Where is Scandinavia?

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[@nimina8528]

“The immigration rule, however, does not apply to icelandic horses, which are 1: super adorables and 2: banished from returning to Iceland should they ever leave. But that is a story for another time” Grey, its time

[@michaelalek6490]

Definitely time to discuss the adorable Icelandic horses

[@BullaMcBullakins]

IT’S TIME

[@budgierigarz]

@@michaelalek6490 the reason is mostly uninteresting, basically just to keep horse diseases out of our herds

[@GlidusFlowers]

To summarize, we imported some sheep 130 years ago and they carried a disease that we still have a hard time rooting out in the local sheep population. We’re not taking any chances with the horses

[@bhtrimmer]

yes, yes it is

[@AlbaFlavius]

For Odin's sake, the armored bears were supposed to be a secret!

[@Halosty45]

AlbaFlavius It's okay everyone thinks they are a joke and the bears get free meals.

[@AlbaFlavius]

Ah, then they might find it to be... bearable. ;)

[@sp0dermansfriend]

AlbaFlavius I'm fucking done...

[@chinesenutter]

AlbaFlavius I like your Nordic hair... can I touch it? O.O

[@pvpa123]

AlbaFlavius Aren't they called Panserbjørns?

[@Neanzo]

Me a scandinavian who knows exactly what Scandinavia is: I'm gonna watch this 👁️👄👁️

[@Maussiegamer]

POP QUIZ: what is scandinavia?

[@mikuchuuu]

@@Maussiegamer ur mom

[@dr.winner2516]

Scandinavia is Viking's land

[@mikuchuuu]

@@dr.winner2516 there are no more Vikings dude

[@dr.winner2516]

@@mikuchuuu They are simply in disguise 🥸

[@ravencloud7]

It took 5 years but I genuinely used fennoscandia in conversation! everyone looked at me, then questioned what I was saying, it was googled, I felt superior. thanks Grey!

[@adriadarnes]

Nerd

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[@ravencloud7]

@@EEEEEEEE for some reason I appreciate this comment

[@hiepphambui3941]

Dude, c'mon.

[@Spacebug111]

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[@nakaharaindria]

"This is the Holland approach to international relations. If there's a fun name that everyone likes and keeps using wrongly, JUST GO WITH IT!" Hahahaha.

[@im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username]

+nakaharaindria The fact that Holland said "Hi America" made it even better

[@DackxJaniels]

+im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username Wow, that one flew right over my head! Possibly the most subtle joke I've ever heard! I wonder if any Americans will get it ;)

[@MrFrostburner]

+DackxJaniels yes

[@MrAlexanderLang]

+im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username It would be even funnier if they said "Hi Murica"

[@caroline7648]

+nakaharaindria i

[@cohan000]

As a Norwegian, I must thank you for teaching me about The Nordic Council, which until now, I didn't even know existed.

[@saimalishahid1406]

Lol

[@8is]

Swedes: Hah! Uneducated Norwegian!

[@MrPetter1000]

Nordiska rådet lär du väl ha hört talats om

[@7shinta7]

What a funny conversation... XD Is it that hard to distinguish these northern countries languages?

[@cohan000]

@@7shinta7 Not really. Norwegian is a modernized version of the old Norse language, Swedish is merely a bad attempt at copying the Norwegian language and Danish is just one big fuckup.

[@blackcoffeebeans6100]

Finland has a bigger history with Sweden than with Russia. Finland was under swedish rule over 600 years. Under Russia 100 years.

[@omegs]

OH GO FOCK YA SELF, ye u right but Russia good because stalin Lenin and vladimirRRRrrRr

[@aarohyotylainen5101]

Also swedish is Finland's official language but russian isnt

[@CriticalRoleHighlights]

Finland WAS Sweden for 600 years. It was never under Swedish rule. It was just eastern Sweden.

[@John_Jim]

Yeah, that "Mother Russia" didn't make much sense

[@meginna8354]

@@CriticalRoleHighlights Yeah but Finns and Finland was always a completely different thing from Swedes, same with Samis in Sweden

[@NotAFirefighter1]

Could we get the story of the banished horses now

[@emmamemma4162]

Icelandic horses are not vaccinated against common diseases because they do not exist on Iceland. Many Icelandic horses are semi-feral, living in big herds, so it would not be easy to vaccinate them. For that reason you cannot bring horses to Iceland, to avoid spreading disease. If a horse is taken out of the country it can never return.

[@dumpsockpuppet5619]

@@emmamemma4162 that sounds... Reasonable, and that dissapoints me, i was expecting either some ancient Mad King Shenanigans or a curse made by Fae Folk

[@apaloosa01]

@@emmamemma4162 Does it apply for domesticated horses? Like if there's a horse-riding competition in another country (like the olympics?)

[@emmamemma4162]

@@apaloosa01 Yes. There are no thoroughbreds, warm-bloods, half-bloods, etc, only Icelandic horses on the island, so an Icelandic horse would never qualify for an Olympic equestrian event. There are special competitions for Icelandic horses where they showcase their special gates (Icelandic Horses have five different gates compared to the usual three gates most breeds have). The biggest events are without a doubt the World Championships and Landsmót, each held every other year. Landsmót is a national event in Iceland, where all the best horses are gathered and participate in several competitions and shows. As no horse import to Iceland is allowed, this event consists of horses born in Iceland only. The World Championships, however, are always held outside Iceland. The Icelandic team is always enthusiastic and competitive, but as the horses can never return once they leave the island, sometimes the very best horses in each class might not attend the World Championships as their owners would rather keep them in Iceland.

[@apaloosa01]

@@emmamemma4162 Thanks a lot for your answer! It was thorough and detailed, and I learned something new! Have a great day!

[@Torffvit]

0:39 Grey: "No one except the nerdiest of geography nerds uses that word." *short pause* Grey: *says it again very deliberately*

[@morrisstudio8372]

Fennoscandia

[@SknCommonLisper]

That, and scandinavians that know about Fennoscandia*, because, Finland doesn't make sense.

[@TigruArdavi]

*FENNOSCANDIA*

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

I like how you didn't even try to spell it

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

yeah that's the joke asshole

[@AlternateHistoryHub]

15 Estonians Disliked This Video

[@xacismyname]

Fancy to see you here

[@PeterBarnes2]

It doubled! Do an alternate history where they didn't dislike this video! What could be different in 100 years?

