn896]

kamino78 As a Norwegian, I highly agree. If you want nature and countryside, Sweden is a better destination than Denmark.

[@gnawershreth]

+kamino78 As a Dane I would sort of agree.. But my family just went up through Sweden last year (My brother lives near Östersund) and they were so disappointed. They expected these grand views of mountains, forests, lakes etc. all the way up north but it was nothing but a "green tunnel" as they called it. You never see anything because there's so many trees. They even have picture from a mountain where all you see are the trees all around you. You can probably see 100 m if you're lucky. Their photo album from that trip ended up being more like a "lol still can't see a thing.." sarcastic album than the amazing beauty album they expected. Of course it would have been very different if they had visited the archipelago near Stockholm or something.. It's actually a thing that surprises a lot of Danes. Quite a few tourists go to Denmark *for* the nature. A lot of Danes go elsewhere.. *for* the nature. It's all about what you're used to. If you're used to Denmark, you'll probably go visit Norway for the mountains etc. but a guy from the Alps, Himalaya or whatever wouldn't find that special at all. It's also because a lot of people (including most Danes) always seem to think about nature as "Extreme = better". A lot of people don't see it that way though. It's sort of why people love Ireland as well. Green rolling hills. Very charming and peaceful. But compared to Norway or Austria it obviously seems very "tame". It's just that they prefer a more idyllic nature instead of the extreme kind.

[@daginn896]

Gnawer Shreth Its not the mountains in it self that makes Norway so popular, its the fjords combined with mountains. But I agree with you, for me Denmark is exotic with it flat landscape. But its not "nature" - you know, like we mean when we say nature, wild. Its more farmin land, with small forests in between, and some large sandy beaches. For me, it is very likeable, almost like steping into Hobitoon :P

[@plonkerification]

Denmark is ok if the weather lets it. This year summer here sucks and I come from south of Europe and it is hard to cope for me. I like how everything here in Denmark is well kept and it's much different landscapes then from the region in Croatia I'm coming from. Anyway, Denmark is a beautiful country with terrible climate.

[@WillyAndreBergstrom]

Sweden falls between two chairs here. If you want majestic nature full of contrast, you go to Norway. If you want the flat and relaxed theme, you go to Denmark. Sweden can't compete on either. However, if you want vast woodlands or really enjoy lakes, it's worth a visit. Would be better off going to Finland for that though.

[@rileywhittenberger5258]

Good stuff, I only know Sweden and 7/11 has great food... 👍🏻

[@vinter_printer]

15:01 They Also dab When They are bored. XD

[@DirtyHarry1899_]

The sign at 5:57 is not swedish, it´s danish.

[@edamariakkahlstrom2961]

God Save Sweden and us ALL!

[@Blazjul]

PDF link for the notes that accompany this talk does not work

[@Linuxs108]

There really are a lot of errors in this

[@kianne7080]

Yeah :/

[@lohphat]

Yeah...sloppy errors at that. Maybe he was jet-lagged from a recent trip. If you're making your living writing guide books and giving advice, you have a duty to get the information correct.

[@maggielett6592]

Rick steves Baltic

[@strangebrew1231]

What are the errors?

[@rileywhittenberger5258]

I thought he was pretty accurate at least with Sweden...

[@tuomaskoivukangas3252]

The russian cathedral is in Tallinn, not Helsinki.

[@lauri9061]

He mestook it for the Uspenski Cathedral most likely

[@Donnah1979]

Please don't go on cruises. It's a highly polluting form of tourism, and you support the local economy much less than you would as a more traditional tourist.

[@jenserikjohansson6228]

Ålesund not Åndalsnes

[@Katarzyna1886]

The town on a slideshow that burned down and was rebuild in an art nuovo style is called Alesund, not Andalsnes. I know it already from the quick research before my trip and I haven't even opened any guide books. Now I think I shell give them a pass ;)

[@phillisparrott244]

My parents' genes originate in Scandinavia. They have 16 different royal blood lines together.

