Fun fact: The word window in English originates from the old norse word vindauga, so its actually the English word that is more similar to the Norwegian one.
Fun fact: The swedish houses are more usually red because of their old war industry. They had Iron works to make canons and guns and when it ended they made cheap paint out of Iron oxide who is red. Red house in Norway means you are a "husmann" and you're a tennant, white house etc means you own the property.
What I've heard is that the church decided that red houses was immoral for some reason, so everyone had to paint their house white. Red was much cheaper though, so poor people couldn't afford to paint them white.
Not Iron but Copper! Copper mining in Falun began already during the Viking Age and ended on December 8, 1992. During the 18th century it was the world's largest copper mine. That the by-products of mining could be used as red pigment has certainly been known for a very long time and is documented in sources from the 16th century. More organized production of red pigment began in 1764. The red pigment was used to make a cheap paint that ordinary people used to paint their wooden houses red to imitate brick houses
@@Mats_Larsson_64 Nordsjö Idé & Design is a Swedish manufacturer of paint and dyes that uses iron oxide in some of its products. They have a series of paint called “Falu Rödfärg”, which is a traditional red paint used on wooden houses in Sweden. This paint contains iron oxide and gives a deep red color Another Swedish manufacturer of paint and dyes that uses iron oxide in some of its products is Alcro-Beckers AB. They have a series of paint called “Alcro Färgkarta”, which contains several different shades of red, including “Röd Ockra” and “Röd Umbra”, both of which contain iron oxide .
Today, of course, there are all possible compositions of red paint, but Falu Rödfärg Orginal still contains pigments from Falu mine's ore remnants. From copper-poor ore, which has weathered under centuries, "red dust" is formed, which apart from copper contains a rare composition of more than twenty various natural minerals such as iron, silicic acid and zinc.
I have also lived in both countries, and I feel the biggest differences to me were that Norway is better at maintaining smaller towns, while Sweden is better at maintaining roads
Sweden do have better roads but Norway has twice as much road per citizen and Sweden is flat compared to Norway. So the Swedes have less road per citizens and lower maintenance costs and it needs less maintenance due to their topography.
Thank you for this introduction! As an American composer, I was honored to have two of my works performed in Norway and Sweden this year! Perhaps I’ll have the pleasure of visiting someday! Best wishes to you from the United States! Liked and subscribed!
Swedish and Danish have a lot of related words to both German and French, Norway doesn't. It is because Denmark and Sweden have historical ties to Mainland Europe.
@@grankvehaugen3494 I see how I worded that wrong, edit: Swedish and Danish have a lot of related words to both German and French, Norway doesn't HAVE. It is because Denmark and Sweden have historical ties to Mainland Europe.
Swedish language was Germanized in the 15th century and then the common Nordic ø,æ and å were changed to German writing. Danish is NOT de-Germanized, but since Friesland, Anglesey and Jutland have changed the Danish language from the original Old Norse, some expressions are seen that can be confused with Deutsch. The situation is that these areas dominated the areas south of the Elbe since the year 0 and in particular in the Viking Age, it is these language tribes that have influenced the south and NOT the other way around!
But in certain parts of Norway, they do not say melk (milk), they actually say mjølk, just like they do in Sweden. So that all depends on which part of Norway you are referring to. 😉
History seprated the Norway and Sweden. But While living in Sweden and visiting Norway many times it feels like moving between the countries we just feel like moving between a town of the same city. 🥀 Love and Peace all around 🇸🇯🇸🇪
“Sweden” is a “Scandinavian” country in Northern Europe, its capital being “Stockholm”. Its the largest country in Northern Europe and it borders the countries of “Norway” and “Finland” as well as connecting to a bridge tunnel to “Denmark”. ~ Its original name was “Sverige” which means “ones own kingdom” a name whose source is Sanskrit as the “Svea” meaning “ourselves” “oneself” is the Sanskrit “Sva” meaning “self” “ego” and the “Rige” is the Sanskrit “Raja” meaning “kingdom” as in “ones own ( sva ) kingdom ( raja )” and in Sanskrit we have “Svarajan” meaning “self rule” and this seems to express the nationalist concept behind the words “Sverige” and “Sweden”. ~ “Sweden” along with “Denmark” and “Norway” formed what was once the “Norse” kingdom of “Scandinavia” a place which was seen throughout the ancient world as “cold” “windy” “icy” “dark” and “hellish” a description which seems to be expressed in the names “Norse” “North” and “Norway” and names which may once again have a Sanskrit source. ~ The root of “Norse” is the Indo/European “Ner” meaning “below” as in “below” the Sun and as in “below” the South. “Ner” also means “left” as in the “North” being on the “left” when one faces the East in which the Sun rises and this is seen in the Oscan “Nertrak” and the Umbrian “Nertru” which both mean “left”. ~ “Ner” meaning “left” and “below” becomes the Greek “Neretos” meaning “beneath” “lower down” “nether” and this all seems to be describing what the ancients saw as the “nether regions” “hell”. “Ner” meaning “below” is very much related to the Sanskrit “Nara” meaning “mortal” as in the place where “mortals” go “hell” and also the Sanskrit “Naraka” which directly means “hell”. ~ As well as “Sweden” “Norway” and “Norse” being related to Sanskrit we also have the third country “Denmark” which is said to be named after the Vedic Goddess “Danu” whose name we see in the rivers “Danube” “Don” “Dniester” and “Dnieper” ~ The “Mark” in “Denmark” means “border” and this is related to the Sanskrit “Marga” meaning “road” “track” “pathway” “channel” “course” “route” and so we have “Denmark” which may mean “the borders ( mark ) of den ( danu ) “. ~ And this then brings us to “Scandinavia” which among folk etymology has been translated as two Sanskrit words “Skanda” the Vedic god of war and “Nava” and “Navim” meaning “mariner” as in “the ocean going mariners ( navim ) who worshipped the god of war ( skanda )”. ~ On its own its simply folk etymology however when we consider how “Sweden” “Denmark” “Norse” and “Norway” all seem to be related to the ancient Sanskrit/Vedic culture the idea that “Scandinavia” is related to a Vedic god of war should be carefully considered, especially when we consider that they were “ocean going mariners” and they did worship a “god of war”. ~ “The “de” part of the name means “goddess” and the “de danann” part means “of the goddess danu”. It was this same goddess who gave her name to the river Danube and the country of Denmark” - Magic of the celtic otherworld - Steve Blamires. ~ “Tuatha de danaan - sons of the tribe of Danu or people of Danu, related to the Annage. Danu, the shining one is the origin of the name Denmark and various other European sites” - Gnosis the secret of solomons temple revealed - Philip Gardiner. ~ “The Irish siddhe ( i.e the learned tuatha de danaan ) suggest an irresistible connection to Indias Dana-vas, with their siddhi, which are “magical powers” possessed by the siddha “perfected master”. These gifted people also produced the Danes. The “tuatha de danaan” reached Ireland by way of Denmark” The lost history of the little people - Susan B Martinez Phd. ~ " In the Vedic language we have the foundation, not only of the glowing legends of Hellas (Greece), but of the dark and sombre mythology of the Scandinavian and the Teuton" (Professor Cox, Mythology of the Aryan Nations, I., 52, 53). ~ "The oldest Greek writers, observes Sir William Jones, allow that their mythologies were not their own invention (As. Res. III. 467) ; and it is now certain that the early divinities and legends of Greece were the same that were possessed by their brethren in India. If Hegel calls the discovery of the common origin of Greek and Sanskrit the discovery of a new world, the same may be said with regard to the common origin of Greek and Sanskrit mythology “ The legends of the Old Testament - Thomas Lumisden Strange. -- "The Druids of the ancient Celtic world have a startling kinship with the brahmins of the Hindu religion and were, indeed, a parallel development from their common Indo-European cultural root which began to branch out probably five thousand years ago. It has been only in recent decades that Celtic scholars have begun to reveal the full extent of the parallels and cognates between ancient Celtic society and Vedic culture The very name Druid is composed of two Celtic word roots which have parallels in Sanskrit. Indeed, the root vid for knowledge, which also emerges in the Sanskrit word Veda, demonstrates the similarity. The Celtic root dru which means "immersion" also appears in Sanskrit. So a Druid was one immersed in knowledge." Peter Beresford Ellis - Historian and novelist.
This is just BS. Norway means the way north which it is, and all this god thing might mean something in India, but I haven't got a clue what you're talking about. If you absolutely want something to have a connection in any language, I'm sure you can find them anywhere.
