Why Norway is Becoming the World's Richest Country

2024 ж. 7 Ақп.
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  • FUN FACT: The former king of Norway Olav V was immensely popular because he ruled by example, earning him the nickname "the People's King." When driving was restricted due to the 1973 oil crisis, the king, who legally could've driven, took public transport carrying his skiing gear on his shoulders. When the media asked him how he could even dare to go outside without bodyguards, he responded by saying "I have four million bodyguards," referring to the population of Norway at the time.

    @joshygoldiem_j2799@joshygoldiem_j27992 ай бұрын
    • That sounds like a great king. But it’s still annoying how people pay so much attention to people with money who say they’re gonna help people but people are every where having terrible problems and nobody’s doing anything.

      @jonyfrany1319@jonyfrany13192 ай бұрын
    • Leading by example

      @psychozen7169@psychozen71692 ай бұрын
    • King Olav was in Stavanger in 1976 visiting Elf Aquatiane, a French Oil company. My sister and I were told he was soon leaving and we would be able to see him. There was only a few people waiting. Soon enough he was exiting and quite gracious. My sister jumped in front of him taking his picture and startling him. He responded with a chuckle. It was a different time then.

      @johnlawmil@johnlawmil2 ай бұрын
    • Very interesting

      @chrissuperhero2291@chrissuperhero22912 ай бұрын
    • I hope you don't mind me using your post on my facebook site?

      @clausbohm9807@clausbohm98072 ай бұрын
  • Norway is the country which won the lottery but kept the normal job

    @c4knowledge562@c4knowledge5622 ай бұрын
    • Very well said

      @ValMartinIreland@ValMartinIreland2 ай бұрын
    • Norway be like "All I do is win, win win! No matter what!" 😂

      @jennifersweet3740@jennifersweet37402 ай бұрын
    • In practice we're just someone with a normal job. One might expect health care, transportation and so on to be amazing, but there's nothing particularly impressive about life here compared to much of Europe

      @magnusalexander2965@magnusalexander29652 ай бұрын
    • Excellent, just excellent 😂

      @berndsteinlein8608@berndsteinlein86082 ай бұрын
    • And keeps salaries super low so 50% of their people can barely survive

      @biber9979@biber99792 ай бұрын
  • I'm a Norwegian and this is a very good summary of Norway's economic history. Finally, a summary that got it right.

    @jan-kristianhansen3557@jan-kristianhansen35572 ай бұрын
    • somewhat good summary of history. but not projection.. when oil/gas disappears there will be a fall considering the borderline useless politicians

      @hotdog9262@hotdog92622 ай бұрын
    • Im one too

      @christinehadler-lund9258@christinehadler-lund92582 ай бұрын
    • He didn't get the phosphate findings right, though. It's "only" 2bn tonnes. This has to be extracted from 70bn tonnes of rock. The Economist is the source of this misunderstanding, and Norge Mining has confirmed it was a misunderstanding

      @RedGoobler@RedGoobler2 ай бұрын
    • Are you a conscript?

      @LunarBootes@LunarBootes2 ай бұрын
    • But I miss the mention of the 'oilfond' and the financing of oil search, but maybe it's too economical.

      @biankakoettlitz6979@biankakoettlitz69792 ай бұрын
  • Basically, Norway's prosperity comes down to long term planning... which is a cultural trait probably evolved over millenia as consequence to its harsh winter weather: basically, in such a climate, if you don't plan for winter, when winter comes, you die... same if you don´t help each-other when conditions get bad... so instead of spending it all now and "hoping for the best" regarding the future as so many countries do, Norway has always planned for the future, and never got its head turned by any "lottery wins"... like a person using their winning at a lottery to invest in their future as opposed to partying, buying expensive cars and so on

    @regisdumoulin@regisdumoulin2 ай бұрын
    • Most sane ppl do that, it's just as he said, corrupt or short seighted politians who want immediate wins

      @sumomaster5585@sumomaster55852 ай бұрын
    • Well said.👍

      @ollifant0168@ollifant0168Ай бұрын
    • that's insanely racist

      @david7384@david7384Ай бұрын
    • Russia does have the same "consequences of winter" yet is not even close to being like Norway. Lol

      @umegaalfa5900@umegaalfa5900Ай бұрын
    • Long-term planning is not allowed under neoliberal economics, so Norway will be made to repent.

      @eurojamie@eurojamieАй бұрын
  • It's not all glamour. In 2011 we experienced a butter shortage. We sorted it out, thankfully. It's difficult for me to talk about.

    @rebjorn79@rebjorn792 ай бұрын
    • Yes, I remember that. It was like hell on earth. 😂😂😂😂

      @roavik@roavik2 ай бұрын
    • ......it was a dark time.

      @Erivene@Erivene2 ай бұрын
    • 😂😂

      @lenabrustad305@lenabrustad3052 ай бұрын
    • How about we trade our useless irish politicians but delicious irish butter mountains for some Norwegian politicians ? No take backs

      @onlookervb@onlookervb2 ай бұрын
    • Don't get me started on Gastromat...