[@ZL123]

xacismyname Yeah! I hadn't noticed it was actually the real one until you pointed that out. Hi AlternateHistoryHub!

[@ToatsMVJH]

but estonia can into nordic, no?

[@PeterBarnes2]

Emvi Only if Poland can into space.

[@Aa-hy9ko]

Swedes, Danes and Norwegians can understand each other’s language. So very natural to use the term “Scandinavian languages”. That is the most central part missed in this video.

[@darealdemz80]

I cannot explain how much I just snap when someone says “Scandinavia” and then mentions Finland

[@MrFalken91]

I count finland as scandinavia since thats the lost brother. Damn ruski.

[@Name-ej8mt]

let them in the club

[@_Suomalainen_]

Im happy I want to be more related to other Nordic countries than i want to be Russia

[@ashaydwivedi420]

i love scandinavia, finald is my favourite country in there

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

@@_Suomalainen_ well now Finland and Sweden are joining NATO the choice has definitely been made to be Scandinavian rather than Russian.

[@justthecoolestdudeyo9446]

"and also guarded by armored bears" Maybe let's return to that one lol

[@driveman6490]

Bears guarding the world seed bank? Bears eat seeds as part of their diet..............not good -_-

[@todeswalzer6760]

not armored, but there are polar bears there, it's a nice and cold place too.

[@discordlexia2429]

Fortunately we have our Daemons to help us against them should we ever need to break in.

[@aquila4460]

Still wouldn't want to pick a fight with one of them. Well maybe with AT weapons. Or Artillery(I think this is what the Tartars used. I mean how else would they encircle an Armored bear. Given how easily he shreds highly trained troops outfitted with what is probably the best the world has to offer.

[@magnuswindahl231]

too bad the subtle knife got destroyed

[@theJellyjoker]

Where is Scandinavia? Between Printdinavia and and Faxdinavia.

[@RRJ853]

heh

[@JRMCNEA]

Nah. Just say west of Caucasia.

[@TSBoncompte]

have your like, that was punny

[@caityreads8070]

aaaaay

[@Cresanova]

That was...something on another level

[@sebastianhall5573]

As a Norwegian i was always taught that Norway, Sweden and Denmark is Scandinavia and The Nordic countries is Scandinavia plus Finland, Iceland, greenland, and the Faroe islands.

[@srensen3081]

as a fellow actual scandinavian i agree with you, but technically greenland and the faroe islands are also denmark so there for also scandinavian no?

[@fastertove]

@@srensen3081 Greenland and Faroe Islands are not considered Scandinavian (at least not in Denmark). They are Nordic countries like Finland.... The English word "Scandinavia" can technically mean Nordic, Scandinavia or some combinations here of, which irritates us locals a little :)

[@srensen3081]

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[@fastertove]

​@@srensen3081 Danish most likely, could be Norwegian, not sure why it matters. Scandinavia was (unlike Nordic) defined by similar languages, shared culture and history. Greenland, and Faroe Islands is a part of The kingdom of Denmark - not Denmark proper. While they do share history, they don't share much of the rest. This is the reason why Greenland and Faroe Islands are not normally considered Scandinavia unlike Norway, Sweden and Denmark proper.

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[@marieke2204]

"This is the Holland approach to international relations". As a Dutch person, thank you. Thank you for acknowledging that😂

[@thesampion628]

By now I everytime I hear it I want to scream at my screen *The Netherlands!!* It's not that hard!

[@7shinta7]

People from the Netherlands, that speak dutch and while their country gets called Holland ... I love our whacky neighbours...

[@fionnagrant6636]

As a person from New Zealand I'm grateful for your generosity regarding national names.

[@tarulfh965]

Worst part about this is that most Dutch people do not even know that Holland is officially only North- and South-Holland and not the whole country

[@HrHaakon]

It's the nether regions! :D

[@jasongross3231]

You forgot Skyrim; it belongs to the Nords.

[@NOVAPLEX240]

Hahahahahaha, I laughed at this so hard that I woke my neighbours at 2am

[@julkkis666]

+Jason Gross thank you for giving us this claim. i accept it as a part of our prosperous commondom.

[@julkkis666]

Will Ottenfeld lol.

[@julkkis666]

Will Ottenfeld the nords belong to the nordics.

[@kristianbrandt3012]

Skyrim let the empire through its gates though, which was rather limb wristed of them. The Romans never got to Scandinavia, nor did the English. In fact now that I think about it, the only faction to ever take Scandinavia, not counting dragons, was Nazi Germany and they only held it 5 years.

[@RainaRamsay]

Really looking forward to the Icelandic horses video. Also hoping for an seed bank armored bears video?

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Why not both?

[@ImperatordeElysium]

***** Also they have very few native diseases, so there's a severe risk of crippling epidemics if contact with other livestock occurs.

[@Norvind-YT]

Was your last sentence a question.

[@MinecraftMiner1234]

The armoured bears was a nod to His Dark Materials in which there are armoured bears in Svalbard.

[@mitchelldavis482]

***** *_Which everyone should read._* It's technically a series for older children/pre-teens, but the story has amazing depth and scope, and the writing is great.

[@jonasvaananen]

Finally a non-nordic person that gets it, thank you, and greetings from Finland

[@raindropsneverfall]

2:15 // That's kind of what we do as graphic designers. It's about ensuring brand consistency. On another note, Denmark is also a part of Scandinavia because of our linguistical ties. Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are, largely, mutually intelligible.

[@marllram]

Yeah! I was like, "nonono Grey, every committee in the world from the EU to local dads bbq gathering must HAVE a published brand guidelines, with DISTANCES SET! Only then the world will be beautiful!"

[@Defiant--Potato]

Came here to say exactly this. I bet Coca-Cola alone has comparable outlines for their logos.

[@GeographyNow]

CPG Grey you are my favorite Channel. You have no idea how much I want to collab with you.

[@anthonyserocco2774]

I recommend Vsauce and Crash Course, too.

[@oleanick]

Geography Now You have some good video too, Geography Now. I recently subscribed to you as well, but haven't had the time to watch all the videos yet. As someone who studied Anthropology in college, I enjoy geography and the causes for borders and cultures :)

[@olanordmann8769]

Geography Now i like your vids :)

[@ChuramaiTV]

I thought WonderWhy was your favorite channel

[@mihirgawade9312]

Geography Now but I see you fanboying on every WonderWhy video lol. Anyway, I love your vidoes.