@@TullaRask All European languages derive from a proto-indo-European language , notice the word "indo"? Humanity is connected and has its origin in one place which spread out over time, it's like a tree with many branches all connected to one stem and finally root.
Hei Linn! I have been living in 16 countries all together . But I would say that Norway and Sweden are extremely alike . They are like brother and sister.....Both countries like to tease each other ...and sometimes even upset each other... alot . But in a serious conflict neither of the countries would even hesitate to back up one another. yes, Words are alittle bit different - but if you arent listening to every single word or phrase - Its pretty much the same really. I really hope you like it there in Mora, Sweden. After all , Its one of the most beautiful provinces in that country.
Wow 16 countries! That’s impressive! 😃 I agree with you. 😊 I like it in Mora it’s really cozy! But we’re going to move again soon due to the hockey life 😌
So you claim "...in a serious conflict......" .... would not "....even hesitate to back up....".... Wow...what basis do you have for claiming that...??? It is a show of total ignorance concerning history. Without exceptions has Sweden NEVER backed up neighbouring Norway. The last serious conflict was called WW2 and Sweden didn't lift as much as a finger to help Norway when it was invaded by nazi-Germany. On the other hand were Sweden more than happy to profit on helping and supplying the nazi-Germans to crush a neighbour. Before that is the list of Sweden's aggression against Norway very long..... something for you to educate yourself on.....
" but if you arent listening to every single word or phrase"...so dont pay to much attantion to what Norwegian say - Check...LOL ,im swedish btw, and yes we do loike to tease eachother...
Another reason why more Swedes works in Norway is that unemployment been lower, before the Sony Ericsson layoffs, it was huge shortage of IT professionals in Norway. After those layoffs we finally got hold of highly qualified IT people, all staff my employer hired for a year, was basically ex Sony Ericsson, this included both Norwegians and Swedes. Two very similar countries, in my view the difference is higher between countryside and city life, than between these two countries.
I have always wondered about the similarity and difference between Norway and Sweden because I hope to study in either of them. Thanks a lot for the video, it was quite insightful
History separated the Norway 🇳🇴 and Sweden 🇸🇪. But, while living in Sweden and visiting Norway many times it feels like moving between the two country, we just feel like moving between a town of the same city. 😍🇵🇭
I’m an American, but my DNA is 62% Scandinavian, 28% UK/Ireland, and 10% German. I’d love to get to Norway & Sweden someday. It’s on my bucket list, along with Alaska & Hawaii.
when i saw this video in my fyp i felt a spark deep in my soul, haven't watched the whole thing yet but i swear if she thinks sweeden is better... edit: she did not just question if we're different
I live in Sweden and after I got my pension from Sweden , I went to work in Norway as a dialyses nurse as I used to work in sweden too. Because I live in Sweden almost 42 years so I like Sweden most. I don`t like to live in Norway because their roads are not as good as in Sweden and is hard to drive.
One thing about Norwegian that I found funny as a Swede is the word “by”. Which means city, but in Swedish it means village. It sounds funny when Norwegians are talking about big cities like New York or London but are referring it as a village 😂
You might have noticed that many towns and cities in England have names ending with «by», eg. Derby. And it comes from old norse. Landsby, småby, by og storby. In Denmark it is the same, by the way. Window, bag, husbond,thursday, egg, sky, to mention a few loanwords from norw. to english. And.. New York is from old norse as well. Nye Jordvik, and originates from York in the UK. But, I am happy for you that you find it entertaing.. :-)
Dutch guy here hello..🙋🏽♂️ We also say melk to milk en venster to window..🤭 P.s i went to Norway and Sweden just once and i can say both countries are very beautifull..😃 Much love from the Netherlands..⚘️
2:29 Here we have a big difference. During the Middle Ages, many German craftsmen and merchants came to Sweden and Swedish cities. The German immigrants made up a large part of the population in several cities, and gained great influence. Many of the borrowed words from the "Low German" language are also linked to trade and city life, for example: stad (Stat), köpman (Kaufmann), borgmästare (Borgermester) och betala (betalen). From the 16th century, the loanwords instead came from the High German example: (artig ’väluppfostrad; behaglig, av god beskaffenhet’), skaffa (schaffen ’skaffa, vara verksam’) och främling (Fremdling). German was an important international language in science and culture, and continued to have a strong position in Sweden into the 20th century. In 1859, German was introduced as the first foreign language in Swedish schools, and was not replaced by English until 1946. Many words in German are similar to Swedish words, and this is not only because Swedish borrowed many words from the Low and High German language during the long period of time in our history when German was a very influential language in Sweden. This is also due to the fact that Swedish and German have a common origin. Both languages belong to the Germanic language group, Vindöga is called in Old Swedish vindögha. Old Norse vindauga. This is an opening in the roof during the Viking Age to let out smoke.
Thanks for that information about German immigration to Sweden. My Swedish family can be traced hundreds of years back in Sweden but one line was called Ruckman, which I believe is German, so I was wondering where that came from.
Loved the comparison :) You are great at explaining! Also: only Norwegian people that live on the border of Sweden actually shop in Sweden often. Those that live further from have to pay Norwegian prices.
I don’t mean to be crude but Oslo is a very boring city. I much prefer Stockholm. Having said that Bergen is absolutely gorgeous and I loved it there. Wish Norway had more places like Bergen.
Oslo is very expensive comparatively to the rest of Norway though, so if you enjoy Norway, but don't have the wallet for Oslo then I recommend going further north if you have the option to do so.
A very old Swedish word for window is vindöga. Vind-öga=wind-eye. Obviously it originates from the old Norse word mentioned in someone else's comment, but most people in Sweden don't even know the word ever existed.
I am also Scandinavian and my wife too. That means in our case Swedish fathers and Norwegian mothers. Very interesting with comparison between our sibling-people. I should say that Norwegians in the far north have more in common with north Swedes than they have with Oslo-people, And I also think that people in south Sweden in the Malmö-area have more incommon with people in Copenhagen, than they have with people in Kiruna in north Sweden. I have done genealogic research since 1974 , and found genetic lines between our countries over the keel (mountain range) down to 1200 AD so we have a lot incommon. It is wellknown during the viking-era (750-1200 AD) many weddings between kings on both sides to daughters of kings on the other side and also to and fro to Denmark. Conserning mental differenses, I think that all people have variations among all people in all countries on the planet.
southern Sweden Skåne, Halland and Blekinge is where the Danes originated thousands of years ago and then spread to what is today Denmark, the area was lost to Sweden in a war in 1658 but no doubt there is still a lot of Danish dna there and a lot of historic sites
Thank you for this video! I'd like to do a 6-month internship for my research master's in either Norway or Sweden, after which I'd love to stay there. It seems like Sweden is more accepting of foreigners (I'm Dutch myself), but I really like Norway as well. I'm still on the fence.
That’s so exciting! I think you’re right that Sweden is more accepting of foreigners. Hope you find the perfect choice for you! 🥰 but no matter which country you choose, it’s still not far to visit the other country! ☺️
WH still on the fence. Dont think you are right about acceping foreighners. I think to a Dutch there would be no difficulties in any Scandinavian country. To students there are a big difference. Only Norway will give free acces to univerceties - though limitated in numbers. Thats way clever students from all over the world prefare, and comes to Norway.
@@haraldbj.thunem1572 Thank you for your reply, Harald. After doing more research I'm leaning toward moving to Norway rather than Sweden. There seem to be more job opportunities within my field of interest and the country seems more stable (politics, crimes, etc). So it's great to read that being a foreigner in Norway isn't necessarily a bad thing!
@@wendyhere7204 The genetal differences between N & S are small - and even small compared with The Nederlands. I think its more important about ypurs skills, attitudes etc, and that you find the right, good, inclusive people.... job or whatever. Just ask if you have more specefic questions. Good luck any way
a swede here, and ur prob right, i have unfourtunetly the same gut feeling, but i sup Norway will be perfectly equal and friendly one day...wer almost the same anyway...if u like 'fjords' norway...if u dont sweden...and so on.... u prob equally wellcome in both...
Thanks a lot for this comparison! I'm just fond of the way Norwegian and Swedish languages sound (and Scandinavian music is incredibly fantastic)! I myself am Ukrainian and now don't know neither Norwegian nor Swedish and actually choose which of these I want to learn first..😅💫😍 thanks again!! P.S. You're very beautiful, like your appearance 😻
It's actually kind of a funny story behind why "rolig" means calm in Noeweigan but "to have fun" in Swedish. Originally "rolig" also meant "calm" in Swedish but when workers started to get vacation time, that time was used to relax or in other words to be "rolig". However, later on, we started to do various activities during our vacation, travel around and just have a fun time. So the word "rolig" started to change meaning in Swedish from meaning "to relax and stay calm" to "have fun". It's not the Swede's fault that Norwegians don't know how to have any fun. 🙂(Just kidding).