      @YuriWasASpaceman@YuriWasASpaceman2 ай бұрын
  • Its not actually hydropower, its mountain trolls on spinning bikes

    @Nerdforge@Nerdforge2 ай бұрын
    • lol, fax

      @dataisbrilliant@dataisbrilliant2 ай бұрын
    • HOLY SHIT MARTINA

      @mmmadame@mmmadame2 ай бұрын
    • Shhhsss... We don't talk about the trolls....

      @Mosern1977@Mosern19772 ай бұрын
    • aeioi

      @Napolean.Mapping@Napolean.Mapping2 ай бұрын
    • Shhhh-don’t reveal their secret. 😅

      @CJScrol@CJScrol2 ай бұрын
  • In addition to being wealthy, Norway is INSANELY beautiful. Travelling the country from point to point in spring felt like moving through a fairytale land, I'm not kidding. The deep fjord valleys, massive snow covered mountains, dense forests, lush green prairies, crystal-clear rivers, thousands of waterfalls... It's hard to imagine a prettier landscape to me. And most of it is practically untouched by the human hand, with just a few colourful wooden-house villages scattered here and there. Being born in Norway must be like winning lottery on so many levels...

    @osasunaitor@osasunaitor24 күн бұрын
  • I am not Norwegian but I live here in this country. It is not all perfect but this is a country close to being perfect. I may not be Norwegian but I definitely am proud to defend this land that I now call my home. I would never ever dare say anything bad about this country. This country and its people have given me hope and a clear vision to which path I should take. Eventually the purpose of my existence. That in itself is something good to wake up everyday for.

    @HiDragLowSpeed@HiDragLowSpeed2 ай бұрын
    • What nationality are you?

      @NotSure7474@NotSure7474Ай бұрын
    • @@NotSure7474 Why do you ask?

      @HiDragLowSpeed@HiDragLowSpeedАй бұрын
    • Just interested I guess

      @erenliebert4576@erenliebert4576Ай бұрын
    • You're allowed to complain about the shitty roads😂

      @HandsDownChinUp@HandsDownChinUpАй бұрын
    • Lucky you (which I’m pretty sure it’s far from luck and more regarding hard work, learning the language, etc). Cheers and all the best.

      @alejmc@alejmcАй бұрын
  • as a Norwegian, a 40 min video of about how good we are was very entertaining

    @Boofer.@Boofer.2 ай бұрын
    • Cries in Danish :( Union again plz?

      @ritterspots89@ritterspots892 ай бұрын
    • least cocky norwegian rart vi får så mye oppmerksomhet

      @Half_Finis@Half_Finis2 ай бұрын
    • @@ritterspots89swede here, kalmarunion?

      @MrAnostalgia@MrAnostalgia2 ай бұрын
    • If I learned Norwegian, how would a Mexican be treated in Norway?

      @xxstexx7450@xxstexx74502 ай бұрын
    • ​@@MrAnostalgiaIkke faen, vi så hvordan det gikk sist gang

      @Ola-rc7hm@Ola-rc7hm2 ай бұрын
  • the day i watch a reallifelore video without the word vast is the day the world ends

    @elic3536@elic35362 ай бұрын
    • Also, the phrase "in the world"

      @MATT44E@MATT44E2 ай бұрын
    • Lol. Get a grip simp

      @usernameisusername@usernameisusername2 ай бұрын
    • That day, all joy would have left the world

      @LuisSierra42@LuisSierra422 ай бұрын
    • Should probably stop watching them then.

      @tragicexpert2448@tragicexpert24482 ай бұрын
    • @@LuisSierra42 Wth simp

      @usernameisusername@usernameisusername2 ай бұрын
  • It's been 6 minutes since playing this and I'm overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information packed into this video so far.

    @ishaantyagi@ishaantyagi2 ай бұрын
  • This is one of the best KZhead documentaries I’ve ever seen. A lot of work went in to this. Well done!

    @Jannenen@Jannenen2 ай бұрын
  • Norway is a rare case of an oil state not completely squandering the money

    @Clone683@Clone6832 ай бұрын
    • Yep, it's like they won the lottery and decided to keep their day job

      @lumenox8541@lumenox85412 ай бұрын
    • I think we were really blessed by both the timing of the discovery, the trust amongst the public to their officials, and our politicians simply doing what was in the best interest of all of us. Like, most people at the time had lived through the occupation of WWII, and they knew how tougher times actually were. I think that if this discovery had happened a decade or two later, the story would have been a lot different to what it is.

      @jonsen2k@jonsen2k2 ай бұрын
    • Ironically we have to thank an Iranian for that decision. Originally Norway intended to copy the American method or sell 50% of ownership and trade with Sweden if they helped us, Sweden said no. Sweden has regretted their decision ever since.

      @dendrien@dendrien2 ай бұрын
    • One of the few cases of an oil state that isn't some autocratic monarchy as well.

      @jghifiversveiws8729@jghifiversveiws87292 ай бұрын
    • Nordic culture is less corrupt.