[@brwneyedgirlx19]

Guarded by armored bears?! How do you just drop that and not explain! I must know about these armored bears!

[@kritid]

It's a reference to His Dark Materials.

[@brwneyedgirlx19]

Oh goodness. I've read that series so many times and I didn't even catch that. I just got too excited about Armored Bears.

[@EcceJack]

Tessa And Svalbard is, indeed, famous for only two things, apart from being in the middle of nowhere: polar bears (can't cay about armoured.. :D) and that "apocalypse seed bank". So he pretty much just found a cool way of mentioning both in one sentence :)

[@subbss]

***** I now see how you picked your name.

[@elizabethhogan1610]

It's a reference to The Golden Compass.

[@herreguda6199]

Why was I recommended this when I live in Scandinavia and know all this already? Clicking and commenting was on me, though.

[@A-Gaymer]

Herreguda yeah but he was like incorrect on everything he said LOL!

[@Sigart]

@@A-Gaymer How exactly was he incorrect? O_o

[@amalias7548]

@@Sigart asking the same thing

[@Sigart]

@@amalias7548 Nogle mennesker kan bare ikke gå udenfor en dør uden absolut at tale ned til andre -_- Og de har ikke en pind at ha det i.

[@firstnamelastname4705]

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[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Also, all the Scandinavian countries are monarchies and Finland isn't, despite the brief stint in 1917.

[@jeremiahstromberg8940]

Finland wasnt a monarchy because it was a part of sweden. So it technically was until it splity. Just as if the saamis would split from sweden, Arent they scandinavian then?

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Jeremiah Stromberg I was referring to the brief period after Finnish Independence when Finland offered the Crown of Finland to a German Prince, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse. This fell through after it was clear Germany would lose WWI.

[@jeremiahstromberg8940]

@@Edmonton-of2ec lol. Luckily

[@ZyXxOmAn]

Well finland isn't part of Scandinavia

[@diamondsarenotforever8542]

@@ZyXxOmAn on someaspect it is.

[@Filet64]

This feels like a classic CGP Grey video. And I like the not-so-subtle mention of people calling countries *America* by a non-correct name.

[@theamici]

Lol you exemplified the joke. 'The joke was in the other direction: people calling Netherland for "Holland" ^^

[@IRWBRW964]

And calling the Netherlands "Holland".

[@HistoricaHungarica]

Because everybody knows it's called 'Murrica.

[@keiduu6731]

Can't we just agree that it was a two fold joke, because it is

[@Filet64]

Austin Hunt thank you, you get it haha

[@troyguenther7572]

I think somebody should mention that Finland is the only Nordic country that does not have a language that is in the Germanic family or descended from Old Norse. Their language is related to Estonian and Hungarian, which are both nothing like Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian (I can't speak for Icelandic or Faroese as I have no experience with either languages).

[@rosie8059]

Idk about Faroese, but Icelandic is currently the closest language to Old Norse.

[@errorcorrector5831]

Finland official languages: Finnish, Swedish

[@MrPicky]

@@rosie8059 True! We can still read Old Norse though it is not an "easy read" ;)

[@mustanaamiotto3812]

@@errorcorrector5831 should be only finnish and maybe other finnic languages

[@Juho.S.]

@@Crimson50 I agree.

[@KatrinaTapio]

hi I'm actually from Åland and would like to inform you that the Å is pronounced like a long O or OA in for example "oar", "sword", "floor", "gourd" - we pronounce the letter o more like an "ooh" sound as the sound in "pool", "boot" or "tool" (if you pronounce it in a slight irish accent) which is why we have a separate letter for the other "o" sound (unlike english) so it is not "Aland" sounding like "Allan", it is Åland sounding like "ooar"-land (makes sense you might need oars when you live on an island) otherwise great video :)

[@gracious5114]

“Because Vikings” and “because empire” are the two best reasons ever.

[@TheAmazingChrisDK]

i like how many people think that Scandinavian people hate each other?.. No we just making jokes. like Sweden is only coming to Denmark to get our alcohol and to get in Legoland

[@henriknykvist]

+Chrissoy Yeah, we're kind of like siblings. We can talk crap about each other but if someone else does it we'll get upset.

[@TheAmazingChrisDK]

Henrik Nykvist Yeah you right

[@Lighthammer18]

+Chrissoy and weed.

[@jairdabrini]

+Chrissoy Norway and Sweden get along fine, but norweigans make fun of swedes alot; speech, politics, being poor etc. Denmark and Sweden get along fine, but swedes make fun of Denmark alot; speech, politics, location, size etc. Finland and Sweden doesn't get along fine as there are lots of jealousy towards swedes and inferiority complex and Sweden has bullied Finland over a long period of time, this shows most easily if you as a swede visit Finland and end up with the wrong crowd you will get beaten just for being swedish, maybe even stabbed with a knife.

[@jairdabrini]

***** Ok, not stabbed, but grazed. "Inte sära, bara rispa". u know? Had a friend who i 5th grade visited Finland, got punched by a group or other teenagers just for being swedish lol. Maybe that has changed since the early 90's though.

[@skeeyee5477]

"FJORDS, ARCTIC, FJORDS, ARCTIC, FJORDS AND MORE FJORDS AND MORE ARCTIC" Meanwhile in Denmark: "FLAT, RAIN, NO SNOW IN WINTER, FLAT WITH MORE RAIN, ALSO 6 DAYS WORTH OF SNOW A YEAR, FLAT!"

[@sirjoey3137]

I was thinking that too, we barely have any hills, meanwhile Norway be looking like a paradise landscape.

[@internetuser7]

That is too true

[@tigersharkwoo]

Its also not real

[@walterwallman3566]

Denmark is budget skåne. Change my mind

[@bcbitchkkv]

And our death metal kinda sucks.. but so does most Danish music.

[@minihali]

2:16 regarding the "respect distance", it is a super common set of rules for how a mark should be places, and used. As an example, you would want an important logo like the biohazard symbol to be easily seen, especially when among less important symbols on ie. a bottle of chemicals. Or making sure an important document from can be easily recognized in a stack of others. Designers make "(design) manuals" for designers and non-designers alike to follow, usually containing minimum sizes, distance from other marks as to not blend in and what color the mark should be on different materials and prints as to make it easy to see. That way a new designer can become familier with how to place the marks in new designs or someone with no design experience can still make sure a mark is placed in a visible way.