[@vivalapalestine7235]

“Royal “ bloodlines mean absolutely nothing and is a arrogant human invention

[@henriklarsen5613]

2$ for a beer!!!Not in Denmark...1$ for a Carlsberg or 1/2$ for a discount beer.Denmark is also rather dence populated.But he is right that we feel close.If I had to leave DK,I woould without a doubt move to S or N as first choice!!!

[@lexluthor6497]

Nope. I like climbing in the mountains,fishing in rivers,lakes and fjords.hiking in forrests.No cities and museums for me.no need for to know what time it is.Just day and night,sun and rain.

[@whatareuthinking1]

Why is eating out or going to the bar so expensive there ?

[@oskich]

High income countries, High taxes, High workers standards

[@capuano3d]

24:46 map

[@viikmaqic]

"expensive" not for us living here. I mean I can do and almost buy everything. No not billionaire stuff, but everyday items/restuarants etc.

[@MonicaMovieStar]

You clearly prefer Denmark over the other countries. I wish you did not waste my time with the scant amount of info you ultimately gave on Sweden (not to mention other coutries). If you are honest, you will consider renaming the title of this video.

[@user-fj8rp3eh7b]

He doesn’t know anything about Sweden 🇸🇪 It’s a magnificent country ❤

[@sinebachrenleff847]

2:47-2:52 "Denmark and Stockholm are two of the very best cities in Europe for biking" Denmark is now a city.....Sorry just couldn't leave it alone........

[@herrfriberger5]

+Sine Bach Renleff I belive he meant Köbenhavn ;)

[@mummifiedcourpsse]

Scadinavia is; Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Island. Finland is not a Scandinavian country nor Estonia.

[@stevejobs2291]

Icelandic people are a sub-branch of the Scandinavian peoples and they speak a north Germanic or a Scandinavian language, but they are not a part of Scandinavia only Sweden, Denmark and Norway is. You're really stepping on your own point.

[@antonaugustsson983]

Not Island

[@lorddaver1935]

m ferne If you listen to what he actually says (rather than simply looking at the map), you'll hear him say that Finland is not really part of Scandanavia. And he doesn't suggest that Latvia is part of Scandanavia at all. He says that he took the opportunity, while in Finland, to "visit one of the most accessible parts of the former Soviet Union". Pity you don't listen to what he says...

[@OzgurAkyildizfilm]

finland is fenno-scandinavia, although I dont know why he included estonia at all, they are not even nordic.

[@blackcoffeebeans6100]

Hän selvensi tämän asian kyllä. Suomi on kuitenkin Pohjoismaa ja olisi ollut väärin jos hän ei olisi maininnut Suomea. Suomi on aivan yhtä varakas, siisti ja elintaso on aivan yhtä hyvä kuin muillakin Pohjoismailla. Lisäksi Suomella on hyvä yhteistyö heidän kanssaan.

[@elisabethjoy87]

this guy is generalizing everything. and so much of what he says is mixed up information. neither finland or estonia is a part of scandinavia at all! yes a lot of he says is good information, but soooo much is just true for one country or a part of a country and he makes it seem like its common for everyone. and NO - it's not common for parents to pour their childrens drink...

[@Donnah1979]

He was talking about the young people graduating from high school. They visit their homes and gets some drinks, ususally paid for by the parents.

[@9-11truthcampaign7]

Maybe America can learn something from Scandinavia about treating their people?

[@rapier1954]

Yeah, we all remember how kind the Vikings were other folks.

[@zipzap3688]

"Denmark and Stockholm are two of the very best cities in Europe for biking" I stopped watching here, lol.

[@AB-ee9dc]

Typical American , geography is pretty bad point in life,

[@heatcheck3]

The section on immigration was laughable

[@Aman1nFull]

As I see it, kudos for including Estonia as a Nordic country. At the same time, the image shown at 8:34 of an ordinary group of Muslim women is a bit unfortunate, since you go on about "poor people doing hard work in poor neighborhoods". We don't know if these women are poor or even immigrants, maybe they are upper middle class Pakistani tourists. Anyway it's not perfect but it's Rick Steves.

[@tetea7257]

So many wrong things in this video. Doesn't even get the countries in Scandinavia right (It's Denmark, Norway and Sweden). All people don't bike in Stockholm.... I have never even seen a bike there. That "language" on the first sign is not a language. "Only immigrants" work at 7-eleven..... No.... "There's not more young people drinking in scandinavia"... That's not true. And this is just the first 10 minutes. I'm happy to see that people are telling about us and trying though and a lot is still correct.