      @benyendle2584@benyendle25842 ай бұрын
  • As a Brit, it’s depressing to hear how a countries leaders had such amazing foresight to ensure their countries prosperity for decades to come. Unlike my countries leaders who have only ensured a death by a 1000 cuts for the UK.

    @Arbiter22J@Arbiter22J2 ай бұрын
    • UK greenies stopped oil & gas production, North sea oil given away for what, fools running the show.

      @foilrider2000@foilrider20002 ай бұрын
    • Yes 5mill Norwegians ethos will go right out the window once they accept the rest of the world to land on there shores

      @Bcfcuklhpwalker@Bcfcuklhpwalker2 ай бұрын
    • I feel identical about America... I honestly cannot stand how dysfunctional and unaffordable it is here now and it's only getting worse and no one's doing anything about it.

      @benmcreynolds8581@benmcreynolds85812 ай бұрын
    • As a Aussie I feel the same. We have been let down by decades of inept Governments. We should have had a sovereign wealth fund as well, instead we allow our resources to be plundered by the mega resources companies with just peanuts going back into the local economy. To make matters worse the Federal Govt has flooded the country with immigrants whilst in the grips of a housing crisis. The golden age of Australia is long gone, we are now in serious trouble with such short sighted policies which just fluff around the edges but doesn’t actually address the situation.

      @andyedison2416@andyedison24162 ай бұрын
    • The British government with Thatcher in the lead, made sure to give the already rich, including herself the vast majority of the profit from the gas and oil and extremely little of it to the lower classes. Even if the UK is a democratic country have you always made sure that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I think it is a total disgrace how many people in the UK that live in such poverty as they do. And you will only get more of them the way your politicians run your country. Specially the Tories. And you far from made it any better for you, voting Yes to Brexit. Making your economy even worse.

      @carnivore2023@carnivore20232 ай бұрын
  • This was a fantastic tutorial on the topic - fast-moving, dense with information and incredibly educational and informative! Many thanks!!!

    @sreengleen@sreengleen2 ай бұрын
  • My kind of content, as rich in information as norway in resources! You've earned my sub👍

    @nfttrades5140@nfttrades51402 ай бұрын
  • “kinetic energy just sitting there” is a funny phrase.

    @steveuganski2394@steveuganski23942 ай бұрын
    • My favorite is when the narrator said "more easier. "

      @masterchinese28@masterchinese282 ай бұрын
    • Kinetic energy is doing anything except just sitting there.

      @rahidmahbub@rahidmahbub2 ай бұрын
    • Technically, this is "potential energy", but "kinetic energy just siitting there" works too xD

      @benbong4577@benbong45772 ай бұрын
    • ikr that's just an extended way to say "potential energy"

      @dy7296@dy72962 ай бұрын
    • he has to reach his word quota somehow

      @Gilgameshh@Gilgameshh2 ай бұрын
  • You did start out very nicely by showing how our fjords and coastline meant sea transport was crucial. The very best way to illustrate this is to look at our road numbering system: It starts at 2! This is a silent acknowledgment that the sea has always been #1, i.e. our main highway.

    @TerjeMathisen@TerjeMathisen2 ай бұрын
    • Highway # 1 gave the country its name. Nordvegr as the vikings called it, is shortened into today's Norge.

      @PerJustert@PerJustert2 ай бұрын
    • This gave me a great smile!

      @jfpOne23@jfpOne232 ай бұрын
    • Except it's not true, route number 1 was used for the road between Oslo and Svinesund before it was changed to European route 6 in the 60s, and then later for a brief period in the 90s for the road between Stavanger and Kristiansund.

      @olnnn@olnnn2 ай бұрын
    • @@olnnn I have reported your comment.

      @hepphepps8356@hepphepps83562 ай бұрын
    • ​@@hepphepps8356good you did so! That buster was trying to sort things out with facts. That's so old fashioned!

      @Sool101@Sool1012 ай бұрын
  • Fantastic and detailed overview of Norway's economy and natural resources and wise planning. Great job in visual design and communication by go bal data comparisons! You are my new hero in data visualization and educational communications!

    @gregrice1354@gregrice13542 ай бұрын
  • Well done , instructive, rich , and worth watching . Thank yoiu.

    @MAHASSANI1@MAHASSANI1Ай бұрын
  • FunFact: Since Norway is not dependent on the phosphor mining as an income, but Marocco is, Norway and Marocco has started a dialog. When and if Norway start mining phosphor, they have plans to only supply the market with an amount that will not affect prices or take away buyers from Marocco, therefore securing and stabilize the much needed income for Marocco. That is pretty awsome.

    @simenvesje1883@simenvesje18832 ай бұрын
    • It's called price fixing, cartels do the same to ensure the free market doesnt work for the buyer but serves the interest of the seller

      @Borrelaas@Borrelaas2 ай бұрын
    • I'm half Norwegian, half Moroccan. I'll be the middleman. I won't skim off the top... I swear.. ehm, I swear..