[@vikenemma2953]

One of the funniest things is when you talk in your native languages Swedish Norwegian and Danish with English speakers around. It often leads to people thinking we are all speaking Danish. An interesting tidbit of all of this is that food is allowed to be written in each others languages as long as its easy to understand. At least in Sweden. So you might find sauce with a Norwegian ingredients list.

[@Robi2009]

1:49 - I like those "Mom, I wanna go there!" moments xD

[@felixbabuf5726]

D

[@ryanofarrell186]

Nordic Countries: Hey scotland, wanna join the cool kids club. Scotland: Sure... UK: No Scotland: BUT MOM! UK: No, and you are now grounded

[@gavinwilliamson7481]

As a pro-independence Scot, that image hurt! However, this thread made it humourous!

[@figtherthor]

Also norwegian, danish and swedish can all understand eachothers language. Iceland can understand some of the 3, and the 3 can understand a few icelandic words while no one understands finnish. PERKELE

[@Nobosnodo]

Pretty sure swedes can understand finnish.

[@LokeWallin]

Tobias Olsen Ehh no we can defintivly not understand finnish.

[@Manka2]

Swedes can definitely not understand danish.. :s danes can however understand swedish... :s

[@Cresanova]

***** Plot twist: learning Swedish in school is mandatory in Finland - therefore - in theory at least - every Finn should be able to understand all your mentioned three languages at least to some very basic extent

[@Manka2]

***** whaaaat, ofc they can

[@ScalpSnatcher]

Everyone: * talking about Scandinavia* Me: * *happiness noises, because Baltic states were mentioned* *

[@namenamename390]

I think these guys are one of the least known bits of europe, which is kinda sad because they're really beautiful and have some interesting history.

[@jjnn2]

Yeah, all I really know is to never play as any Baltic states in CK2, because you will die

[@serteshsardrakal2272]

Swedish me: get back into the Baltic before I invade you again.

[@cityuser]

You mean *the balkans* ? I'm sorry.

[@ScalpSnatcher]

@@cityuser * Baltic screeching *

[@alvinwestmanholm1858]

We call it ”the north” instead of ”the nordic countries”

[@Frajmando]

@Tim Hardin And kings landing (kungshamn)

[@emiledlund9559]

Norden

[@Meatisfood]

And Winterfell(talvivaari) in Finland. Edit- Talvivaara Thanks micosan.

[@micosan]

@@Meatisfood Talvivaari = Winter granpa...

[@Meatisfood]

@@micosan How was it even possible for me to write that wrong.....Frak.

[@xelgringoloco2]

I laughed my ass off at little Scotland at 1:48

[@axelrosalewski]

Thanks! I didn't get the joke before :D

[@DimetriKhan]

xEl Gringo Loco Little Scotland with the UK pulling her back like a badly behaved child :P

[@tedwardbooth]

We can only dream of one day joining the Nordic Council, until then we'll just have to remain England's bitch.

[@duncanrussell3211]

LET US IN NORDICS WE'RE COOL TOO

[@EddyMac1903]

***** Because it's such a hard time, isn't it?

[@Ganbalf]

We usually just call it Norden where im from(Northen sweden)(Roughly translates to The North) It includes Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.

[@mhmja7878]

but estonia?

[@AuroraNora3]

We call it that in Norway too

[@jameslolan829]

Markus Samberg Estonia was never part of scandinavia.

[@SkopjanecMartin]

...so, what you're saying is that there are three Kings in the North right now?

[@Ganbalf]

Martin Rizov Yup. Sweden, Norway and Denmark still has kings and queens. We are Kingdoms,

[@atis9061]

I love your videos. They are to the point (well-written) and not that long. I get the information I need and you are not wasting my time. Thanks, man!

[@jacquietimms3075]

Your videos are really useful for making trivia questions, and for personal learning!

[@JoeBurkeZerk]

*F E N N O S C A N D I A*

[@WhiskeyGuide]

Namless's Media Dump i just got in contact with a Swede and I said fennoscandia and they had no idea what I was talking about. I love it.

[@mortenrl1946]

CURSED WORD THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK FORBIDS IT

[@bajingo4759]

@@WhiskeyGuide Because no one cares. Its just a made up name you use to include yourself to the group of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. We dont want u, fuck off Finland :)

[@SA-121]

A rather useless and confusing geographical/geological term that isn't even worth mentioning, and mostly refers to shared bedrock, aka the Fennoscandian shield.

[@enzogameruksbr3963]

Scotiislandibaltifennoscandinavia?

[@TheGreatYukon]

Upon looking up Finland's baby boxes I got a teeny bit choked up because that's the cutest, nicest darn thing ever. Free baby clothes and a coat, and all this stuff to encourage babies to sleep on their own and mothers to get medical attention? That's such an awesome idea!

[@jiffylou98]

love the mention of the respect distance, then putting the icon at the top with no bordering

[@mikkolukas]

1:17 But at the time of the wars no one knew that Norway was going to be rich. At that time Norway was very poor, compared to it's neighbors.

[@Mark_W2000]

I'm gonna hold you to that Teslas for everyone you sneaked in at the end of the video :)

[@justinwong7231]

I think that it was actually a reference to that fact that Norway provides a lot of incentives for electric cars, resulting in a lot of Teslas on the road.

[@Praetorian_Rex]

It is actually encouraged to buy electric cars here in Norway. Therefore, when the Tesla was announced so many people preordered it that one had to wait up to 3 months before getting one. And all of a sudden we had like 50000 Teslas on the roads and they could be seen everywhere. :P

[@krypet007]

Justin Wong specifically in cities. no love anywhere else than specific cities. closest parking space that can charge an electric car from where I live is a good few hours drive to Sweden.

[@justinwong7231]

***** 1) The Tesla Model S costs between $70,000-$130,000. It is arguably the best (and most expensive) electric car available. 2) It's a luxury car; it's not for the masses. 3) Yes, they are allowed to be driven on roads, like any other car. They can be driven in Canada. 4) Tesla Motors doesn't sell hybrids, only pure electric cars. 5) In 3-5 years, Tesla Motors will release a cheaper electric car, the Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the Model 3 will start at $35,000. It's price will probably range from $35,000-$50,000. 6) If you're seriously considering an electric car, make sure you research the pros and cons. EV's (electric vehicles) typically have a short range of 100 miles (Tesla is the exception with a range of 200-300 miles). If all you do is city driving, the short range isn't a problem, since you can charge at home every night. EV's have the advantage of lower fueling costs (electricity is cheaper than gasoline). They also have a quieter, smoother ride.

