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Because Norway's largest cities have received signals from Sweden's two national TV channels since the 1960s through private antennas [citation needed], Norwegians generally have a better grasp of Swedish than vice versa; Sweden did not receive Norwegian TV until decades later. [citation needed]
However, during the Winter War between Finland and Russia in 1939–1940, Sweden did support Finland and declared itself "non combatant" rather than neutral. Compared with large parts of Europe, the Nordic region got off lightly during the World War II, which partially explains its strong post-war economic development.
This is a list of countries by Internet connection speed for average and median data transfer rates for Internet access by end-users. The difference between average and median speeds is the way individual measurements are aggregated.
Norway's 'trillion-dollar-man' believes America's attitude towards failure is helping propel the nation ahead of its European counterparts—where workers may have a better work ... compared to ...
The following are some international rankings of Norway. Life quality ... 2015 OECD Better Life ... B. ^ Tied for 1st place with Iceland and Sweden. C. ^ Tied for 1st ...
The economy of Norway is a highly developed mixed economy with state-ownership in strategic areas. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Norway has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era. The country has a very high standard of living compared with other European countries.
The U.S. has the biggest economy in the world by a wide margin, with an annual GDP that is nearly as big as the next three countries combined, according to Worldometer.com. But when it comes to...
Additionally, in 2018, collective bargaining coverage was 90% in Iceland, 88.8% in Finland (2017), 88% in Sweden, 82% in Denmark, and 69% in Norway; in comparison collective bargaining coverage was 54% in Germany and 11.7% in the United States. [25] The lower union density in Norway is mainly explained by the absence of a Ghent system since ...