      @elijahjakobsen7898@elijahjakobsen78982 ай бұрын
    • You mean ''therefore securing Norway gets the best price possible'' I am Norwegian and this is not to 'help' Morocco.. Like someone else already said. It's more like price fixing.

      @maxjames00077@maxjames000772 ай бұрын
    • @@Borrelaas yep and now norway will own morroco... they will have to do everything norway wants them to do on the world scale

      @BH-gh6qm@BH-gh6qm2 ай бұрын
    • @@BH-gh6qmwomp womp

      @noobienoobie6358@noobienoobie63582 ай бұрын
  • Damn, what a satisfying thing to see a country managing money and resources inteligently. Gotta admit I got a little jealous, but good for them. I hope, naively, that the rest of the world learns something from them someday.

    @kingbr47@kingbr472 ай бұрын
    • Agree 100%! 👍

      @bokiNYC@bokiNYC2 ай бұрын
    • I mean when you have a group of us euros without outsiders and subversive "people" abusing our natural altruism we succeed far more than every other group. There is a reason laws have to be made to hold us back and let lesser people take positions we deserve bc otherwise we dominate every field.

      @davidabest7195@davidabest71952 ай бұрын
    • @@davidabest7195 do you really have nothing in your own life to be proud of except this vague sense of belonging to such a non specific generic concept like european? even if so, you do not inherit any of the merits of your ancestors’ deeds, as well as achievements of your co-citizens. Watch the video - it is not about nationality or color, it’s about collective thinking, smart decisions and a little bit of luck.

      @antonholovan@antonholovan2 ай бұрын
    • ⁠@@davidabest7195 life is ironic, it’s always the lowest and most useless member of the group does the most chest pounding and calls others “lesser people”

      @antonholovan@antonholovan2 ай бұрын
    • It's sad that the UK has similar resources (see the Woodsmith Mine near Whitby and projects in renewable energy) but what we lack is competent leadership and the national will and foresight to make the most of what we have. There's very much an attitude of "cake today not bread tomorrow".

      @avaggdu1@avaggdu12 ай бұрын
  • Incredible how much research went into this video. Great content!

    @Svensdalen@SvensdalenАй бұрын
  • This is a great video! Thank you for doing such a good job providing all of this information about our country ❤

    @scandiclinda@scandiclindaАй бұрын
  • I thought it's because of Erling Haaland's goal bonuses going straight into the government fund.

    @scsutton1@scsutton12 ай бұрын
    • Imagine

      @jrundnygard1537@jrundnygard15372 ай бұрын
    • I'm sure Norway has a way to collect tax on that as well

      @Permuh@Permuh2 ай бұрын
    • Didn't his dad move to Switzerland to avoid paying taxes in Norway?

      @InderjitSingh12@InderjitSingh122 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Permuhnah, I think the only country doing that is the USA

      @probablykasper@probablykasper2 ай бұрын
    • I think the same for Magnus Carlsen, I wonder if he pays lot of taxes or has offshore to avoid them

      @x-ogaiht6300@x-ogaiht63002 ай бұрын
  • The smartest thing Norway did when striking oil was to not go on a spending binge, but to carefully ensure that a) Foreign oil companies could not exploit them and, b) Save the proceeds in a national fund for the inevitable "rainy day", not allowing the sudden wealth to ruin the local economy like the Dutch did. Best of all, the Norwegian nation is just fine with this! Gas/petrol is EXPENSIVE in Norway and people are concentrating on electric vehicles, which makes perfect sense with their abundant renewable hydro-electrical energy supply. We Icelanders are proud of the foresight of our sensible big brother, Norway.

    @Halli50@Halli502 ай бұрын
    • How can you guys be so cool? No pun intended!

      @LeonidasParigoris@LeonidasParigoris2 ай бұрын
    • You also jailed the bankers after the global financial crisis. Go Iceland!

      @davidstonier-gibson5852@davidstonier-gibson58522 ай бұрын
  • Wow this is great! Glad I found your channel.

    @icesycle2262@icesycle22622 ай бұрын
  • thiss was amazing. thankyou!

    @joelsteiger4439@joelsteiger44392 ай бұрын
  • Fun fact: The "Volvo Deal" was almost a reality, where Norway offered Volvo 40% stake in exchange for oil rights in the 70s. Only one of the offered areas had gas; none had oil. Rejected by Volvo's shareholders for undervaluing Volvo and overestimating Norwegian oil. Fast forward, Norway's oil wealth soared, now having a $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, while Volvo was bought by Geely in 2010.

    @Trenlogo@Trenlogo2 ай бұрын
    • Why would they sell it to China?..

      @Watskeburt@Watskeburt2 ай бұрын
    • Because ford is incompetent and drove them, jaguar aston martin and land rover into the ground

      @pegcity4eva@pegcity4eva2 ай бұрын
    • Fun for Norway, not so fun for Volvo shareholders.