[@pottingsoil]

There's a lot of triggered individuals in the comments

[@artteacher71]

Anyone else think that his admittance to stealing from the breakfast buffet was weird? Also, I'm American, but I swear he's mispronouncing hygge.

[@tetea7257]

He actually hit hyggeligt almost correctly. If it sounds like the person is throwing up, the person most likely hit that word spot on.

[@Blazjul]

And Rick’s a multi millionaire

[@NordikFilm]

Why should an american tourist go to Scandinavia instead of continental Europe ? Scandinavia has a smaller selection of everything, the weather is colder, prices are higher.

[@gnawershreth]

+NordikFilm They seem to like the whole heritage thing in the US so they could come for that. Northern Europe in general is also by far the easiest place to travel for English speaking people who want something besides a week on a beach. There's also the whole viking thing that's pretty unique to this part of the world. You could say the same about most places in the world, since there's always somewhere cheaper and warmer. The fact that Athens is warmer and cheaper doesn't mean people shouldn't visit London. It's just a silly argument.

[@lorddaver1935]

NordikFilm In case you hadn't noticed (and clearly you haven't) Scandanavia (if you take that term to mean only Norway, Sweden and Denmark) is PART of Continental Europe...

[@Svebicum]

This fellow is so full of it. He's generalizing to the extreme and he often get things dead wrong. For someone claiming to have traveled a lot through Scandinavia and spoken with Scandinavians, he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@Svebicum]

Svebicum For example, he has no idea what "fika" is.

[@Blazjul]

Rick Steves is da bomb! It’s general knowledge for tourists, not National Geographic…

[@kristinemcgowen7842]

You would think that someone who bases his career around tours would put just the tiniest bit of effort into learning to pronounce place names, if nothing else. He pronounces things as if he's an American with zero knowledge of Scandinavia reading place names out of a book with a bit of pride in his lack of knowledge. What is that about? And I have to say that I was more than a little offended by his crack about stealing sandwiches. The bit of tax he's paying on his food and drink is NOT paying for other people's retirement and medical care. BUT it does maybe contribute a small amount to the clean streets, tourist bikes, upkeep on castles and museums, etc etc that make a place worth visiting. Safe, clean, tourist-worthy societies aren't free, but they're worth the investment. Don't be such a cheapskate - it's embarrassing.

[@joshsmit779]

Audience is all boomers lol

[@gunnarstalklint2017]

How American to only pay taxes for your own cause. 😡

[@PoecileCinctus]

Wow... I rather think there wasn't a single minute in this video that didn't include factual errors or at the very least highly generalized non-meanings. And don't get me started on the pronunciation of place names, or translations of examples in the presentation (I would assume the presentation wasn't completely impromptu, he could have at least asked for verification of his guesses at the meaning of things). That notion of it being perfectly ok to steal from a breakfast buffet because the taxes are so high... Words fail me here. It's not ok. Those "high" taxes go a very short way to pay for all that safety and cleanliness, not to mention all the public transportation etc. Unlike the U.S.A., Fennoscandia is about healthy societies where the weakest aren't left to fend for themselves, and one part of that is taxation. If you have such huge problems with that ideology, then perhaps you shouldn't have come here in the first place...

[@curiousmind3710]

I was shocked myself. He is usually better

[@1Anime4you]

This guy A LOT of things wrong.

[@mikerilling6515]

“ THE COUNTRYSIDE OF SWEDEN IS BORING “ Rick Steves 🙄

[@mikerilling6515]

Every Rick Steves travel guide is useless the moment it is published because it relies on old information from months or even years before the only way the smart way is to get the weekly entertainment, travel guides at the airport and at the bus stations the moment you get there, and that’s the only way to know which festival is going on that weekend Which restaurants have just opened up and what is actually current because his travel guides are by definition old and expired by the time you buy them and that’s a fact

[@fredriks5090]

Brain teaser; Is the Nordics like this because all the weirdos moved to America?