> When it takes 15 years simply to get permission to do something, you know that your country will never be competitive globally. I think Sweden is quite compe

> When it takes 15 years simply to get permission to do something, you know that your country will never be competitive globally. I think Sweden is quite competitive in general. Also, as others have said, it could have pretty big impact on various things. But I guess if Sweden was a dictatorship the government could just decide to start digging and not care about the people living there or the environment. 10-15 years sounds very long though, but a week.. I don’t know in which country that would happen.