24 Ways We Should All Be More Like Scandinavians

They have so much to teach us.

Let's ditch Santa Claus.

Let's ditch Santa Claus.

And replace him with Joulupukki, who comes from Lapland rather than the North Pole. He visits after dinner, on Christmas Eve, in person. So we wouldn't have to wake up at 6am, we'd get our presents a day early and we'd get to meet him. Win, win, win.

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Pay more taxes.

Pay more taxes.

I know, I know. In Sweden, the average worker pays close to 60% of his or her wages in taxes. But they get it back in excellent child care, hospitals, old people’s homes and jails. So it kinda works.

Source: addictinginfo.org

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