      @arkain1@arkain12 ай бұрын
    • Volvo did some bad business in the 70s 😂 Wasn't around the same time they "sold" cars to North Korea 😅

      @marcusellby@marcusellby2 ай бұрын
    • It was actually blocked by a pensioner fund with a significant stake in Volvo if I remember correctly. Bad times for Volvo, could have been the worlds most economically sound car manufacturer by a enormous margin.

      @agilagilsen8714@agilagilsen87142 ай бұрын
  • As a swede I am a bit jealous but most of all happy for Norway! They are paving the way on how countries should operate. Be like Norway.

    @8rboy@8rboy2 ай бұрын
    • Be white, blond haired, blue eyed germanic majority? Sounds familiar.

      @PROVOCATEURSK@PROVOCATEURSK2 ай бұрын
    • While Norwegians are envious of Swedish innovation and business. 👍

      @coRnflEks@coRnflEks2 ай бұрын
    • So have a majority of white people with blond hair and blue eyes of germanic origins? Adolf, is that you?

      @PROVOCATEURSK@PROVOCATEURSK2 ай бұрын
    • As a Quebecois I'm an admirer of both countries 🤘Hydro 4 life!

      @MrOvipare@MrOvipare2 ай бұрын
    • @@MrOvipareI’m from onterrible, and wish we could be more like Quebec

      @AdamEarl2@AdamEarl22 ай бұрын
  • Excellent breakdown. Thank you.

    @stephenlinton1236@stephenlinton12362 ай бұрын
  • How refreshing to see something as inspirational as a society with foresight and morals. The Norwegians have lots of natural advantages but they manage them intelligently, and that makes all the difference. I would love to see the rest of the world learn from this. Thank you for making this video.

    @bonniechase5599@bonniechase55992 ай бұрын
    • Well I think Bernt Anker brothers has something to do with that. Apparently the dude wasted a such a large fortune. That Had it lasted to today. The fortune would be bigger than. Norways oil fund by more then 10 times In today's money.

      @noobnoob5072@noobnoob50722 ай бұрын
    • As a Norwegian, it's super cool to see how we've managed all this. However, and I keep yapping on about this, it's not like this formula can just be copy-pasted onto random countries and VOÍLA, everything is all fine and dandy. It cannot be overstated how much easier it is to accomplish this here where absolutely no one lives. A microscopic population is easier to rule and sort out than an absolute behemoth like the US, which would never find success with the same model for a billion different reasons. This was a great video tho, sweet little free advertising for Norway lmfao

      @Matfridt@Matfridt2 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Matfridtthe only reason it wouldn't work out in the US is because the elites think they are entitled to 3 out of every 4 dollars made. The only difference is a plutocrat class who sees other Americans as "useless eaters". They think they don't need other Americans hence why they outsourced most good jobs in the 80's and 90's. Nowhere is this more visible than in Beverly Hills one of the richest places in Earth and a couple city blocks over is skid row where people live on the streets in abject poverty

      @basedgamerguy818@basedgamerguy8182 ай бұрын
    • @@noobnoob5072 I'm interested in hearing what you think you know about that. As far as I can tell, that's entirely false.

      @ChiefFalque@ChiefFalque2 ай бұрын
    • @@Matfridt As much as you,re statement has merit ,I believe the major difference is what,s in people,s hearts .Do polititions act as Christian or just mouth they do ? Hipocricy seems to be the dominant theme ,country to country . Once they,re elected anything goes ,especialy morals or word . And a few ,even now ,want to be king above all others (till they die ) , free from ANY resemblance to Christianity . "only I can solve it ' 'laws don,t apply to Me ' ME-me-me . My wife ,of Norwegian ancestry and Christian , have fantasized about immigrating there ( where her mother was born ) , if for the fact we,re both pushing 80 , but at least our son is young enough to take our place .At least for him at 6 ' 5" won,t feel so different than common heighted people , here . Just sayin'. PS -Canada is perhaps one of the best ( some say best ) countries otherwise and we do love it here ,we,re blessed to be here all said and done . Just wish our country would imitate Norway , in so many instances . Once Norway became a Christian nation ,they have not forsakened Christianity for the possesion obsessed examples too numerus to list . It truly is all for one and one for all like Jesus preached .Love it .

      @cecilsabourin9462@cecilsabourin94622 ай бұрын
  • 6:45 This part is exrremely important to us Norwegians. Trust is a massive part of our culture. In a store you can leave the queue if you forgot something and come back without anyone batting an eye. We trust each other enought to leave our own babies outside un-supervised. I love this country so much, and wouldn't trade living here for anything else.

    @mrman3904@mrman39042 ай бұрын
    • this is just nordic people in general

      @fidelkva4810@fidelkva48102 ай бұрын
    • ​@@fidelkva4810also the ones in Malmo? 😅

      @user-ut8gh7ww9y@user-ut8gh7ww9y2 ай бұрын
    • @@user-ut8gh7ww9y We don’t talk about Malmö or Stockholm…

      @TeoEmil@TeoEmil2 ай бұрын
    • It will be interesting to see how our society which is built upon trust will develop with increasingly more youth crime in urban areas, most of which comes from immigrant youth...