[@Bandit5317]

Justin Wong This is an informative, unbiased breakdown of the current state of EVs and Tesla, with the exception of the 'smoother ride' comment (this is primarily dependent on the suspension, not the engine). That's pretty rare.

[@Conner6742]

I met someone from Finland and mentioned the term Fennoscandia and he was like "How do you know that?" He was so shocked. He even told me that some people in Finland don't know about this term. What would I do without the internet where I wouldn't know useless information like this?

[@EmmaBonn96]

1:53 LET SCOTLAND JOIN THE VIKING COOL KIDS CLUB, ENGLAND

[@sdprz7893]

We're not the ones stopping them, the nordics don't want them and the scots keep voting to stay

[@marTn3]

no u, scandinavia is good as it is. YA YEET

[@ddgaxelnilsson7855]

England is not with the kool kids you cucumber brain

[@EmmaBonn96]

DDGaxel Nilsson I wasn’t saying she was I was saying she was keeping Scotland from joining

[@ddgaxelnilsson7855]

Emma Bonn okay

[@clouduslakestream8781]

I absolutely älskar this video! It made me smile and even chuckle a bit to myself! 😂❤️ And for your information, I’ve never said this about a YT video!

[@garyjennison5879]

Nordic Family There is the strong, Independent mother named Denmark, who is always happy and does her best to help out the family Then their is Father Sweden, a millionaire scientist who (until recently) was always fighting with his wife. They now are quite happy together. Then there is the Older Sister Norway, a beautiful young lady who came from a home full of custody battles with her parents. She now has a profitable oil business, and has worked out her problems with her clingy parents. There is Uncle Finland, Swedens Brother who comes around often. He is a woodsman who has a mild addiction to alcohol, but still cares about his family Then there is Brother Iceland, a crafty kid who is always turning on the heating at the family house, and owns dozens of pets. There is the Little Girl Aland, who has been dragged into a lot of chaos between Sweden and Finland. After Aland was adopted by Sweden, Finland took her during some disputes with their neighbor, Russia. Today Aland refers to both of them as 'Father' Across the Street is Estonia, a Girl who keeps swearing that she did a DNA test and is related to the Nordics. They keep ignoring her, and Esti is stuck having to panic every time Russia goes out on his lawn. Faroe is Denmarks son, who has always loved her mother. They both go to the movies and dinner together. Faroe does have a bit of an obsession with Birds though. Then there is the rebellious Child of Greenland. He deals with extreme anxiety and Depression, at some points even becoming suicidal at some points. He hates his mother Denmark due to an argument from awhile ago, and has moved out into a ghetto down town. He constantly try's to show everyone he is not part of the family. Lastly, their is Scotland. He filing for divorce from his Wife England, and keeps asking to move back in with the family while he finds his true purpose. This is the Nordic Family. Not Perfect, but still getting by.

[@robinshea6827]

Since when has Scotland been Nordic?

[@frogginachos0124]

EnergyTimeXP Do I had to find the real DNA of this family with these guys

[@frogginachos0124]

"Maybe"

[@kaiheadstrong8660]

Why, want to hit the shops? or enjoy our culture? or the whiskey. probably the whiskey.

[@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447]

Dysfunctional is the new functional.

[@penzette3606]

I really love when people talk about my country. I just do

[@hosseinsalamat1138]

Me too. most of the times they get things wrong but it feels good to be mentioned!

[@swedishzeldafan6121]

You feel like people actually have heard about your place, it's not useless shit (even if it is)

[@axeljansson6496]

Bjorn Kirkian me to

[@Codie-el2di]

I hate when people talk about my country because it's always bad things. Where do you think I live?

[@hosseinsalamat1138]

codies channel somewhere in middle East?

[@alexolivers9476]

The Holland thing, I was like "oh how interesting. People don't do that for my country!". And then I realized I live in the USA, which was literally just called America to demonstrate further. I normally call it America too, although I think calling ourselves 'americans' contributes to the problem since there isn't really a better alternative. I mean what are you going to call us? United Statians of America? Actually I just looked that up, people do rarely (and correctly) call citizens of the USA 'United Statians' or singularly, a 'United Statian'. American really defines anyone in from the west really, and even North American still doesn't specify the USA, including Mexico and Canada. When you think about it that's not a lot of countries, but they are all REALLY BIG countries so... EDIT: I just realized how American (USA) this comment is. It's very American of me to make a comment about America (USA) on a video NOT about America at all. Lmao, us self-centered Americans (really United Statians).

[@kyv979]

rip central america

[@olvustin6671]

@@kyv979 central America would be Mexico. Northern central America :p

[@scelonferdi]

Isn't US Americans a rather widely used and practical term?

[@magnusbonvik704]

3:08 you displayed the danish viking there, when it was in fact a norwegian viking who found greenland (Leif Erikson) . Denmark got it because they took over Norway, and when Norway got independence, they never gave Greenland back. This is the same story with the Faroe Islands

[@edvindenbeste2587]

@Sage he found greenland in the 900's and Norway was conquered a few hundred years later actually. But i could see why

[@edvindenbeste2587]

@Sage yeah, also. The swedish vikings didn't get anything they kept later lol. They did expand into russia and even raided constantinople. But they didn't keep it.

[@omega1231]

That's not why Denmark took possession of the Norwegian overseas colonies; Denmark-Norway was allied with Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars, Sweden was allied with Britain. When Napoleon lost, part of the Treaties of Paris declared that Sweden were to enter a union with Norway, they neglected the overseas territories so they fell to Denmark. Besides the Norwegian colonies on Greenland were abandoned during the medieval cooling period in the 13th-16th century, nearly 200 years before Hans Egede (a Norwegian btw) sailed under the Danish king to Greenland to convert the catholic Norwegians, found no Norwegians so converted the pagan Greenlanders instead. The Faroe islands has had more Danish influence than Norwegian in the past 600-700 years, that's why a lot of them speak near perfect Danish.

[@andtand2558]

Erik the red discovered Greenland, Leiv Eriksons father.

