Fun fact: The word window in English originates from the old norse word vindauga, so its actually the English word that is more similar to the Norwegian one.

Fun fact: The swedish houses are more usually red because of their old war industry. They had Iron works to make canons and guns and when it ended they made cheap paint out of Iron oxide who is red. Red house in Norway means you are a "husmann" and you're a tennant, white house etc means you own the property.

I have also lived in both countries, and I feel the biggest differences to me were that Norway is better at maintaining smaller towns, while Sweden is better at maintaining roads

You've made me realise the similarities between Swedish, German and Norwegian, wow, just wow! 😍

History seprated the Norway and Sweden. But While living in Sweden and visiting Norway many times it feels like moving between the countries we just feel like moving between a town of the same city. 🥀 Love and Peace all around 🇸🇯🇸🇪

Thanks for the rich information, we can trust them especially that you're experienced and also you're so cute and look so calm and kind

Thank you for this introduction! As an American composer, I was honored to have two of my works performed in Norway and Sweden this year! Perhaps I’ll have the pleasure of visiting someday! Best wishes to you from the United States! Liked and subscribed!

But in certain parts of Norway, they do not say melk (milk), they actually say mjølk, just like they do in Sweden. So that all depends on which part of Norway you are referring to. 😉

Thanks for sharing this with us 💝

Your transitions are precious!

Thanks! Great comparison

I have always wondered about the similarity and difference between Norway and Sweden because I hope to study in either of them. Thanks a lot for the video, it was quite insightful

Hei Linn! I have been living in 16 countries all together . But I would say that Norway and Sweden are extremely alike . They are like brother and sister.....Both countries like to tease each other ...and sometimes even upset each other... alot . But in a serious conflict neither of the countries would even hesitate to back up one another. yes, Words are alittle bit different - but if you arent listening to every single word or phrase - Its pretty much the same really. I really hope you like it there in Mora, Sweden. After all , Its one of the most beautiful provinces in that country.

One thing about Norwegian that I found funny as a Swede is the word “by”. Which means city, but in Swedish it means village. It sounds funny when Norwegians are talking about big cities like New York or London but are referring it as a village 😂

Very helpful dr

Thanks a lot for this comparison! I'm just fond of the way Norwegian and Swedish languages sound (and Scandinavian music is incredibly fantastic)! I myself am Ukrainian and now don't know neither Norwegian nor Swedish and actually choose which of these I want to learn first..😅💫😍 thanks again!! P.S. You're very beautiful, like your appearance 😻