      @felonymelody4773@felonymelody47732 ай бұрын
    • @@felonymelody4773 Yes, the immigration has definetely gone too far. I hope we don't turn into the catastrophe we now call Sweden.

      @mrman3904@mrman39042 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for this video

    @user-pz2lt7ox1r@user-pz2lt7ox1rАй бұрын
  • Thanks for that. A well presented, clearly articulated and logically structured explanation on the whence and whither of Norway. I was aware of bits of this story but you have pulled the strands together to weave a clear picture in tapestry.

    @cluasa@cluasa2 ай бұрын
  • Finally a KZhead video that actually said the fact that oil only embellished an already thriving economy.

    @olejakobaune8033@olejakobaune80332 ай бұрын
    • To be fair I didn't really see anyone NOT mentioning that when talking about Norwegian economy

      @juliuszkocinski7478@juliuszkocinski74782 ай бұрын
    • @@user-zw8ib3rl1oNot true. Please provide SSB or similar statistics for such an outrageous claim.

      @hepphepps8356@hepphepps83562 ай бұрын
    • genetics is key Northern Europeans are just better

      @armin3057@armin30572 ай бұрын
    • ​@@armin3057Because they had no wars. Even during World War II, Norway was spared, which could not be said about other countries. They continued to develop while others had to rebuild from the rubble or were absorbed into communism.

      @albertkowalski5629@albertkowalski56292 ай бұрын
    • ​@@armin3057 that statement is bs

      @manufacturedfear@manufacturedfear2 ай бұрын
  • Don't forget a very important factor: Norway is a really great neighbor which enables trade routes to be very stable because everyone likes them as a country. /neighboring swede.

    @LouieGrind@LouieGrind2 ай бұрын
    • even Russia?

      @tomasbeltran04050@tomasbeltran040502 ай бұрын
    • @@tomasbeltran04050 For the most part, yeah, especially before they went invasion crazy. We have our conflicts over fishing and they did squeeze us into accepting an ocean border that favored them and they don't really agree with us when it comes to some islands, but for the most part they don't care that much. It probably helps that we have never been part of their empires (it helps that we only got a border with them after the Winter war), our border is tiny and since we haven't militarized our side the fact that it's close to their northern fleet maters less than you might think. After the invasion it has soured quite a bit with sanctions and complaints.

      @msuomtv@msuomtv2 ай бұрын
    • @@msuomtv þank you

      @tomasbeltran04050@tomasbeltran040502 ай бұрын
    • @@tomasbeltran04050 No problem, and I understand why you asked, our relationship with Russia is almost unique, and I really wish Putin would stop wrecking it.

      @msuomtv@msuomtv2 ай бұрын
    • Everyone likes Norway? Norway is a country of 5 million people that have isolated themselves, and kept all of Europe's riches for themselves. Many people rightly point out Norway has been war profiteering from Russia's war, getting filthy rich, while many in mainland Europe and the UK can barely afford their electric bill.

      @sophieedel6324@sophieedel63242 ай бұрын
  • Thanks, this was great!

    @Styrestian@StyrestianАй бұрын
  • I love hearing about the succes of these kinds of clever foresights and cooperation.

    @Oceaan25@Oceaan252 ай бұрын
  • Norway is one of the most beautiful countries in the world... it's actually unsettling how extreme the beauty is when you're there.

    @robbiep742@robbiep7422 ай бұрын
    • Too bad it's slowly and steadily being covered and ruined by industry and infrastructure. Only 11,5% of Norway could be considered wilderness in 2018, and the percentage is decreasing at an ever growing, alarming rate. It's a big conflict going on in the country at the moment, now that people have become aware of how extreme it has gotten. 118,500 square meters of nature is demolished EVERY DAY. It's insane, and it makes me sad...

      @andreasservan9545@andreasservan95452 ай бұрын
    • det hørtes ikke så bra ut, er du sikker

      @aeriumsoft@aeriumsoft2 ай бұрын
    • @@aeriumsoft Yeah, it’s been all over NRK (the state channel) for the last month or so. The show Oppsynsmannen with Bård Tufte Johansen does a deep dive to find out how and why this is happening.

      @andreasservan9545@andreasservan95452 ай бұрын
    • @@andreasservan9545 you know norway is pretty big, typically the most damage human population does to nature is the asphalt covering cities and the food crops to supply them, and since there's not that many of us the impact isn't that great. The other big thing is dams which has always been controversial but were mostly built way back. I guess the big question these days is how much damage building out windfarms will cause, and maybe the aesthetics of long powerlines...

      @megalonoobiacinc4863@megalonoobiacinc48632 ай бұрын
    • "it's actually unsettling (...) when you're there." Unless you're used to it.

      @knrdvmmlbkkn@knrdvmmlbkkn2 ай бұрын
  • as someone living in Norway; Hearing Norway even get mentioned feels like seeing your teacher outside of school.

    @Psrj-ad@Psrj-ad2 ай бұрын
    • Og i en video der vi blir forklart at vi er best.

