What country is similar to Sweden?

Finland is extremely similar to Sweden, due in part to the fact that Finland was part of Sweden for almost 700 years. In fact, Swedish is still one of Finland’s official languages. Although the Swedish language is vastly different from Finnish, the two languages use essentially the same alphabet and orthography.

Is New Zealand near Norway?

Of all the Scandinavian countries, only Norway shares a land border with New Zealand – at the South Pole in Antarctica where Norway’s claim to Queen Maud Land and New Zealand’s claim to the Ross Dependency meet.

Is New Zealand Scandinavian country?

Scandinavian New Zealanders are New Zealand-born citizens whose origins are found in any of the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), or people from any of these countries who live in New Zealand.

Are Scandinavian countries similar?

The three countries share very similar languages and culture. At one point the three countries were also joined together in the Kalmar Union. At other points in time, Norway was ruled by Denmark and later entered a similar arrangement with Sweden. The Nordic region is a wider term, including Finland and Iceland.

How long is it from Norway to New Zealand?

The total flight duration from New Zealand to Norway is 22 hours, 10 minutes.

Is Norway bigger than New Zealand?

Norway is about 1.2 times bigger than New Zealand. New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Norway is approximately 323,802 sq km, making Norway 20\% larger than New Zealand.

What are the similarities between New Zealand and Norway?

Having lived in New Zealand for over nine years and moved to Norway ,I might have some inputs on the matter. First of all, both countries are of comparable size and population. Both countries are impressive in terms of developmental indicators. Norway ranks first in Human development Index whereas New Zealand is ranked at 14.

What are the differences between working in Sweden and New Zealand?

Both are pretty laid back cultures, NZ seems slightly more fast moving or urgent feeling if anything. There are lots of differences with food (NZ is way better lol), work culture (less hierarchy in Sweden), attitudes towards women (Sweden seems more equal) etc too.

Is Sweden more sympathetic to refugees than New Zealand?

10: Sweden appeared to historically be much more sympathetic to refugees, than NZ. 11: A much higher percentage of Kiwis in NZ own their own homes whereas in Sweden renting a house or apartment appears to be the norm. I put that down to the fact that incomes are less and properties being more expensive in Scandinavia as in most countries in Europe.

What is it like to live in Sweden as a Kiwi?

Okay, being a Kiwi that lived in a small town called Falkoping in Sweden for approximately 18 months and more than 20 years in NZ, I can only comment on and share my own experiences. 1: Sweden is a much colder country for a much larger percentage of the year than NZ.