What often get missed in thes types of comparisons is that in certain parts of each country these language differences does not apply. Different dialects in norwegian and sweden might have more similar words and pernounciations between the languages then between dialects of the same language. In Norway in particular, dialects are so different that some of these differences apply even in the norwegian language alone like melk and mjølk. The biggest difference is in the economies and the exports and imports of goods. And the simple difference is that Norway is richer and have a higher standard of living.
Freia vs Marabou. The Norwegian company originally started Marabou up in Sweden as a local representative but the name Freia was already blocked on the swedish market
Here is a crazy thing. You can buy Norwegian Jarlsberg and Gudbrandsdal cheese in Sweden. It's much, much cheaper, even though it's produced in Norway and imported, to Sweden, that is from a non EU land with all the extra tariffs. I find the amount of different produce in standard Swedish supermarkets to be at least 6 times as diversified. Coop is the same in Norway and Sweden but that's about it, as far as food goes? They had an ICA were I live in Norway but it had to close down and change to Coop. I asked them why? as the new Coop had just as many customers. I were told that ICA had to pay 5 times as much for the food transportation!!! They are not a part of Norges gruppen that own and controls all the major supermarkets and the logistics around it.
Yes you’re right, Coop is actually the only one that is the same. I thought there were more. But I also meant clothing stores like BikBok and Lindex and so on. Wow that’s insane that they had to pay 5 times for transportation! 😳
@@secularnevrosis Norway tries to retain a degree of self-sufficiency in food production rather than depend entirely on imports, something that is perhaps rooted in our history with hunger being experienced relatively frequently back when we were reliant on Denmark or Sweden. However, food isn't easily produced here, and between high standards and high subsidies the industry ended up heavily regulated. I mean, we even have an industry for cultivating our own breed of farm animals, which happen to be considered one of the healthiest breeds by the UN - that's how seriously we take our food independence. Part of the reason food can be sold for cheaper in Sweden is because exported food aren't at the same mercy of regulations they are within Norway. It's not the only reason, but the bureaucratic tape does add to the cost, lol.
@@ShadowTani The thing I get pissed about is that the Norwegian farmer hardly gets anything. And the flour? Ever wonder why it's very hard to make bread that doesn't crumble in Norway? It's the quality of the wheat. My guess is that the summer wheat is exported out of Norway. Better profits. As a man that grew up on a farm I care about theese things. The food mafia in Norway is incredibly rich and well protected by their bought politicians. There are other differances too. Fun light is twice as expensive in Norway. And!! comes in a much smaller bottle. I get mad because they treat the norwegian consumers as suckers. I live in a town with ~20.000 citizens. We have 8 Kiwi, 3 Coop, 2 Rema, 1 Rimi, 2 Meny and some other food stores. It's a bit extreme. Norges Gruppen has a strangle hold on food supply in Norway. It's expensive because of the monopoly and corruption they bring to the table. Sweden have/had an policy of being self-supported in growing the food needed. There were even made changes in how farms should look like. Before the agriculture-reform the farmlands, in Sweden, were disposed as they are in Norway now.
The difference is really due to that Norway isn't a member of EU but has an agreement EØS with the EU. But food is not a part of this which makes import of food (most products) costly, high custom tolls. Take tomatoes as an example. Between october to april the import has no fees but when the Norwegian produce starts in May the fees are so high on imported tomatoes noone bother to import them. There are loads of things like this.
Nice video, thank you! By the way, your doppelganger is somewhere between Jenna Ortega and Christina Ricci (both played Wednesday in the Addams Family)❣
@@Aidan_Au you are right, sadly Norway, is also slowly being destroyed by migrants from Africa and the Arab countries. Sweden is already basically Lebanon 2.0 with clan wars going on all over the country. Will happen sooner or later in Norway too. Well, frankly the whole Europe is destroyed. I guess maybe Iceland will be the only country left that is the way Scandinavia used to be
@@the.trollgubbe2642 Yeah I'm shocked to hear that the shooter is a Norwegian citizen.... Iceland is Nordic but not Scandinavian. Some people use both terms interchangeably
Good idea! We were only living in this apartment for a short time as we move a lot (my boyfriend is a hockey player), so it was totally fine to use the laundry room for that period of time. 😊
Good morning, Linn Sophie. About the Northern Lights, I know, If you want to admire the Northern Lights in Norway. Tromsø is the place to go. overthere, I have to thank you for this video very interesting. I wish you a lot of success for all your next video. Take good care of yourself, Linn Sophie. Bye 👋🙃🙂😉
It's not only "roligt", we say eg "han var rolig" and "det var en rolig fest" as well. We have a remnant of the Norse word for window in the word "vindruta" (Windshield). There are some funny "false friends", like "bärs" (slang for beer) meaning "Poop" in Norwegian, while the proper Swedish word is "öl", meaning "Oil" in German, and another slang word for beer is "hojtarolja" (Oil that makes you howl). "Pula" means to fiddle with things, while in Norwegian it means having sex.
Swedish word glass means ice cream 🍦 but means glass that you drink eg. Juice or milk 🥛 of in Norwegian Weird/strange = rar in Norwegian but means cute in Swedish
yup...Norwegian is so 'rar' Swedish glass= ice cream, but glas = dinking glas or the material glas in general like can u pass me the 'glas' or its made of 'glas'.
Freia was formed in 1889 by Norwegian Johan Throne Holst. Soon after his Brother formed a sister Company in Sweden called Marabou. From 1993 Freia is owned by Mondelez.
Moving between Norway and Sweden is like the old TV-show; The Twilight Zone. It is like waking up in an alternate universe, everything seems like it used to be, but everything is Off in a way.
Thank you so much! I know it's kind of crazy, I didn't expect to get this many views. But I guess it's because I haven't been that active on my RUclips channel yet. I'm planning on posting more videos like this in the next weeks. 😊
För 150 år sedan så betydde rolig på svenska, det samma som det gör på norska! Tror att dagens Rolig (Funny) kommer ifrån ordet Roa (Amuse/Entertain). Så någon gång under årens lopp så började folk använda det på det viset i stället.
Hallo! Danke für's Kommentieren. Ich würde sagen, dass die norwegische Sprache etwas näher an der deutschen Sprache ist, da beide zur westgermanischen Sprachgruppe gehören. 😊
The first word, "Rolig" is actually the same "Rolig" and it means "fun" in Swedish. "Roligt" is just another version of the world, its used when you for example say "this is fun" = "Det här är roligt". When you say "you are fun" you say "Du är rolig"
I've seen northern lights at Sognsvann this January and February in Oslo :D Or you just go to Lofoten next November and have a Northern Lights guarantee there
thank you it was very interesting😍, I'm from Sweden and planning to go to Norway as a veterinarian. Do you think I would be able to communicate while speaking Swedish? Is it that similar? or do I need to take a course 🥲 also I heard Norway has 3 different languages right ? which one is more popular?
Oh I’m sure you will have no problem understanding them! I don’t think you need a course. It might take a little bit of time to get used to it, but you will be fine for sure! 🥰 There is Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk, but most people talk Bokmål. In addition there are a lot of different dialects, when I first moved to Norway I found it harder to understand people from the North and from West Norway. I would recommend checking out the app Duolingo! There you can practice some Norwegian! Good luck!! 😊😊
@@linnyinoslo isent Norway also fluent in nglish...so he can just switch to that....my brother worked two years in Norway without taking any corse or study Norwegian...he never had any trubble.
@@Patrik6920depends where you are of course. I’ve been to sørvest and older people in smaller villages only spoke Nynorsk, and with a very heavy accent at that! Nynorsk is quite popular in the southwest, Bokmål was enforced by the Danish so pretty much everyone understands it.