[@spaceiscool7856]

And despite that, Danish is still being taught in the schools of Greenland (no joke)

[@ameliaerbs3413]

This was shown today at a staff meeting of a large electronic medical software company. We just made a sale in Finland and our CEO wanted us to know what we are talking about when we speak with them. Thanks Mr. Grey for the great video!

[@dannyrosenberg4175]

I wish the UK (my country) would shift towards the nordic countries. they lead the world on everything and we're becoming so americanized.

[@Thoeisens]

***** Your profile pic is very fitting here ;)

[@Gekkibi]

+Alex White It's very easy to check if you're telling the truth. You simply have to translate this Finnish word into English: Epäjärjestelmällistyttämättömyydelläänsäkäänköhän.

[@andreas7114]

+J. Thøisens Du snakker jo ikke helt sandt, vi følger jo ikke Amerikansk politik eller ideologi. Bare fordi alle har Iphones og macs betyder ikke vi er "Americanized" Plus, statistik set, og økonomisk. Er vi fantastisk her I Danmark og Norge.

[@tevear54]

+Alex White Asukko nää vielä Suomessa vai muutikko Amerikkaan?

[@seanjankowski9016]

+Danny Rosenberg As an American, I agree -- Americanization is scary.

[@thomasrosebrough9062]

2:10 Graphic design guy here! Actually most big companies have a document like this with many random details, and the "respect distance" thing is one of the most common requirements anyone has. I remember working with Monsanto and their marketing team wouldnt let us put *any logo with text* in-line with it, which messed up the clients whole website and took some creative coding from the dev guys to fix.

[@Exnem]

Fun fact, the Scandinavian countries actually were implementing a common currency early on and that's why all the Scandinavian countries have "kroner" as a currency, though these days as regional variants. It was dissolved when WW1 broke out and was called the Scandinavian Monetary Union, seen by many as sort of the cradling of a more formal union as Scandinavian unification (at least informally because it's unlikely newly freed Norway would have supported it and Sweden and Denmark was still cooly in relations) as a political issue was the most blooming in those very romanticist years around the turn of the 1800s but alas never became a thing. It's legacy lives on in every country who were part of it whose currencies are still called "crowns" or kroner, none of which went back to their "rigsdalers", which I think was based on the German reichsthaler and I guess can be loosely translated to "realms dollar". Later on though the EU would adopt the same concept with Euros, but this, hilariously enough, is a very unpopular thing in EU Scandinavia despite the concept being adopted there with LMU (Latin Monetary Union) being the main inspiration for it and whose countries all adopted the Euro. Unlike post LMU countries, both EU Scandinavian countries, Denmark and Sweden, still use their own "kroner" or crowns and resist adopting the Euro very strongly.

[@Spikeupine]

what is sweden's biggest income? Norwegians on holliday

[@NOVAPLEX240]

That's actually pretty funny, and I'm not even from your bloody continent.

[@Spikeupine]

Lachy Kyle thank you very much :D

[@TheRedAzuki]

+theSollundForYou That's kind of sad that so many Norwegians go to Sweden of all places for holidays.

[@siralexferguson5484]

+TheRedAzuki we go there bcuz it's fucking cheap because it cost 1000000$ to go to Spain and stuff

[@asdfdjhgk]

+TheRedAzuki Why is it sad? Sweden is a great country.

[@theragingwarcat1410]

So this is where the nords live, what about the argonians,

[@zondaboy6493]

They live in Brazil.

[@wolfherzogvolpe785]

And who lives, where i am from? (Germany)

[@wolfherzogvolpe785]

:D But I meant the races from The elder scrolls :D

[@prowler247365]

High elves (dominion=nazis)

[@wolfherzogvolpe785]

OK

[@kipofthemany2213]

Gray -"Guarded by armoured bears" Me - *looks at my copy of The Golden Compass* OOOH! I get the reference now!

[@visitingstatue171]

yess!!

[@iminni3459]

The Northen Lights*

[@nemetroid]

The "Scandinavian peninsula" outline at 0:27 is a bit misleading. The common definition of the peninsula only includes the part of Finland that's between Sweden and Norway.

[@fatsamcastle]

"and it's also guarded by armoured bears" yes! I knew they were real.

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

Let's forget these confusing names and call it Skyrim instead.

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

Jag älskar den friterade anusdykare. Du kan äta min om du vill. Den glider in, den glider in, den glider in, i mål igen. Vi ska kämpa, vi ska ge alt det vi har, vi ska ta gul igen.

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

That's all you swedes think about isn't it?

[@ygsr]

bluebanana not really. All I've written so far is either bullshit or things someone in school said. And sorry if I was rude. It was meant as an ironic joke.

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

No worries dude. I'm just messing with ya ;)

[@Anastas1786]

How long's it gonna take Finland to switch from "Perkele!" to "Shor's bones!"? That's almost half their language, isn't it?

[@diegoreckholder945]

I love His Dark Materials reference at the end 😆😆😆😆

[@shxdowsoul]

you never fail to answer the questions that randomly pop in my head at 3am laying in bed

[@DtWolfwood]

i use to use "nordic countries" and "scandinavia" interchangeably. Now i know better. Thanks CGP Grey :D

[@ImprintYoungAdults]

Yeah learning!

[@jdoe3006]

Nordic countries are amazing. I've read a lot of their history and I would say that they have the best countries to live in whether it is about history, culture, peace & order, standard of living and of course the nature!

[@stephenconway2468]

Weather could be better in Winter, but Summer can be excellent. Be careful though as they are quite democratic socialist ..... and that is so misunderstood....

[@stephenconway2468]

@Viktor Birkeland Venezuela is the preferred example it seems. This of course is not a proper socialist country but a totalitarian regime. The model which is ignored is the one adopted by the most successful Nordic nations. Those are the nations which have had the best education for decades now and the least imbalance in society and wealth. Seemingly these nations also are among the happiest too.

[@marius8333]

I am sorry you have wasted your time we don't have a culture

[@Frahamen]

Fennoscandia includes the Karelia & Komi area in Russia too.

[@slurp7004]

This is the best having lunch channel. Period.

[@DanThePropMan]

I...was not aware that Svalbard was a real place.

[@Imhornydadcomeinside]

Then you probaby aren't aware of Jan Mayen. Even many Scandinavians aren't aware of them.

[@HansenSWE]

DanThePropMan Imagine, my friend, the wonders you might find if you took the time to look at a map of the world for just 5 minutes online. Like, right now. Pick any map. Any one you like. Find grid G-4 on that map, for example, and tell us the most interesting thing you see.