“Sweden” is a “Scandinavian” country in Northern Europe, its capital being “Stockholm”. Its the largest country in Northern Europe and it borders the countries of “Norway” and “Finland” as well as connecting to a bridge tunnel to “Denmark”. ~ Its original name was “Sverige” which means “ones own kingdom” a name whose source is Sanskrit as the “Svea” meaning “ourselves” “oneself” is the Sanskrit “Sva” meaning “self” “ego” and the “Rige” is the Sanskrit “Raja” meaning “kingdom” as in “ones own ( sva ) kingdom ( raja )” and in Sanskrit we have “Svarajan” meaning “self rule” and this seems to express the nationalist concept behind the words “Sverige” and “Sweden”. ~ “Sweden” along with “Denmark” and “Norway” formed what was once the “Norse” kingdom of “Scandinavia” a place which was seen throughout the ancient world as “cold” “windy” “icy” “dark” and “hellish” a description which seems to be expressed in the names “Norse” “North” and “Norway” and names which may once again have a Sanskrit source. ~ The root of “Norse” is the Indo/European “Ner” meaning “below” as in “below” the Sun and as in “below” the South. “Ner” also means “left” as in the “North” being on the “left” when one faces the East in which the Sun rises and this is seen in the Oscan “Nertrak” and the Umbrian “Nertru” which both mean “left”. ~ “Ner” meaning “left” and “below” becomes the Greek “Neretos” meaning “beneath” “lower down” “nether” and this all seems to be describing what the ancients saw as the “nether regions” “hell”. “Ner” meaning “below” is very much related to the Sanskrit “Nara” meaning “mortal” as in the place where “mortals” go “hell” and also the Sanskrit “Naraka” which directly means “hell”. ~ As well as “Sweden” “Norway” and “Norse” being related to Sanskrit we also have the third country “Denmark” which is said to be named after the Vedic Goddess “Danu” whose name we see in the rivers “Danube” “Don” “Dniester” and “Dnieper” ~ The “Mark” in “Denmark” means “border” and this is related to the Sanskrit “Marga” meaning “road” “track” “pathway” “channel” “course” “route” and so we have “Denmark” which may mean “the borders ( mark ) of den ( danu ) “. ~ And this then brings us to “Scandinavia” which among folk etymology has been translated as two Sanskrit words “Skanda” the Vedic god of war and “Nava” and “Navim” meaning “mariner” as in “the ocean going mariners ( navim ) who worshipped the god of war ( skanda )”. ~ On its own its simply folk etymology however when we consider how “Sweden” “Denmark” “Norse” and “Norway” all seem to be related to the ancient Sanskrit/Vedic culture the idea that “Scandinavia” is related to a Vedic god of war should be carefully considered, especially when we consider that they were “ocean going mariners” and they did worship a “god of war”. ~ “The “de” part of the name means “goddess” and the “de danann” part means “of the goddess danu”. It was this same goddess who gave her name to the river Danube and the country of Denmark” - Magic of the celtic otherworld - Steve Blamires. ~ “Tuatha de danaan - sons of the tribe of Danu or people of Danu, related to the Annage. Danu, the shining one is the origin of the name Denmark and various other European sites” - Gnosis the secret of solomons temple revealed - Philip Gardiner. ~ “The Irish siddhe ( i.e the learned tuatha de danaan ) suggest an irresistible connection to Indias Dana-vas, with their siddhi, which are “magical powers” possessed by the siddha “perfected master”. These gifted people also produced the Danes. The “tuatha de danaan” reached Ireland by way of Denmark” The lost history of the little people - Susan B Martinez Phd. ~ " In the Vedic language we have the foundation, not only of the glowing legends of Hellas (Greece), but of the dark and sombre mythology of the Scandinavian and the Teuton" (Professor Cox, Mythology of the Aryan Nations, I., 52, 53). ~ "The oldest Greek writers, observes Sir William Jones, allow that their mythologies were not their own invention (As. Res. III. 467) ; and it is now certain that the early divinities and legends of Greece were the same that were possessed by their brethren in India. If Hegel calls the discovery of the common origin of Greek and Sanskrit the discovery of a new world, the same may be said with regard to the common origin of Greek and Sanskrit mythology “ The legends of the Old Testament - Thomas Lumisden Strange. -- "The Druids of the ancient Celtic world have a startling kinship with the brahmins of the Hindu religion and were, indeed, a parallel development from their common Indo-European cultural root which began to branch out probably five thousand years ago. It has been only in recent decades that Celtic scholars have begun to reveal the full extent of the parallels and cognates between ancient Celtic society and Vedic culture The very name Druid is composed of two Celtic word roots which have parallels in Sanskrit. Indeed, the root vid for knowledge, which also emerges in the Sanskrit word Veda, demonstrates the similarity. The Celtic root dru which means "immersion" also appears in Sanskrit. So a Druid was one immersed in knowledge." Peter Beresford Ellis - Historian and novelist.

In the valleys of Telemark they say "glaset" for "vindu"(Window)

My grandparents are from Västerås. I'm German (dad) and Swedish (mom), but I plan to live in Norway.

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I have been trying to find videos like this. What part of Germany are you from? I started watching different videos of Swedish pages, hoping to learn a little of the language. Not doing so well, lol But I have learned some of the words, reading it. I am mostly German, Swedish, Norwegian, and north western European, (what ever that means). lol And have been curious about life there.

This is amazing

Sweden Minecraft soft power is impressive

Loved the comparison :) You are great at explaining! Also: only Norwegian people that live on the border of Sweden actually shop in Sweden often. Those that live further from have to pay Norwegian prices.

As an employee, Norway is better. As an entrepreneur, probably Sweden.