Oh and Saami you don’t need to learn unless you want to integrate in the Sami culture in the polar region. It’s about as easy to learn as Finnish, so good luck 😁
Great Video Linn-Sophie. You're very respectful :) I didn't know that Freia founded Marabou back in 1916 in Stockholm. Really interesting :) I've read here in Sweden that many Swedes working in Norway moved back to Sweden during the pandemic because they felt discriminated in Norway because they were Swedes. So there seam to be a rift between our two countries which I hope we can mend in the future. I really hate that the nordics relationship has gotten worst during this pendemic :/
Thank you so much! ☺️ Oh I didn’t know this about Freia and Marabou yet either! That’s interesting and explains why they are so similar. 🍫 I love both of them. I even think they taste better than German chocolate. I heard this about the pandemic. I agree with you and I also hope it will improve in the future. 🙏🏼☺️
Hi! In Norway I lived in Kristiansand, Hamar and mostly in Oslo! The last city I lived in in Sweden was Mora, but I've now moved to Denmark (my boyfriend plays hockey, that's why we move every year). I would definitely say that there are some differences from city to city, I'll probably make another video on that very soon. Is there anything in particular that you were thinking about?
It depends on where you are. Yr and other weather services can tell you when it falls below the horizon. In the capital that doesn't happen. There is always some sunlight even in winter, even though there is very few hours.
Thank you! 😊 I’ve lived in Sweden for a year because my boyfriend played hockey there. 🏒 Right now we’re in Canada and we’re moving to Denmark in August! I’ll probably make another video to compare Denmark to Norway or Sweden 😃
Which country is better to live work settle??? CANADA or EUROPE ( Sweden / Ireland/ Denmark/ Finland). Kindly reply. Better Healthcare system, higher wages, peaceful life
Hi, I haven't lived in Canada long enough yet to know all about health care and so on. But it's a really interesting question, I will do some research and do a video about it! My feeling so far is that Canada and Norway are pretty similar in terms of way of living and also the health care system. Norway is definitely more expensive, but I'm not sure if you would get paid more when working in Norway. Both are peaceful and safe countries in my opinion. :)
lovely video, I enjoyed It, I live in Sweden, you thing you didn't mention was how does the renting of apartments work in Norway. In Sweden they have a cue system or you can rent second hand from a landlord. how does it work in Norway?
Thank you! 😊 As far as I know there are different possibilities to rent out an apartment, I think in some cases you can rent out second hand, but I’m not 100% sure about that (that’s why I didn’t talk about it)
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I have been trying to find videos like this. What part of Germany are you from? I started watching different videos of Swedish pages, hoping to learn a little of the language. Not doing so well, lol But I have learned some of the words, reading it. I am mostly German, Swedish, Norwegian, and north western European, (what ever that means). lol And have been curious about life there.
Thanks for a really intersting video! Welcome to Sweden anyway. Hope you will find you place here that you feel comfortable in and love 😊 I have one question anyway. Why did you choose to leave Norway?
Thank you so much! 😊 I’m actually only in Sweden for a short time because my boyfriend plays hockey here. We’ll be traveling to Canada soon and after the summer we’re back in Europe somewhere (it would be nice if we could go back to Norway, but we don’t know yet)! 😊 Have a nice day!
As a Faroese, I feel connected to Norway and Norwegians ... and yes also to the Danes ... you don't quite know where you are with the Swedes, they are not so welcoming
No sweden does not have fjords we do have alot of forrests to hike in. But we do have some mountins. And another thing that differs norway from sweden is that norways climate is a bit more humid thant swedens. Someone have told me Bergen is the rainiest town in the whole of scandinavia. And of course if you don´t like to share you luondry with others it´s very common to get your own machin
I olso living both country. 4.and 4 year I thiank norway is the best .sorry sweden .I liven in oslo in 2009 til 2013.in bors.swedn 2016.to 2020.but now iam in biljum because my family is there ❤. I love .norge ❤❤
Perfektes Video für mich😎👍 Ich bin nämlich aus Deutschland und ziehe es in Betracht entweder in Norwegen oder Schweden zu leben, also cooler Zufall das ich diese Perspektive von jemandem bekommen kann die auch deutsch ist. Ich muss ehrlich sagen bisher klingt Norwegen ansprechender, schon von Anfang an aber, finde auch die Sprache klingt schöner😅 Das einzige negative was ich bis jetzt immer wieder gehört habe ist das es in Norwegen sehr teuer ist..
Norwegen ist so schön (Schweden aber auch)! 😄 Es ist eine schwierige Entscheidung, aber Norwegen ist wirklich teuer, vor allem Oslo. 🥲 Dafür verdient man aber auch mehr wenn man in Norwegen arbeitet.
Most of the people speak English, but if you’re planning on staying there and maybe work in Norway/Sweden it would be useful to learn the language. And if you speak one of the languages you will probably understand a bit of all the Scandinavian languages (Danish, Swedish and Norwegian) 😃
Fun fact: The word window in English originates from the old norse word vindauga, so its actually the English word that is more similar to the Norwegian one.
That's so cool! Thank you for letting me know! 😊
Old German word for window is Windauga.
Vindöga exists in Swedish as well it is a sailing term. Vindöga is when a sailboat stem pointing towards the wind (in the the eye of the wind).
Fönster comes from latin "fenestra" (feminine name, plural: fenestrae)
I never knew windows could be so much fun!
Fun fact: The swedish houses are more usually red because of their old war industry. They had Iron works to make canons and guns and when it ended they made cheap paint out of Iron oxide who is red. Red house in Norway means you are a "husmann" and you're a tennant, white house etc means you own the property.
That's interesting! Thank you for this comment! 😊
What I've heard is that the church decided that red houses was immoral for some reason, so everyone had to paint their house white. Red was much cheaper though, so poor people couldn't afford to paint them white.
Not Iron but Copper!
Copper mining in Falun began already during the Viking Age and ended on December 8, 1992. During the 18th century it was the world's largest copper mine.
That the by-products of mining could be used as red pigment has certainly been known for a very long time and is documented in sources from the 16th century. More organized production of red pigment began in 1764.
The red pigment was used to make a cheap paint that ordinary people used to paint their wooden houses red to imitate brick houses
@@Mats_Larsson_64 Nordsjö Idé & Design is a Swedish manufacturer of paint and dyes that uses iron oxide in some of its products. They have a series of paint called “Falu Rödfärg”, which is a traditional red paint used on wooden houses in Sweden. This paint contains iron oxide and gives a deep red color Another Swedish manufacturer of paint and dyes that uses iron oxide in some of its products is Alcro-Beckers AB. They have a series of paint called “Alcro Färgkarta”, which contains several different shades of red, including “Röd Ockra” and “Röd Umbra”, both of which contain iron oxide .
Today, of course, there are all possible compositions of red paint, but Falu Rödfärg Orginal still contains pigments from Falu mine's
ore remnants. From copper-poor ore, which has weathered under
centuries, "red dust" is formed, which apart from copper
contains a rare composition of more than twenty
various natural minerals such as iron,
silicic acid and zinc.
I have also lived in both countries, and I feel the biggest differences to me were that Norway is better at maintaining smaller towns, while Sweden is better at maintaining roads
Sweden do have better roads but Norway has twice as much road per citizen and Sweden is flat compared to Norway. So the Swedes have less road per citizens and lower maintenance costs and it needs less maintenance due to their topography.
I am a medical student which country would you recommend for me to live in? Norway or Sweden?
Less crime in Norway. We need nurses ❤ Forget Oslo. It’s too expensive to live there.
Thank you for this introduction! As an American composer, I was honored to have two of my works performed in Norway and Sweden this year! Perhaps I’ll have the pleasure of visiting someday! Best wishes to you from the United States! Liked and subscribed!
You've made me realise the similarities between Swedish, German and Norwegian, wow, just wow! 😍
Swedish and Danish have a lot of related words to both German and French, Norway doesn't. It is because Denmark and Sweden have historical ties to Mainland Europe.
@@grankvehaugen3494 I see how I worded that wrong, edit:
Swedish and Danish have a lot of related words to both German and French, Norway doesn't HAVE. It is because Denmark and Sweden have historical ties to Mainland Europe.
@@grankvehaugen3494 I linked them, did it not work?
Swedish language was Germanized in the 15th century and then the common Nordic ø,æ and å were changed to German writing.
Danish is NOT de-Germanized, but since Friesland, Anglesey and Jutland have changed the Danish language from the original Old Norse, some expressions are seen that can be confused with Deutsch. The situation is that these areas dominated the areas south of the Elbe since the year 0 and in particular in the Viking Age, it is these language tribes that have influenced the south and NOT the other way around!
But in certain parts of Norway, they do not say melk (milk), they actually say mjølk, just like they do in Sweden. So that all depends on which part of Norway you are referring to. 😉
Yes it depends on the dialect. 😁
@@linnyinoslo Exactly 😉👍💞
The same with window too, but I guess that's not very common anymore. I know my grandparents in Trøndelag can say "fønstret" for "vinduet" sometimes.