[@Markus9705]

It is.

[@Relikvien]

What did you think it was? ;)

[@DanThePropMan]

World of Werner Herr Hansen It's a place in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, which takes place almost entirely in parallel universes. I just assumed Pullman had made up the name. Perhaps I should have said "I didn't know it was *also* a real place".

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

I really want that horse story.

[@CraftQueenJr]

Alec Whatshisname me too.

[@frogginachos0124]

Peption 4 the Horse Story. It costs 1 Like!

[@KronikAlkoholik]

@@pyrrhocratic The ban on immigration of horses has much more to do with diseases than with pure breeding. Icelandic horses have been isolated for so long they might lack immunity against some horse related diseases other breeds might carry with them.

[@archangeldeltius1511]

Really want to visit Norway, I have genetic heritage there and the way the operation of rehabilitation and humanitarian is handled is very interesting, especially for a pro-rehabilitation individual in criminology like myself.

[@l0ther128]

1:36 -Kosovo -Taiwan -Turkish Cyprus -Palestine -That other Syria -Some others -Ohh boy

[@syynimaa9562]

very poor choice of "countries"

[@manioqqqq]

-🇨🇳

[@themegadrivekid7721]

If you're reading this, have an awesome day!

[@VincentWernerK]

No.

[@themegadrivekid7721]

+Gabe Logan Newell O_o

[@VincentWernerK]

Ah! I'm such a rebel.

[@GastonBoucher]

But it's night here...

[@sarahcampbell9729]

+TheMegaDriveKid I had a really bad :(

[@19billdong96]

Wait wait wait wait... Armored bears?! 3:20

[@amitainbar]

+19billdong96 It's a reference to an amazing series of books, ''His Dark Materials'', in which Svalbard is occupied and guarded by huge, armoured, armour-smithing bears.

[@voytek5550]

+BraveSirRobin Oh the Golden Compass. I didn't make the connection for a second :P

[@joezic]

+19billdong96 Volibear .

[@Shoreknight]

+19billdong96 Didn't you hear? They've updated their security team. Now a bit more carnivorous! ;)

[@Shoreknight]

+Hitler The Dick Tickler I love that Book! And maybe the movie. . .

[@alesta2212]

I watched this entire video as a norwegian and pretty much knew everything from before but it was still fun to watch

[@laurivirtanen8636]

Thanks for teaching me new stuff about my own country

[@zondaboy6493]

SKYRIM BELONGS TO THE NORDS!!1!1!111!

[@beowulffin]

winter is coming

[@zondaboy6493]

The Pystykorva k

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

No to the American Company Bethesda.

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

But, You know what they say FUR SO DAH.

[@MegaDiscoZombie]

JOIN THE EMPIRE

[@greg.sym.4115]

Lol, the bit with Britain and Scotland made me laugh inappropriately in public

[@Hairysteed]

"Hi Holland" "Hi America" I see what you did there!

[@quidam_surprise]

If only more people over there could understand that nuance about their own country 😔

[@beausheffield1895]

@@quidam_surprise You’re right I don’t get it. Is there something I’m supposed to get?

[@quidam_surprise]

@@beausheffield1895 Check "totum pro parte" on Wiktionary/Wikipedia

[@beausheffield1895]

@@quidam_surprise Oh okay I understand now.

[@noeljonsson3578]

0:53 I feel like that arrow is pointing at the wrong place. Scania (Skåne) is smaller and just bellow where it is pointing. Might be wrong though.

[@depenthene]

Also historically Finland is complicated because it has been under Swedish (~1150-1809) and Russians (1809-1917) rule.

[@alaric_]

yes, and while sweden gave finland only a religion and couple castles, russia gave finland huge improvements in the national scale, political and economical. despite that, finnish really like more of their wastern neighbours than eastern ones.

[@namethatisnottakenyo]

The Russians also invaded twice after independence and made Finland's political situation very difficult throughout the cold war.

[@alaric_]

+namethatisnottakenyo True, and without those invasions, Finland's industry would not be the same as its today. Also, during cold war Finland was one of the very few countries Soviets traded with so it meant huge exports and boosts for Finlands economy. Yes, they were tough times but Finlad had it easy compared to other european countries. No total rebuild of infastructure and such... Of the war going nations, there were 3 european capitals which were not occupied in WW2: London, Moscow and Helsinki. Ps. I consider myself as pro-west/anti-east person.

[@alksi1]

Alaric Balthi Theres been A FEW more feuds with russians during swedish rule and independency so we like them a lot more. You could say that all of the time soviets/russians were the opressing force.

[@finnicpatriot6399]

Alex Ace We've had wars with Russians since the 900s, with Swedes since the 200s. Russia is much closer culturally, historically and genetically to Finns than Sweden could ever hope to be. In fact, Finnic people founded Russia. The only problem is that the slavic population overgrew us and took over as time passed.

[@BaggyMcPiper]

Norway's wealth is actually a very recent phenomenon. Before oil was discovered in the North Sea, Norway was a very poor country, relatively speaking.

[@johnyludvigsson]

And before alot of people immigrated to Sweden and helped build our workforce, so was we. Yes, we did have alot of natural resources in "the old days", but at the begining of the 1900ds we where considered poor :P

[@Unbeginner]

Johny Ludvigsson Most of the Islamic invasion "workforce" was from past 50 years. No, they didn't help make Sweden "rich". And please don't call immigrants "workforce", you're discriminating against the natives as if they're lazy or something. By what logic do immigrants make a country rich? If there was any merit to that big fat stinky lie, than the best way to make everyone rich would be to just make all countries' entire populations switch places. Does that make it clearer to you that immigration does NOT make a country rich?

