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by Sharlin 4624 days ago
Speaking as a Finn, it's a cultural aspect common to all Nordic countries that there's much less of the sort of superficial friendliness to strangers or acquaintances than what is normative in the US. But when you do make friends with one of us Northerners, it's often a "till death do us part" sort of affair.

Oh, and for better or worse, alcohol is the social lubricant and a primary way of making friends in the Northern Europe even moreso than in most other places.

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friendliness scale

more friendly -> less friendly

Denmark -> Norway -> Sweden -> Finland