2:29 Here we have a big difference. During the Middle Ages, many German craftsmen and merchants came to Sweden and Swedish cities. The German immigrants made up a large part of the population in several cities, and gained great influence. Many of the borrowed words from the "Low German" language are also linked to trade and city life, for example: stad (Stat), köpman (Kaufmann), borgmästare (Borgermester) och betala (betalen). From the 16th century, the loanwords instead came from the High German example: (artig ’väluppfostrad; behaglig, av god beskaffenhet’), skaffa (schaffen ’skaffa, vara verksam’) och främling (Fremdling). German was an important international language in science and culture, and continued to have a strong position in Sweden into the 20th century. In 1859, German was introduced as the first foreign language in Swedish schools, and was not replaced by English until 1946. Many words in German are similar to Swedish words, and this is not only because Swedish borrowed many words from the Low and High German language during the long period of time in our history when German was a very influential language in Sweden. This is also due to the fact that Swedish and German have a common origin. Both languages belong to the Germanic language group, Vindöga is called in Old Swedish vindögha. Old Norse vindauga. This is an opening in the roof during the Viking Age to let out smoke.

I've seen northern lights at Sognsvann this January and February in Oslo :D Or you just go to Lofoten next November and have a Northern Lights guarantee there

A very old Swedish word for window is vindöga. Vind-öga=wind-eye. Obviously it originates from the old Norse word mentioned in someone else's comment, but most people in Sweden don't even know the word ever existed.

Another reason why more Swedes works in Norway is that unemployment been lower, before the Sony Ericsson layoffs, it was huge shortage of IT professionals in Norway. After those layoffs we finally got hold of highly qualified IT people, all staff my employer hired for a year, was basically ex Sony Ericsson, this included both Norwegians and Swedes. Two very similar countries, in my view the difference is higher between countryside and city life, than between these two countries.

Freia vs Marabou. The Norwegian company originally started Marabou up in Sweden as a local representative but the name Freia was already blocked on the swedish market

Nice video. Interesting! Why did you move to Sweden? What keeps you there now?

Hallo :D Danke für deine Videos. Welche Sprache ist näher an Deutsche Sprache, Schwedisch oder Norwegisch?

thank you it was very interesting😍, I'm from Sweden and planning to go to Norway as a veterinarian. Do you think I would be able to communicate while speaking Swedish? Is it that similar? or do I need to take a course 🥲 also I heard Norway has 3 different languages right ? which one is more popular?

lovely video, I enjoyed It, I live in Sweden, you thing you didn't mention was how does the renting of apartments work in Norway. In Sweden they have a cue system or you can rent second hand from a landlord. how does it work in Norway?

when i saw this video in my fyp i felt a spark deep in my soul, haven't watched the whole thing yet but i swear if she thinks sweeden is better... edit: she did not just question if we're different

Thank you for this video! I'd like to do a 6-month internship for my research master's in either Norway or Sweden, after which I'd love to stay there. It seems like Sweden is more accepting of foreigners (I'm Dutch myself), but I really like Norway as well. I'm still on the fence.

I am also Scandinavian and my wife too. That means in our case Swedish fathers and Norwegian mothers. Very interesting with comparison between our sibling-people. I should say that Norwegians in the far north have more in common with north Swedes than they have with Oslo-people, And I also think that people in south Sweden in the Malmö-area have more incommon with people in Copenhagen, than they have with people in Kiruna in north Sweden. I have done genealogic research since 1974 , and found genetic lines between our countries over the keel (mountain range) down to 1200 AD so we have a lot incommon. It is wellknown during the viking-era (750-1200 AD) many weddings between kings on both sides to daughters of kings on the other side and also to and fro to Denmark. Conserning mental differenses, I think that all people have variations among all people in all countries on the planet.

What often get missed in thes types of comparisons is that in certain parts of each country these language differences does not apply. Different dialects in norwegian and sweden might have more similar words and pernounciations between the languages then between dialects of the same language. In Norway in particular, dialects are so different that some of these differences apply even in the norwegian language alone like melk and mjølk. The biggest difference is in the economies and the exports and imports of goods. And the simple difference is that Norway is richer and have a higher standard of living.

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I live in Sweden and after I got my pension from Sweden , I went to work in Norway as a dialyses nurse as I used to work in sweden too. Because I live in Sweden almost 42 years so I like Sweden most. I don`t like to live in Norway because their roads are not as good as in Sweden and is hard to drive.