[@johnyludvigsson]

I NEVER stated immigration in itself helps make a country rich. I NEVER stated I was thinkin about "the islamic invasiomn" What I had in mind was MOSTLY and in GENERAL the jugoslavians (well, former jugoslavia now days) that helped build the WORKFORCE of sweden in the 50's, 60's and 70's, at a time when the industries of our fair country were screaming for workers. Without those immigrants, the factories (in general) wouldnt be able to function, thus not contribute to the national economy thus not helping to make sweden a "rich" county. Please note that I'm not stating immigration and/or imigrants ALONE built the wealth, however, it did help alot to have as open borders as we did. Also, my original comment was sort of just an add-note to Inkshooters comment about Norways recent wealth. Somehow you managed to interpret that as me talking about what you call "the Islamic Invasion" and me discriminating about native swedes, wich would be really odd of me since both my parents and three of my siblings, me and my sister beeing adopted, are what contistutes as "Native Swedes", so I would de facto call them lazy, wich they aren't. Judging by your comment and the logic in it, I can only asume that your thinking of the immigration from the late 80's up intil now, wich mostly, but not excluding, consists of people from countries where Islam is the norm as a religion. considering how that movement has changed sweden and it's wealth, I have no opinion, I thik it's too early to say, since it's a movement that still is in motion. As a final note, I'd like to apologize for my miss-spelling and/or incorrect use of grammar, seeing as english is my second language, I sometimes mess up.

[@MarieSallaupHalse]

***** Yeah, because Denmark was milking Norway for all of its resources.

[@Visse90]

Marie Sallaup Halse What resources? At least not butter :D

[@colincann7444]

I feel so special for understanding that Golden Compass reference

[@SknCommonLisper]

Came in expecting a video refering to fennoscandia, because everyone likes to lump up Scandinavia(cultural) with the geographical location(that was named because of said cultural term). Glad I was wrong and you get both a like and a sub!

[@Strettger]

A pity so few people have read His Dark Materials. For the Republic!

[@Salnax]

I was wondering who would catch the armored bear reference. It's a pity that the movie adaptation poisoned the franchise for some potential readers.

[@dAMMDb]

Ehh, the first book is the only good one, imo

[@petehill7280]

Strettger I've started to read them myself. HDM is like Discworld. It's a really good British fantasy series overlooked by Americans because 1. They are idiots , 2. They hate Britain for no discernible reason , and 3. They're too distracted by Harry Potter (Damn you , JK Rowling!).

[@lilypippili]

pete hill 1. Fair enough. 2. Have you even met an American? We practically worship Britain! 3. Fair enough.

[@biomerl]

pete hill It's also very critical of religion, which makes the US not very happy.

[@TheJeroenbrouwer]

I still hate people calling the Netherlands Holland. From now on, when people ask where im from, i will just say North-Brabant, because apparantly our country is just a province.

[@TheEABProductions]

In Denmark "Holland" means "The Netherlands", when we rarely say "Nederlandene" which actually means "The Netherlands" then we talk about The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. So therefore The Netherlands thing confused me when I was younger.

[@AkkeWagenaar]

Nou, eigenlijk 2 provincies

[@alexpohle7490]

Where is Brabant in holland?

[@TheJeroenbrouwer]

Akke Wagenaar Hah, true, but i didnt want to make my comment too complicated. People have problems enough naming our country properly ;)

[@AkkeWagenaar]

alex pohle its in the southern side of the Netherlands

[@user-sd6lg8lf5c]

3:20 Nice reference. We're currently studying it in our English class.

[@Kriae]

Grey implying that "America" is the wrong word was very satisfying

[@willhendrix3140]

There was no implication that America was wrong, 'Holland' was. The country is called the Netherlands

[@quidam_surprise]

Agreed... would be nice if the average Yankee could also be a little more knowlegeable about stuff like that around... you know... their own frickin country 😐

[@laqcuari98]

I love your videos so much! My dad is a huge history/geography/map geek and he's been learning a few things from your videos with me. Please make more! I love the ones about the complicated relationships between countries

[@DeviousWizard]

I was pleasantly surprised to see my country mentioned. I love how well researched your videos are, along with everything else about them, really.. :P Greetings from the Faroe Islands!

[@w0ry035]

0:14 did anyone see the hidden creeper? xD

[@imcarlosjr4898]

I see it too

[@mshamblam]

My 23 and Me told me I was 23% Finnish and 31% Norwegian. My wife, instead of calling me a viking like I asked her to, so lovingly refers to me as "Ultra White."

[@elgrantiburonasesino8940]

Roses are red Guitars have chords Skyrim belongs to the nords

[@tahabashir3779]

VICTORY OR SOVNGARDE

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

DOWN with Ulfrich!!

[@tahabashir3779]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 damn faithless Imperial

[@tahabashir3779]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 we'll show you who this land belongs to

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@tahabashir3779 Fight me bro! I'm a Dragonborn. >:)

[@crosslao]

Scotland: Mom, can I join the Nordic Council? U.K.: No dear, you can not and you may not. Scotland: But- U.K.: no Scotland: But!- U.K.: NO! Scotland: Fine, I'll just leave like how you left the E.U.! U.K.: YOU DISAPPOINTMENT OF A DAUGHTER! I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT!

[@mattchewbored542]

If Scotland becomes independent but still stay out of the EU we could become Nordic

[@kezymiller8809]

You explained more than this video did 😂

[@iamkurgan1126]

Anyone get sprung off the thumbnail? I didnt. I dont ingest soy.

[@beersmurff]

You are more than welcome. As long as you bring your sweet whisky to the party :-)

[@iamkurgan1126]

@@mattchewbored542 Being a Scot is a source of pride. Why would Scots WANT to be scandinavian??????

[@hollyisalwayshopeful2688]

So helpful, thank you!

[@AndromedaCripps]

"...and it's also guarded by armored bears." XD His Dark Materials!

[@soapegg]

oh how will i spend all my money? teslas for everyone that is very much true

[@saltmine_snake1487]

And I now want to move there

[@itsjo5085]

That’s the most true thing about this video one of the most common cars to see in Norway are Tesla’s

[@thorzcunstellarfighter3724]

@@itsjo5085 indeed. As a norwegian, i was surprised to see only 2 teslas during my trip to berlin this summer

[@itsjo5085]

Thorzcun StellarFighter Yeah I felt the same when I was in London last year

[@Lukas2811.]

It is unfortunately mostly in Norway. Denmark and Sweden don't have a lot of them. They're becoming more common but they're still rare. I was on vacation in billund and there's a lot of tourists because of Legoland. Almost every Tesla there was Norwegian

[@redkb]

I can't wait to go to Norway next week and sound like a nerd when I mention were now flying over Fennoscandia!

[@lenacui8089]

RedKB Hello!!!! i cant believe i found you on this video :D

[@mattandsarahaschan]

I love that you mentioned armored bears in Svalbard. Spot the His Dark Materials fan!

[@NathanBudd]

I realise this is an old video... but we need to know about the Icelandic horses.