How are countries like Norway and Switzerland not so densely populated considering the fact that they are portrayed as nearly heaven in all aspects?
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As others have said they aren’t exactly “heaven”. When compared to countries similar to the USA, the Scandinavian countries are heaven.
However, they do have extraordinarily strict immigration laws, IIRC you have to be able to speak their language passably (please correct me if I’m wrong), prove you have a job and place to live lined up, prove you can support yourself financially, prove you can provide value for their economies. Not to mention you have to pass several health/medical checks (Norway is or used to be particularly strict about that)
Scandinavian countries don’t give immigrants free rides, you have to work to get in.
Then there’s the high taxes, high cost of living, long term cold, and just strict laws in general.
All that being said however I’d love to move to one of those countries but the amount of time and effort to do so is a turn off.
They’re doing so well because they have very strict regulations regarding who crosses their border. Also, since the population is better educated on finances, birth control, etc. they tend to have less kids.
Have you seen the winter in Norway? They have a lot of wealth and everything, but you get like 6 hours of daylight in the winter or worse…
Have you seen the winter in Norway? They have a lot of wealth and everything, but you get like 6 hours of daylight in the winter or worse…
They’re freaking cold most of the year, and they are not very open to immigration. Switzerland, especially, is famously strict with immigration
They’re freaking cold most of the year, and they are not very open to immigration. Switzerland, especially, is famously strict with immigration
They’re freaking cold most of the year, and they are not very open to immigration. Switzerland, especially, is famously strict with immigration
I think one of the reasons is that most small European countries have their own languages that make integration difficult. Thou a lot of Europeans speak good English, getting a job or education more often than not requires you to speak the native language also.
For most places you need to actually be able to find a job to be allowed to immigrate. Refuges get a pass, everyone else is left to compete in immigration- so it’s doctors engineers, etc immigrating usually, and this is fairly standard for most developed countries. Hence the migrant crisis where in Greece turkey Italy, etc, there is a big fuss with people just coming over and inviting themselves in. Same with the US, where illegal immigrants just jump the queue of qualified professionals trying to immigrate.
I think one of the reasons is that most small European countries have their own languages that make integration difficult. Thou a lot of Europeans speak good English, getting a job or education more often than not requires you to speak the native language also.
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