As someone who’s currently learning Norwegian, it’s been fascinating to see how the language has evolved over time.
History seprated the Norway and Sweden. But While living in Sweden and visiting Norway many times it feels like moving between the countries we just feel like moving between a town of the same city. 🥀
Love and Peace all around 🇸🇯🇸🇪
Your transitions are precious!
Thanks for the rich information, we can trust them especially that you're experienced and also you're so cute and look so calm and kind
My grandparents are from Västerås. I'm German (dad) and Swedish (mom), but I plan to live in Norway.
“Sweden” is a “Scandinavian” country in Northern Europe, its capital being “Stockholm”. Its the largest country in Northern Europe and it borders the countries of “Norway” and “Finland” as well as connecting to a bridge tunnel to “Denmark”.
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Its original name was “Sverige” which means “ones own kingdom” a name whose source is Sanskrit as the “Svea” meaning “ourselves” “oneself” is the Sanskrit “Sva” meaning “self” “ego” and the “Rige” is the Sanskrit “Raja” meaning “kingdom” as in “ones own ( sva ) kingdom ( raja )” and in Sanskrit we have “Svarajan” meaning “self rule” and this seems to express the nationalist concept behind the words “Sverige” and “Sweden”.
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“Sweden” along with “Denmark” and “Norway” formed what was once the “Norse” kingdom of “Scandinavia” a place which was seen throughout the ancient world as “cold” “windy” “icy” “dark” and “hellish” a description which seems to be expressed in the names “Norse” “North” and “Norway” and names which may once again have a Sanskrit source.
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The root of “Norse” is the Indo/European “Ner” meaning “below” as in “below” the Sun and as in “below” the South. “Ner” also means “left” as in the “North” being on the “left” when one faces the East in which the Sun rises and this is seen in the Oscan “Nertrak” and the Umbrian “Nertru” which both mean “left”.
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“Ner” meaning “left” and “below” becomes the Greek “Neretos” meaning “beneath” “lower down” “nether” and this all seems to be describing what the ancients saw as the “nether regions” “hell”. “Ner” meaning “below” is very much related to the Sanskrit “Nara” meaning “mortal” as in the place where “mortals” go “hell” and also the Sanskrit “Naraka” which directly means “hell”.
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As well as “Sweden” “Norway” and “Norse” being related to Sanskrit we also have the third country “Denmark” which is said to be named after the Vedic Goddess “Danu” whose name we see in the rivers “Danube” “Don” “Dniester” and “Dnieper”
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The “Mark” in “Denmark” means “border” and this is related to the Sanskrit “Marga” meaning “road” “track” “pathway” “channel” “course” “route” and so we have “Denmark” which may mean “the borders ( mark ) of den ( danu ) “.
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And this then brings us to “Scandinavia” which among folk etymology has been translated as two Sanskrit words “Skanda” the Vedic god of war and “Nava” and “Navim” meaning “mariner” as in “the ocean going mariners ( navim ) who worshipped the god of war ( skanda )”.
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On its own its simply folk etymology however when we consider how “Sweden” “Denmark” “Norse” and “Norway” all seem to be related to the ancient Sanskrit/Vedic culture the idea that “Scandinavia” is related to a Vedic god of war should be carefully considered, especially when we consider that they were “ocean going mariners” and they did worship a “god of war”.
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“The “de” part of the name means “goddess” and the “de danann” part means “of the goddess danu”. It was this same goddess who gave her name to the river Danube and the country of Denmark” - Magic of the celtic otherworld - Steve Blamires.
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“Tuatha de danaan - sons of the tribe of Danu or people of Danu, related to the Annage. Danu, the shining one is the origin of the name Denmark and various other European sites” - Gnosis the secret of solomons temple revealed - Philip Gardiner.
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“The Irish siddhe ( i.e the learned tuatha de danaan ) suggest an irresistible connection to Indias Dana-vas, with their siddhi, which are “magical powers” possessed by the siddha “perfected master”. These gifted people also produced the Danes. The “tuatha de danaan” reached Ireland by way of Denmark” The lost history of the little people - Susan B Martinez Phd.
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" In the Vedic language we have the foundation, not only of the glowing legends of Hellas (Greece), but of the dark and sombre mythology of the Scandinavian and the Teuton" (Professor Cox, Mythology of the Aryan Nations, I., 52, 53).
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"The oldest Greek writers, observes Sir William Jones, allow that their mythologies were not their own invention (As. Res. III. 467) ; and it is now certain that the early divinities and legends of Greece were the same that were possessed by their brethren in India. If Hegel calls the discovery of the common origin of Greek and Sanskrit the discovery of a new world, the same may be said with regard to the common origin of Greek and Sanskrit mythology “ The legends of the Old Testament - Thomas Lumisden Strange.
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"The Druids of the ancient Celtic world have a startling kinship with the brahmins of the Hindu religion and were, indeed, a parallel development from their common Indo-European cultural root which began to branch out probably five thousand years ago. It has been only in recent decades that Celtic scholars have begun to reveal the full extent of the parallels and cognates between ancient Celtic society and Vedic culture The very name Druid is composed of two Celtic word roots which have parallels in Sanskrit. Indeed, the root vid for knowledge, which also emerges in the Sanskrit word Veda, demonstrates the similarity. The Celtic root dru which means "immersion" also appears in Sanskrit. So a Druid was one immersed in knowledge." Peter Beresford Ellis - Historian and novelist.
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This is just BS. Norway means the way north which it is, and all this god thing might mean something in India, but I haven't got a clue what you're talking about. If you absolutely want something to have a connection in any language, I'm sure you can find them anywhere.
The UK is the largest country in northern Europe. 67,100,000.
@@TullaRask All European languages derive from a proto-indo-European language , notice the word "indo"? Humanity is connected and has its origin in one place which spread out over time, it's like a tree with many branches all connected to one stem and finally root.
@@Volzotran Yes , we learned that in school. So what.
The thinnest book in the world.
"The Guide to Norwegian War Heroes" - It's just a single page with a note saying, "Continued on the next battle."
Hei Linn! I have been living in 16 countries all together . But I would say that Norway and Sweden are extremely alike . They are like brother and sister.....Both countries like to tease each other ...and sometimes even upset each other... alot . But in a serious conflict neither of the countries would even hesitate to back up one another. yes, Words are alittle bit different - but if you arent listening to every single word or phrase - Its pretty much the same really. I really hope you like it there in Mora, Sweden. After all , Its one of the most beautiful provinces in that country.
Wow 16 countries! That’s impressive! 😃 I agree with you. 😊
I like it in Mora it’s really cozy! But we’re going to move again soon due to the hockey life 😌
So you claim "...in a serious conflict......" .... would not "....even hesitate to back up....".... Wow...what basis do you have for claiming that...??? It is a show of total ignorance concerning history. Without exceptions has Sweden NEVER backed up neighbouring Norway. The last serious conflict was called WW2 and Sweden didn't lift as much as a finger to help Norway when it was invaded by nazi-Germany. On the other hand were Sweden more than happy to profit on helping and supplying the nazi-Germans to crush a neighbour. Before that is the list of Sweden's aggression against Norway very long..... something for you to educate yourself on.....
" but if you arent listening to every single word or phrase"...so dont pay to much attantion to what Norwegian say - Check...LOL ,im swedish btw, and yes we do loike to tease eachother...
Another reason why more Swedes works in Norway is that unemployment been lower, before the Sony Ericsson layoffs, it was huge shortage of IT professionals in Norway. After those layoffs we finally got hold of highly qualified IT people, all staff my employer hired for a year, was basically ex Sony Ericsson, this included both Norwegians and Swedes. Two very similar countries, in my view the difference is higher between countryside and city life, than between these two countries.
I have always wondered about the similarity and difference between Norway and Sweden because I hope to study in either of them. Thanks a lot for the video, it was quite insightful
Thank you so much! I’m happy to hear that you liked it.☺️
Which are you aiming for
8:50 Can’t forget about the white sand beaches and blue water of the Lofoten Islands, right next to often snowy mountains!
Can’t wait to actually see this! 😍
History separated the Norway 🇳🇴 and Sweden 🇸🇪. But, while living in Sweden and visiting Norway many times it feels like moving between the two country, we just feel like moving between a town of the same city. 😍🇵🇭
I’m an American, but my DNA is 62% Scandinavian, 28% UK/Ireland, and 10% German. I’d love to get to Norway & Sweden someday. It’s on my bucket list, along with Alaska & Hawaii.
