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    What do you think about a Nordic Union?


    (credits to u/LarsJohanMartin for the photo)

    Do you think the Nordic Countries uniting is possible? If so, would you want it to happen?

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    Posted by Luksius_DK

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    30 Comments

    3. KoalaMan-007 on

      I’d love for it to happen! A common currency, all salaries aligned with Norway, speaking Swedish, as prepared as Finland and with an Icelandic integrity.

      Denmark can join too if we really have to.

    5. SpaxterJ on

      Yea why not.

      Problem is, there is a lot of difference in, for example, the social systems we all use. The Danish and Swedish unions are wildly different, and just there it would be a huge conflict of interest. Nevermind that Norway would hate the idea purely out of an economic standpoint, same reason they haven’t joined the EU (yet).

      The best way would be to do like the US and have each country be a state with self governance, then have a “federal” government elected from every corner of it, making the major decisions. As much as we like to think we’re alike, there are huge differences.

    6. EntryAccomplished714 on

      Wishful thinking. Won’t happen unless they get into a war with an external aggressor. In peace time each wants to keep their own sovereign integrity and politics both domestic and foreign.

    8. shimapan_connoisseur on

      The countries don’t want a common currency, the tax and social security systems are completely different, and all the countries have a strong sense of national identity and probably aren’t keen on giving up sovereignty to a common central government.

      So if we keep the separate currencies, separate social systems, separate governments, then what you have left is pretty much just the same thing we have today already

    9. Toaster-Retribution on

      I think it would be beneficial in the long-term, and it would give us more influence and make us a genuine power-player within both the EU and NATO. That said, I don’t think it will happen. The countries are too used to being independent off of one another, and no one, neither politicians nor the people, are calling for it to happen.

    13. botle on

      They’re practically already in a union, that’s even stronger, because it’s this + another couple dozen countries.

    16. Alive_Profession3820 on

      I would support a federation where each state has a large amount of autonomy. We would have the same foreign policy, military and currency, but everything else is up to each member to decide for themselves.

    22. LiveWireTheLegend on

      I was not born swedish. I moved here 7years ago.

      I like this idea and i joined the sub 😁