      @Stealth_Pilot@Stealth_Pilot2 ай бұрын
    • lol

      @aeriumsoft@aeriumsoft2 ай бұрын
    • How can I move to Norway???

      @jayreagan5999@jayreagan59992 ай бұрын
    • ​@@HenricoK91or bicycle

      @user-ij3me4vu4s@user-ij3me4vu4s2 ай бұрын
    • ​@@jayreagan5999by an viking ark

      @midloran@midloran2 ай бұрын
  • Some interesting stuff to add: - despite the hydro and wind power, the public pays very high prices for electricity (the price has increased massively in recent years, in some cases 20-fold!) - despite the oil wealth, fuel prices at petrol stations are among the highest in Europe - Norway has barely any highways and the road network is ver much underdeveloped [it is difficult to build roads in the mountains I get it, but Norway IS one of the richest countries after all...] - the power transmission and distribution network of Norway is totally outdated (a windier day or heavier snowfall is enough to make small towns lose electricity for hours, sometimes days) - the government seems to be very fond of raising taxes and implementing new taxes all the time, despite the massive state wealth that has been discussed in this video. The only reason I'm highlighting these issues is to remind people that even Norway is very far from perfect. Of course a lot of countries would be happy if their country would run as well as Norway does, but it's not all sunshine and butterflies in Norway either.

    @9xqspx6@9xqspx62 ай бұрын
    • I have some counter arguments and i hope the discussion will add to my knowledge. - As for electricity being costly, Norway had a trend of decreasing electric prices annually, except for in 2022 when their was a surge due to a particularly non-rainy season and thus the hydros could not keep up with the demand. To mitigate Norway is heavily investing in wind farms and maybe sooner they will be less dependent on hydros. One of the reasons is also meeting the goal of 50000 EVs two years earlier, the highest adoption rate worldwide. Thus further increasing demand. - For oil, i believe that the higher oil price is not their to reap cash from people, it is too push them to adopt EVs sooner. The benefits of EV owners such as zero registration tax and VAT, subsidies, state built charging stations and special perks for EVs such as toll free roads, free parking, driving in bus lane greatly outweigh the troubles of gas owners. Also, they have converted their ferries, trains and busses to electric, thus promoting even cheaper commute. - As for roads i agree with you. - the power transmission is definitely in need of an upgrade, but they are more focused on trying to scale existing infrastructure for the rising demand due to EVs. Maybe their will be progress in the future.... - I agree with the taxes but the state wealth is not their for easing public issues, its there to act as a buffer in bad days, for example oil losing its value gradually. In that case this fund will act as an investment to support Norwegian economy when oil is no more gold in contrast with Saudi Arabia which is heavily spending on its public to allow then to accept the authoritarian government, kind of like bribing its own citizens and actually not saving anything for the rainy day...

      @mateenahmed1283@mateenahmed12832 ай бұрын
    • It's difficult to be all sunshine in the Arctic circle

      @albertodv2165@albertodv21652 ай бұрын
    • @@albertodv2165 It depends on the season. :)

      @9xqspx6@9xqspx62 ай бұрын
    • ​@@mateenahmed1283 I think the issue with electricity prices is that the state allows private firms to tread with electricity. They are like a middle man. You can sign with various companies to buy your electricity from. Kind of like signing to a cell phone carrier. This allows for the prices to be manipulated with, and boy those companies do mess with the prices! Also there was much uproar about selling electricity abroad (f.e. to Germany) while the local prices are raised massively blaming it on a "non-rainy" period - because if there is a shortage of hydropower then how is there enough to sell abroad...?! I'm all about an open market, but basic public services like water and electricity should be an exception in my opinion. Wind farms have quite some pushback as well; I believe in Norway some of them have even been closed. The main issue with them is killing a LOT of birds and bugs. They are also expensive to build and their life cycle compared to the environmental load of making them raises some questions. Using EV's makes the most sense in a country like Norway, where there is plentiful of the greenest power. Fuel prices were among the highest in Europe even before the first modern EV's... therefore I don't think there is a correlation - it's just another excuse. Also, I believe they have started to decrease the benefits for EV owners. I think state wealth should benefit the people of today (the people acquiring it), not only the people of the future. As this video shined a light on, Norway's wealth is not only from the oil, so it's not like the country would be in big trouble when oil runs out.

      @9xqspx6@9xqspx62 ай бұрын
    • @@mateenahmed1283 About the low cost benefits on EVs: Norway cut the financial benefits of having an EV a year or two ago. EVs are paying the same toll on roads, all the register costs etc are the same. EV owners in Norway are massively pissed about this, as they feel tricked into it and now getting ripped off after paying substantially more for the initial purchase of an EV. The video portrays the government of Norway smarter then nessessary and less corrupt then it really is.

      @danielmeyer6994@danielmeyer69942 ай бұрын
  • Incredibly interesting video, thank you

    @jedim793@jedim7932 ай бұрын
  • As a Norwegian, this was interresting to me aswell, i didnt know about our country being wealthy for so long, i found it strange though that the fishing industry wasnt even mentioned.