Funny. I’m Swedish but only 63% Scandinavian
when i saw this video in my fyp i felt a spark deep in my soul, haven't watched the whole thing yet but i swear if she thinks sweeden is better...
edit: she did not just question if we're different
I live in Sweden and after I got my pension from Sweden , I went to work in Norway as a dialyses nurse as I used to work in sweden too. Because I live in Sweden almost 42 years so I like Sweden most. I don`t like to live in Norway because their roads are not as good as in Sweden and is hard to drive.
As an employee, Norway is better. As an entrepreneur, probably Sweden.
In the valleys of Telemark they say "glaset" for "vindu"(Window)
One thing about Norwegian that I found funny as a Swede is the word “by”. Which means city, but in Swedish it means village. It sounds funny when Norwegians are talking about big cities like New York or London but are referring it as a village 😂
den lille byen London...LOL (swedish humour)
You might have noticed that many towns and cities in England have names ending with «by», eg. Derby. And it comes from old norse. Landsby, småby, by og storby. In Denmark it is the same, by the way. Window, bag, husbond,thursday, egg, sky, to mention a few loanwords from norw. to english. And.. New York is from old norse as well. Nye Jordvik, and originates from York in the UK. But, I am happy for you that you find it entertaing.. :-)
Dutch guy here hello..🙋🏽♂️
We also say melk to milk en venster to window..🤭
P.s i went to Norway and Sweden just once and i can say both countries are very beautifull..😃
Much love from the Netherlands..⚘️
2:29 Here we have a big difference.
During the Middle Ages, many German craftsmen and merchants came to Sweden and Swedish cities.
The German immigrants made up a large part of the population in
several cities, and gained great influence. Many of the borrowed words from the
"Low German" language are also linked to trade and city life, for example:
stad (Stat), köpman (Kaufmann), borgmästare (Borgermester) och betala (betalen).
From the 16th century, the loanwords instead came from the High German example:
(artig ’väluppfostrad; behaglig, av god beskaffenhet’), skaffa (schaffen ’skaffa, vara verksam’) och främling (Fremdling).
German was an important international language in science and culture, and continued to have a strong position in Sweden into the 20th century.
In 1859, German was introduced as the first foreign language in Swedish schools, and was not replaced by English until 1946.
Many words in German are similar to Swedish words, and this is not only because Swedish borrowed many words
from the Low and High German language during the long period of time in our history when
German was a very influential language in Sweden.
This is also due to the fact that Swedish and German have a common origin.
Both languages belong to the Germanic language group,
Vindöga is called in Old Swedish vindögha. Old Norse vindauga. This is an opening in the roof during the Viking Age to let out smoke.
Thank you for this comment! That's very interesting! 😊
@@linnyinoslo You are welcome
What big difference are you claiming....???
She talked about Sweden vs. Norway. But you just .... link....nothing....
Thanks for that information about German immigration to Sweden. My Swedish family can be traced hundreds of years back in Sweden but one line was called Ruckman, which I believe is German, so I was wondering where that came from.
Loved the comparison :) You are great at explaining!
Also: only Norwegian people that live on the border of Sweden actually shop in Sweden often. Those that live further from have to pay Norwegian prices.
Thank you! Yes that’s true 😃
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I don’t mean to be crude but Oslo is a very boring city. I much prefer Stockholm.
Having said that Bergen is absolutely gorgeous and I loved it there. Wish Norway had more places like Bergen.
I love Norway. Deep in my heart. I am actually in Oslo right now. But the prices kille me…
I agree, the prices are one of the things I don’t miss! 😅 Thank you for your comment and enjoy your time in Oslo! 🌷
Oslo is very expensive comparatively to the rest of Norway though, so if you enjoy Norway, but don't have the wallet for Oslo then I recommend going further north if you have the option to do so.
@@ShadowTani That is absolutly not true. That is only housingprices, you complete muppet.
A very old Swedish word for window is vindöga. Vind-öga=wind-eye. Obviously it originates from the old Norse word mentioned in someone else's comment, but most people in Sweden don't even know the word ever existed.
I am also Scandinavian and my wife too. That means in our case Swedish fathers and Norwegian mothers. Very interesting with comparison between our sibling-people. I should say that Norwegians in the far north have more in common with north Swedes than they have with Oslo-people, And I also think that people in south Sweden in the Malmö-area have more incommon with people in Copenhagen, than they have with people in Kiruna in north Sweden. I have done genealogic research since 1974 , and found genetic lines between our countries over the keel (mountain range) down to 1200 AD so we have a lot incommon. It is wellknown during the viking-era (750-1200 AD) many weddings between kings on both sides to daughters of kings on the other side and also to and fro to Denmark. Conserning mental differenses, I think that all people have variations among all people in all countries on the planet.
southern Sweden Skåne, Halland and Blekinge is where the Danes originated thousands of years ago and then spread to what is today Denmark, the area was lost to Sweden in a war in 1658 but no doubt there is still a lot of Danish dna there and a lot of historic sites
Very helpful dr
Thank you for this video! I'd like to do a 6-month internship for my research master's in either Norway or Sweden, after which I'd love to stay there. It seems like Sweden is more accepting of foreigners (I'm Dutch myself), but I really like Norway as well. I'm still on the fence.
That’s so exciting! I think you’re right that Sweden is more accepting of foreigners. Hope you find the perfect choice for you! 🥰 but no matter which country you choose, it’s still not far to visit the other country! ☺️
WH still on the fence. Dont think you are right about acceping foreighners. I think to a Dutch there would be no difficulties in any Scandinavian country. To students there are a big difference. Only Norway will give free acces to univerceties - though limitated in numbers. Thats way clever students from all over the world prefare, and comes to Norway.
@@haraldbj.thunem1572 Thank you for your reply, Harald. After doing more research I'm leaning toward moving to Norway rather than Sweden. There seem to be more job opportunities within my field of interest and the country seems more stable (politics, crimes, etc). So it's great to read that being a foreigner in Norway isn't necessarily a bad thing!
@@wendyhere7204 The genetal differences between N & S are small - and even small compared with The Nederlands. I think its more important about ypurs skills, attitudes etc, and that you find the right, good, inclusive people.... job or whatever.
Just ask if you have more specefic questions.
Good luck any way
a swede here, and ur prob right, i have unfourtunetly the same gut feeling, but i sup Norway will be perfectly equal and friendly one day...wer almost the same anyway...if u like 'fjords' norway...if u dont sweden...and so on.... u prob equally wellcome in both...
Thanks a lot for this comparison! I'm just fond of the way Norwegian and Swedish languages sound (and Scandinavian music is incredibly fantastic)! I myself am Ukrainian and now don't know neither Norwegian nor Swedish and actually choose which of these I want to learn first..😅💫😍 thanks again!!
P.S. You're very beautiful, like your appearance 😻
Hey Linny, could you do videos in Norwegian language? I'm currently learning the language, so it will be great to hear a native speaker. Tusen Takk =)
Hey! Thank you for your comment! 😊 I'm currently creating more videos and I will definitely make several videos about the Norwegian language.
@@linnyinoslo Anytime, and thank you for taking the time to make the videos 🙂
It's actually kind of a funny story behind why "rolig" means calm in Noeweigan but "to have fun" in Swedish. Originally "rolig" also meant "calm" in Swedish but when workers started to get vacation time, that time was used to relax or in other words to be "rolig". However, later on, we started to do various activities during our vacation, travel around and just have a fun time. So the word "rolig" started to change meaning in Swedish from meaning "to relax and stay calm" to "have fun". It's not the Swede's fault that Norwegians don't know how to have any fun. 🙂(Just kidding).
What often get missed in thes types of comparisons is that in certain parts of each country these language differences does not apply. Different dialects in norwegian and sweden might have more similar words and pernounciations between the languages then between dialects of the same language. In Norway in particular, dialects are so different that some of these differences apply even in the norwegian language alone like melk and mjølk.
The biggest difference is in the economies and the exports and imports of goods. And the simple difference is that Norway is richer and have a higher standard of living.
Freia vs Marabou. The Norwegian company originally started Marabou up in Sweden as a local representative but the name Freia was already blocked on the swedish market
Feia and Marabou are owned by the American company Mondelez.