I love Norway. Deep in my heart. I am actually in Oslo right now. But the prices kille me…

It's actually kind of a funny story behind why "rolig" means calm in Noeweigan but "to have fun" in Swedish. Originally "rolig" also meant "calm" in Swedish but when workers started to get vacation time, that time was used to relax or in other words to be "rolig". However, later on, we started to do various activities during our vacation, travel around and just have a fun time. So the word "rolig" started to change meaning in Swedish from meaning "to relax and stay calm" to "have fun". It's not the Swede's fault that Norwegians don't know how to have any fun. 🙂(Just kidding).

Wait why do you have 40k+ views and onyly 1k subscribers? Beautiful video

I’m an American, but my DNA is 62% Scandinavian, 28% UK/Ireland, and 10% German. I’d love to get to Norway & Sweden someday. It’s on my bucket list, along with Alaska & Hawaii.

I don’t mean to be crude but Oslo is a very boring city. I much prefer Stockholm. Having said that Bergen is absolutely gorgeous and I loved it there. Wish Norway had more places like Bergen.

And we norwegians have Angelina and Aurora🥰

Great Video Linn-Sophie. You're very respectful :) I didn't know that Freia founded Marabou back in 1916 in Stockholm. Really interesting :) I've read here in Sweden that many Swedes working in Norway moved back to Sweden during the pandemic because they felt discriminated in Norway because they were Swedes. So there seam to be a rift between our two countries which I hope we can mend in the future. I really hate that the nordics relationship has gotten worst during this pendemic :/

I love the nature. your work is very impressive. I love you from india.

Good morning, Linn Sophie. About the Northern Lights, I know, If you want to admire the Northern Lights in Norway. Tromsø is the place to go. overthere, I have to thank you for this video very interesting. I wish you a lot of success for all your next video. Take good care of yourself, Linn Sophie. Bye 👋🙃🙂😉

Actually, after you left there has been Northern Lights in Oslo more than once... but I still haven't seen it 😅 Growing up with spending so much time in Sweden I definitely feel like there are many differences, one being how the places look - not necessarily just architecture, but I don't know exactly how to explain it 🙈 And actually, I don't think I've ever tasted that Swedish chocolate??? 🤔 Bring some when you come to Oslo, and we'll have a taste test😂

Dutch guy here hello..🙋🏽‍♂️ We also say melk to milk en venster to window..🤭 P.s i went to Norway and Sweden just once and i can say both countries are very beautifull..😃 Much love from the Netherlands..⚘️

Freia and Marabou are both owned by Mondelez, which also Cadbury (UK) and Milka (Germany) are.

Thanks for a really intersting video! Welcome to Sweden anyway. Hope you will find you place here that you feel comfortable in and love 😊 I have one question anyway. Why did you choose to leave Norway?

You even have the midnight sun in Sweden and Norway in the summer when it never gets dark (the sun never goes down)!

6:20 im sure you can ask the owner to install one in your apartment, if you feel that it's worth the extra monthly bill.

I was not listening,what you are saying. Was just looking at you. You are so beautiful

Hooooooly cow, 6:17 - I thought it is the footage from MY basement. The difference is that I live in... Switzerland, 2000 kms south from Sweden? But yeah, the laundry room is exactly the same, the machine is Miele brand like here (it even looks like the same model, with that orange button for start!), even the sink, the instruction on the wall, everything looks exactly the same! P.S. No idea why I watched this video, never been to Sweden or Norway and have no plans to go there, but thanks, it was amusing :))

You speak English so beautifully!

Both are beautiful countries. I love them. Hopefully can come there someday:) Greeting from Indonesia 🇮🇩

Which city did you live in Norway and which city do you live in Sweden now ? Do you think there are differences depending on the city too ?

Fun fact the word fönster came from french from fenetre also in standard German...

for me Sweden is a no-go, because I need the Atlantic, living at the Baltic Sea in Germany, and that wasnot enough for me.

