> Nordic countries are made of homogeneous populations Once upon a time, it was so. Today, not so much. If that's a good or a bad thing, it's an entirely diffe

> Nordic countries are made of homogeneous populations Once upon a time, it was so. Today, not so much. If that's a good or a bad thing, it's an entirely different can of worms. I think diversity in the Nordics is beautiful, but Japan has managed without it and they have great artisans. In the Nordics, in addition to long barbaric winters, having long barbaric Middle Ages helps foster social discipline. See what beloved King Vasa of Sweden did to peasants that weren't happy with their Gini coefficient: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalecarlian_rebellions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalecarlian_rebellions