Thanks! Great comparison
I’m glad you liked it. 😊
Here is a crazy thing. You can buy Norwegian Jarlsberg and Gudbrandsdal cheese in Sweden. It's much, much cheaper, even though it's produced in Norway and imported, to Sweden, that is from a non EU land with all the extra tariffs. I find the amount of different produce in standard Swedish supermarkets to be at least 6 times as diversified. Coop is the same in Norway and Sweden but that's about it, as far as food goes?
They had an ICA were I live in Norway but it had to close down and change to Coop. I asked them why? as the new Coop had just as many customers. I were told that ICA had to pay 5 times as much for the food transportation!!! They are not a part of Norges gruppen that own and controls all the major supermarkets and the logistics around it.
Yes you’re right, Coop is actually the only one that is the same. I thought there were more. But I also meant clothing stores like BikBok and Lindex and so on.
Wow that’s insane that they had to pay 5 times for transportation! 😳
@@linnyinoslo Maybe I'm being overly suspicious? But I think there is some thing severly wrong about the food situation in Norway.
@@secularnevrosis Norway tries to retain a degree of self-sufficiency in food production rather than depend entirely on imports, something that is perhaps rooted in our history with hunger being experienced relatively frequently back when we were reliant on Denmark or Sweden. However, food isn't easily produced here, and between high standards and high subsidies the industry ended up heavily regulated. I mean, we even have an industry for cultivating our own breed of farm animals, which happen to be considered one of the healthiest breeds by the UN - that's how seriously we take our food independence.
Part of the reason food can be sold for cheaper in Sweden is because exported food aren't at the same mercy of regulations they are within Norway. It's not the only reason, but the bureaucratic tape does add to the cost, lol.
@@ShadowTani The thing I get pissed about is that the Norwegian farmer hardly gets anything.
And the flour? Ever wonder why it's very hard to make bread that doesn't crumble in Norway? It's the quality of the wheat. My guess is that the summer wheat is exported out of Norway. Better profits. As a man that grew up on a farm I care about theese things.
The food mafia in Norway is incredibly rich and well protected by their bought politicians.
There are other differances too. Fun light is twice as expensive in Norway. And!! comes in a much smaller bottle. I get mad because they treat the norwegian consumers as suckers.
I live in a town with ~20.000 citizens. We have 8 Kiwi, 3 Coop, 2 Rema, 1 Rimi, 2 Meny and some other food stores. It's a bit extreme. Norges Gruppen has a strangle hold on food supply in Norway. It's expensive because of the monopoly and corruption they bring to the table.
Sweden have/had an policy of being self-supported in growing the food needed. There were even made changes in how farms should look like. Before the agriculture-reform the farmlands, in Sweden, were disposed as they are in Norway now.
The difference is really due to that Norway isn't a member of EU but has an agreement EØS with the EU. But food is not a part of this which makes import of food (most products) costly, high custom tolls. Take tomatoes as an example. Between october to april the import has no fees but when the Norwegian produce starts in May the fees are so high on imported tomatoes noone bother to import them. There are loads of things like this.
Nice video, thank you! By the way, your doppelganger is somewhere between Jenna Ortega and Christina Ricci (both played Wednesday in the Addams Family)❣
Thank you for your comment! ☺️ haha never heard that comparison before but I like it! 😍
Norway is safer, they did not import as many immigrants as Sweden. Norway also has much better economy.
I see your point. But how would you explain the recent mass shooting in Oslo?
@@Aidan_Au you are right, sadly Norway, is also slowly being destroyed by migrants from Africa and the Arab countries. Sweden is already basically Lebanon 2.0 with clan wars going on all over the country. Will happen sooner or later in Norway too. Well, frankly the whole Europe is destroyed. I guess maybe Iceland will be the only country left that is the way Scandinavia used to be
@@the.trollgubbe2642 Yeah I'm shocked to hear that the shooter is a Norwegian citizen.... Iceland is Nordic but not Scandinavian. Some people use both terms interchangeably
@@the.trollgubbe2642 Also, have you heard of a young woman named Martine Vik Magnussen? It was a tragedy for what happened to her....
@@Aidan_Au I have heard.. and the guy never got caught
6:20 im sure you can ask the owner to install one in your apartment, if you feel that it's worth the extra monthly bill.
Good idea! We were only living in this apartment for a short time as we move a lot (my boyfriend is a hockey player), so it was totally fine to use the laundry room for that period of time. 😊
I wish learning it is language, just it's fun. I like it ! ❤
Which one is expansive Norway or Sweden
Norway is more expensive than Sweden. Especially when it comes to food and dining out. ☺️
for me Sweden is a no-go, because I need the Atlantic, living at the Baltic Sea in Germany, and that wasnot enough for me.
Good morning, Linn Sophie. About the Northern Lights, I know, If you want to admire the Northern Lights in Norway. Tromsø is the place to go. overthere, I have to thank you for this video very interesting. I wish you a lot of success for all your next video. Take good care of yourself, Linn Sophie. Bye 👋🙃🙂😉
Hi! Thank you so much for your comment! 😊 I really have to visit Tromsø one day. 😍 Take good care of yourself too!
It's not only "roligt", we say eg "han var rolig" and "det var en rolig fest" as well.
We have a remnant of the Norse word for window in the word "vindruta" (Windshield).
There are some funny "false friends", like "bärs" (slang for beer) meaning "Poop" in Norwegian, while the proper Swedish word is "öl", meaning "Oil" in German, and another slang word for beer is "hojtarolja" (Oil that makes you howl).
"Pula" means to fiddle with things, while in Norwegian it means having sex.
let me know if you have plan to visit bali😊
Hvordan kan du ha 1450 abonnenter, og bare 4 videoer?
Hei! Jeg har hatt flere videoer før men er nå midt i en rebranding-fase. Det kommer nye videoer fremover! 😊
You speak English so beautifully!
Thank you so much! 😊
Swedish word glass means ice cream 🍦 but means glass that you drink eg. Juice or milk 🥛 of in Norwegian
Weird/strange = rar in Norwegian but means cute in Swedish
yup...Norwegian is so 'rar'
Swedish glass= ice cream, but glas = dinking glas or the material glas in general
like can u pass me the 'glas' or its made of 'glas'.
Freia and Marabou are both owned by Mondelez, which also Cadbury (UK) and Milka (Germany) are.
Interesting! Have you tried all of them? 😊 Which one is your favorite?
I think Milka tastes really good! 🍫😍
Freia was formed in 1889 by Norwegian Johan Throne Holst. Soon after his Brother formed a sister Company in Sweden called Marabou. From 1993 Freia is owned by Mondelez.
Its had a same taste?
And we norwegians have Angelina and Aurora🥰
Moving between Norway and Sweden is like the old TV-show; The Twilight Zone. It is like waking up in an alternate universe, everything seems like it used to be, but everything is Off in a way.
Haha I love that comparison! 😄
Nice video :-)
Some on screen text was difficult to read agaist the background
Maybe try to select a dark outline for the text.
Thank you for your feedback! ☺️ I’ll keep that in mind for the next video!
Wait why do you have 40k+ views and onyly 1k subscribers? Beautiful video
Thank you so much! I know it's kind of crazy, I didn't expect to get this many views. But I guess it's because I haven't been that active on my RUclips channel yet. I'm planning on posting more videos like this in the next weeks. 😊
the swedish fjords are on the west coast. they are not as big as in norway but they are still fjords
I have to go see the Swedish fjords!!
För 150 år sedan så betydde rolig på svenska, det samma som det gör på norska!
Tror att dagens Rolig (Funny) kommer ifrån ordet Roa (Amuse/Entertain). Så någon gång under årens lopp så började folk använda det på det viset i stället.
I'm Swedish German Norwegian 1st generation American born.
You have three parents???
Hallo :D
Danke für deine Videos.
Welche Sprache ist näher an Deutsche Sprache, Schwedisch oder Norwegisch?
Hallo! Danke für's Kommentieren. Ich würde sagen, dass die norwegische Sprache etwas näher an der deutschen Sprache ist, da beide zur westgermanischen Sprachgruppe gehören. 😊
Fun fact the word fönster came from french from fenetre also in standard German...
The first word, "Rolig" is actually the same "Rolig" and it means "fun" in Swedish. "Roligt" is just another version of the world, its used when you for example say "this is fun" = "Det här är roligt". When you say "you are fun" you say "Du är rolig"
Thanks for sharing this with us 💝
Great video. Do you have any plans to do anymore?
Thank you! Yes! I just posted a new video and more content is coming! 😃
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I've seen northern lights at Sognsvann this January and February in Oslo :D
Or you just go to Lofoten next November and have a Northern Lights guarantee there
The northern lights appeared in Oslo right after I moved 🥲😂 Yes I’m gonna have to go to Lofoten soon 😍
Do you guys even like each other ?
