What are the cultural differences between Sweden and Finland? (people, pay, house)

[Ariete]

Go nuts.

[Davy-040]

Swedish tend to be more feminine/soft, pay more attention to fashion, drink less alcohol and care more about non-racing sports.

[Ariete]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Swedish tend to be more feminine/soft, pay more attention to fashion, drink less alcohol and care more about non-racing sports.

Very good! All of this is true.

[Davy-040]

Wanted to do the same kind of thread with the Netherlands and Belgium but i think most differences are already known.

[Davy-040]

Also another thing i noticed is that there are more guys with facial hair in Finland than in Sweden.

[Ariete]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Also another thing i noticed is that there are more guys with blonde hair in Sweden than in Finland, while Finnish guys have a lot more beard growth.

I think growing a beard is quite pan-nordic these days.

[Ruth4Truth]

Lakes. Finland has a lot more lakes. People even have their own private lake. And there are way more home saunas. The sauna tradition is very big there. Did it not originate with the Finns?

[Ariete]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Lakes. Finland has a lot more lakes. People even have their own private lake. And there are way more home saunas. The sauna tradition is very big there. Did it not originate with the Finns?

The Swedes have almost as many lakes, but they don't market it....

The sauna as a concept could be Siberian and not even Finnish, but the habit of making a wing of your house to create a sauna is purely Finnish. The Swedish, Danish and Norwegian vikings adopted this habit, but it was quickly lost.

Originally Posted by vadsomhelst

more "northern swedish" culture i think. but otherwise, it seems pretty similar: same roadsigns and sibylla.

People from Svealand had a lot of contact with the Finns, and the more north you went, the more the cultures were similar.

[ABQConvict]

I am going to say that Finns tend to favor vodka while Swedes drink more snaps.

At least traditionally if not in the club scene.

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[Ariete]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

I am going to say that Finns tend to favor vodka while Swedes drink more snaps.

At least traditionally if not in the club scene.

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Very good. Both Finns and Swedes drink schnapps, but Finns tend to favour vodka, while Swedes favour (as a stereotype) akvavit. Which is hideous. I f**king hate that crap.