Here is a crazy thing. You can buy Norwegian Jarlsberg and Gudbrandsdal cheese in Sweden. It's much, much cheaper, even though it's produced in Norway and imported, to Sweden, that is from a non EU land with all the extra tariffs. I find the amount of different produce in standard Swedish supermarkets to be at least 6 times as diversified. Coop is the same in Norway and Sweden but that's about it, as far as food goes? They had an ICA were I live in Norway but it had to close down and change to Coop. I asked them why? as the new Coop had just as many customers. I were told that ICA had to pay 5 times as much for the food transportation!!! They are not a part of Norges gruppen that own and controls all the major supermarkets and the logistics around it.

Swedish word glass means ice cream 🍦 but means glass that you drink eg. Juice or milk 🥛 of in Norwegian Weird/strange = rar in Norwegian but means cute in Swedish

I’m sweden

And fenestration in English means windows. As in the building’s fenestration. And fenêtre in French.

Such a nice comparison! And you're super sweet 🌺

soo beautiful🥹🫶🏻cute

Hi linny

My dreams and family life in Norway 🇳🇴 😢😢😢😢

We have two castles in Sweden Stockholm! Drottningholm and Stockholms slott.

Learning swedish or norwegian languages are useful in there? Or is it a waste of time ?

good national mixture, norway and germany, baby

Nice video :-) Some on screen text was difficult to read agaist the background Maybe try to select a dark outline for the text.

För 150 år sedan så betydde rolig på svenska, det samma som det gör på norska! Tror att dagens Rolig (Funny) kommer ifrån ordet Roa (Amuse/Entertain). Så någon gång under årens lopp så började folk använda det på det viset i stället.

No sweden does not have fjords we do have alot of forrests to hike in. But we do have some mountins. And another thing that differs norway from sweden is that norways climate is a bit more humid thant swedens. Someone have told me Bergen is the rainiest town in the whole of scandinavia. And of course if you don´t like to share you luondry with others it´s very common to get your own machin

Hei hvordan går det Jeg har lyst til å bor i Oslo og jobbe der

The first word, "Rolig" is actually the same "Rolig" and it means "fun" in Swedish. "Roligt" is just another version of the world, its used when you for example say "this is fun" = "Det här är roligt". When you say "you are fun" you say "Du är rolig"

I'm Swedish German Norwegian 1st generation American born.

Perfektes Video für mich😎👍 Ich bin nämlich aus Deutschland und ziehe es in Betracht entweder in Norwegen oder Schweden zu leben, also cooler Zufall das ich diese Perspektive von jemandem bekommen kann die auch deutsch ist. Ich muss ehrlich sagen bisher klingt Norwegen ansprechender, schon von Anfang an aber, finde auch die Sprache klingt schöner😅 Das einzige negative was ich bis jetzt immer wieder gehört habe ist das es in Norwegen sehr teuer ist..

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Sweden has better neighbour than us, Norway‼️

Which country is better to live work settle??? CANADA or EUROPE ( Sweden / Ireland/ Denmark/ Finland). Kindly reply. Better Healthcare system, higher wages, peaceful life

the swedish fjords are on the west coast. they are not as big as in norway but they are still fjords

From personal experience, l find Norwegians more humble. Swedes more arrogant.

Fun fact: Norway is the biggest pollutor by capita in the world.

I think some of the Swedes living in Norway do it to not be a part of EU. Maybe they are not a majority, though.

Norway vs Sweden? Merely the longest disagreement in our family! -hehehehe

Fun fact:the Sweds had occupied Stade, Niedersachsen😁

You're so beautiful i like your video Looks like a lot of fun. I like it.

I think Norway is best but in terms of popularity Sweden is famous and multicultural 😊vibes

Came back to continue watching this video just to hear you say: In Norwegian, it's calm(other word). I am very confused

I want to talk to you about something

but since after Covid , you have Markus og Martinus living in Sweden

there is no difference except prices

The food prices are too high. In both of the countries.

In Norway we look at Sweden as cheap! They don't use much money and they are careful gifting to other countries!

i always thought that in europe everybody learns british english but you sound far more american than british when you speak english.

You remind me of Christina Ricci. Must be the eyes.

Fun fact: Freia og Marabou er faktisk samme sjokolade

Norway is better🇳🇴🥵