Sometimes.. 😇
Haha we do like each other! We’re neighbors 🥰
thank you it was very interesting😍, I'm from Sweden and planning to go to Norway as a veterinarian. Do you think I would be able to communicate while speaking Swedish? Is it that similar? or do I need to take a course 🥲 also I heard Norway has 3 different languages right ? which one is more popular?
Oh I’m sure you will have no problem understanding them! I don’t think you need a course. It might take a little bit of time to get used to it, but you will be fine for sure! 🥰 There is Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk, but most people talk Bokmål. In addition there are a lot of different dialects, when I first moved to Norway I found it harder to understand people from the North and from West Norway. I would recommend checking out the app Duolingo! There you can practice some Norwegian! Good luck!! 😊😊
@@linnyinoslo isent Norway also fluent in nglish...so he can just switch to that....my brother worked two years in Norway without taking any corse or study Norwegian...he never had any trubble.
@@Patrik6920depends where you are of course. I’ve been to sørvest and older people in smaller villages only spoke Nynorsk, and with a very heavy accent at that!
Nynorsk is quite popular in the southwest, Bokmål was enforced by the Danish so pretty much everyone understands it.
Oh and Saami you don’t need to learn unless you want to integrate in the Sami culture in the polar region. It’s about as easy to learn as Finnish, so good luck 😁
Great Video Linn-Sophie. You're very respectful :) I didn't know that Freia founded Marabou back in 1916 in Stockholm. Really interesting :) I've read here in Sweden that many Swedes working in Norway moved back to Sweden during the pandemic because they felt discriminated in Norway because they were Swedes. So there seam to be a rift between our two countries which I hope we can mend in the future. I really hate that the nordics relationship has gotten worst during this pendemic :/
@@tommyboman7735 Pretty sure the deaths has something to do with health. But now that we have vaccines we can finally start to heal :)
Thank you so much! ☺️
Oh I didn’t know this about Freia and Marabou yet either! That’s interesting and explains why they are so similar. 🍫 I love both of them. I even think they taste better than German chocolate.
I heard this about the pandemic. I agree with you and I also hope it will improve in the future. 🙏🏼☺️
the nordic relationship gotten worser?...i have no clue what u talking about...
Pats 'Norway'...u get better u see...:D
Wasn't Marabou founded in Norway?
Is was founded in Sweden in 1916 😊🇸🇪 But, it was founded by Freia’s owner (Johan Throne Holst) after Freia gained success in Norway. 🇳🇴
Which city did you live in Norway and which city do you live in Sweden now ? Do you think there are differences depending on the city too ?
Hi! In Norway I lived in Kristiansand, Hamar and mostly in Oslo! The last city I lived in in Sweden was Mora, but I've now moved to Denmark (my boyfriend plays hockey, that's why we move every year).
I would definitely say that there are some differences from city to city, I'll probably make another video on that very soon. Is there anything in particular that you were thinking about?
You even have the midnight sun in Sweden and Norway in the summer when it never gets dark (the sun never goes down)!
True! 🌞
It depends on where you are. Yr and other weather services can tell you when it falls below the horizon. In the capital that doesn't happen. There is always some sunlight even in winter, even though there is very few hours.
Nice video. Interesting!
Why did you move to Sweden? What keeps you there now?
Thank you! 😊 I’ve lived in Sweden for a year because my boyfriend played hockey there. 🏒 Right now we’re in Canada and we’re moving to Denmark in August! I’ll probably make another video to compare Denmark to Norway or Sweden 😃
but since after Covid , you have Markus og Martinus living in Sweden
Which country is better to live work settle??? CANADA or EUROPE ( Sweden / Ireland/ Denmark/ Finland). Kindly reply. Better Healthcare system, higher wages, peaceful life
Hi, I haven't lived in Canada long enough yet to know all about health care and so on. But it's a really interesting question, I will do some research and do a video about it!
My feeling so far is that Canada and Norway are pretty similar in terms of way of living and also the health care system. Norway is definitely more expensive, but I'm not sure if you would get paid more when working in Norway.
Both are peaceful and safe countries in my opinion. :)
From personal experience, l find Norwegians more humble. Swedes more arrogant.
True
The food prices are too high. In both of the countries.
Yeah, it's really expensive. Especially now. 🥲
And fenestration in English means windows. As in the building’s fenestration. And fenêtre in French.
And defenestration used to be common in Prague.
lovely video, I enjoyed It, I live in Sweden, you thing you didn't mention was how does the renting of apartments work in Norway. In Sweden they have a cue system or you can rent second hand from a landlord. how does it work in Norway?
Thank you! 😊 As far as I know there are different possibilities to rent out an apartment, I think in some cases you can rent out second hand, but I’m not 100% sure about that (that’s why I didn’t talk about it)
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As for the coast Sweden is known for its rock archipelago. You will not find that much of it in Norway.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I have been trying to find videos like this. What part of Germany are you from? I started watching different videos of Swedish pages, hoping to learn a little of the language. Not doing so well, lol But I have learned some of the words, reading it. I am mostly German, Swedish, Norwegian, and north western European, (what ever that means). lol And have been curious about life there.
Thanks for a really intersting video! Welcome to Sweden anyway. Hope you will find you place here that you feel comfortable in and love 😊
I have one question anyway. Why did you choose to leave Norway?
Thank you so much! 😊
I’m actually only in Sweden for a short time because my boyfriend plays hockey here. We’ll be traveling to Canada soon and after the summer we’re back in Europe somewhere (it would be nice if we could go back to Norway, but we don’t know yet)! 😊
Have a nice day!
Ah okay! Then I understand the situation! Thanks for answer me, have a great time in Canada! 🙋♀️
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As a Faroese, I feel connected to Norway and Norwegians ... and yes also to the Danes ... you don't quite know where you are with the Swedes, they are not so welcoming
No sweden does not have fjords we do have alot of forrests to hike in. But we do have some mountins. And another thing that differs norway from sweden is that norways climate is a bit more humid thant swedens. Someone have told me Bergen is the rainiest town in the whole of scandinavia. And of course if you don´t like to share you luondry with others it´s very common to get your own machin
I olso living both country. 4.and 4 year I thiank norway is the best .sorry sweden .I liven in oslo in 2009 til 2013.in bors.swedn 2016.to 2020.but now iam in biljum because my family is there ❤. I love .norge ❤❤
Marabou and Freya are the same
They are actually founded by the same guy, yes. But I can still taste the difference 😁
I think some of the Swedes living in Norway do it to not be a part of EU. Maybe they are not a majority, though.
Came back to continue watching this video just to hear you say: In Norwegian, it's calm(other word). I am very confused
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Perfektes Video für mich😎👍 Ich bin nämlich aus Deutschland und ziehe es in Betracht entweder in Norwegen oder Schweden zu leben, also cooler Zufall das ich diese Perspektive von jemandem bekommen kann die auch deutsch ist. Ich muss ehrlich sagen bisher klingt Norwegen ansprechender, schon von Anfang an aber, finde auch die Sprache klingt schöner😅 Das einzige negative was ich bis jetzt immer wieder gehört habe ist das es in Norwegen sehr teuer ist..
Norwegen ist so schön (Schweden aber auch)! 😄 Es ist eine schwierige Entscheidung, aber Norwegen ist wirklich teuer, vor allem Oslo. 🥲 Dafür verdient man aber auch mehr wenn man in Norwegen arbeitet.
Both are way too far north and cold for me. But you are gorgeous and it was a pleasure listening to you.
Just came back from Sweden. I prefer Norway.
My dreams and family life in Norway 🇳🇴 😢😢😢😢
3:54 anybody please send that chocolate to my island😢😢😢
Both are beautiful countries. I love them. Hopefully can come there someday:)
Greeting from Indonesia 🇮🇩
I agree! I hope you can visit one day! 😊
I love the nature. your work is very impressive.
I love you from india.
Learning swedish or norwegian languages are useful in there? Or is it a waste of time ?
Most of the people speak English, but if you’re planning on staying there and maybe work in Norway/Sweden it would be useful to learn the language. And if you speak one of the languages you will probably understand a bit of all the Scandinavian languages (Danish, Swedish and Norwegian) 😃
aku cinta norway
there is no difference except prices
Hei hvordan går det
Jeg har lyst til å bor i Oslo og jobbe der
Hei! Så hyggelig, Oslo er favorittbyen min! Masse lykke til ☺️