    @paaldahl498@paaldahl4982 ай бұрын
    • He mentioned it near the beginning, but only briefly to segue into how Norway got such a big merchant marine fleet.

      @aprophetofrng9821@aprophetofrng98212 ай бұрын
    • Me too, especially because we (I'm Portuguese) eat almost all of the codfish that you fish, but we salt it instead.

      @njsfer@njsfer2 ай бұрын
    • ⁠@@njsferoh, you don’t like Lutefisk? Also known as salted cod jelly…

      @DanFreezin@DanFreezin2 ай бұрын
    • @@DanFreezin I never tried it but I would like to. It looks like our salted "bacalhau" (codfish). Codfish is the only salted fish that we eat here in Portugal.

      @njsfer@njsfer2 ай бұрын
    • @@njsferI’m from a small town on the coast of Norway called Kristiansund and every year we have a Bacalao (we say) festival because the town was settled by fishermen from all over (i presume) and it became a long standing tradition on the coast of Norway!

      @emmasophielws@emmasophielws2 ай бұрын
  • God of War is such a good game, I wish Norway was a real country

    @ihavetowait90daystochangem67@ihavetowait90daystochangem672 ай бұрын
    • it is real

      @chadgaming8071@chadgaming80712 ай бұрын
    • As a norwegian, I can confirm I’m not real

      @Doublemug@Doublemug2 ай бұрын
    • nice

      @clonecommando2125@clonecommando21252 ай бұрын
    • I wish AlternateLifeLore was real

      @nomoretears_@nomoretears_2 ай бұрын
    • Norway is well positioned. Away from Russia. Away from the rest of Europe. Sitting on oil. Not swarmed too much by immigration. Norway was literally to make the money printer go BRRRRRR... 😂😂😂😂😂😂

      @manniking233@manniking2332 ай бұрын
  • What a video, God bless the day I came across your channel

    @adedayolamina7713@adedayolamina7713Ай бұрын
  • I've watched lots of videos on your channel and enjoyed them all. This one is the single best that I've watched. I usually don't watch videos this long on YT, but this one worth the time. Regards from Azerbaijan

    @TuralFot@TuralFot25 күн бұрын
  • Wow, a state that can actually do long term planning...

    @hti5795@hti57952 ай бұрын
    • due to the culture of its people... =)

      @TainDK@TainDK2 ай бұрын
    • @@TainDK Naw, less people = less potential differences in opinion.

      @Claritism@Claritism2 ай бұрын
    • It lacks diversity. That is its weakness.

      @tbird81@tbird812 ай бұрын
    • ​@@tbird81 lol. As if

      @JM-kx7dh@JM-kx7dh2 ай бұрын
    • @@Claritism There are countries with less people that are vastly poorer and more corrupt. There's no real correlation between population size, and likelihood political polarization in my opinion.

      @darienmiller1032@darienmiller10322 ай бұрын
  • Wow, what an informational video! I listened non-stop for 40 minutes and I have adhd so.. this was so fun

    @donniedarko6699@donniedarko66992 ай бұрын
    • Yet I keep hearing that China, which has 1.412 billion people, is doomed because its population is shrinking.

      @teastrainer3604@teastrainer36042 ай бұрын
    • I agree I also find it hard to watch 40 min videos straight

      @jacekdomagala1188@jacekdomagala11882 ай бұрын
    • Look up 'hyperfocusing', you might find it interesting if you have ADHD.

      @SmolPotatowo@SmolPotatowo2 ай бұрын
    • Can you remover any facts from the video? 10 seconds to think about it.

      @callumcolquhoun8501@callumcolquhoun85012 ай бұрын
    • @@callumcolquhoun8501 you mean remember? I remember some stuff yeah

      @donniedarko6699@donniedarko66992 ай бұрын
  • Would love it if you could post your sources in the description, or have a pop up citation everytime some facts were mentioned in the video to do some further reading. Fantastic video

    @asadullah23200@asadullah232002 ай бұрын
  • Such a great video, wow! The explanation, visualization and data made this video perfect. 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

    @user-hl3jc7sk3s@user-hl3jc7sk3s2 ай бұрын
  • Seems to me, collective intelligence is also a rare earth source that added to the wealth of Norway. Kudos!

    @chriswondyrland73@chriswondyrland732 ай бұрын
  • Norway mentioned 🇸🇯🇳🇴

    @nikolairothTheRat@nikolairothTheRat2 ай бұрын
    • NORGE

      @cobwal@cobwal2 ай бұрын
    • Makes me want to move back

      @bjarkiengelsson@bjarkiengelsson2 ай бұрын
    • @@bjarkiengelsson why’d you leave

      @Your_Local_Nerd@Your_Local_Nerd2 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Your_Local_Nerd Thats what I was thinking. Beautiful country. Beautiful Women. Very nice people.. Warm... er Nice people.

      @sheldontucker4287@sheldontucker42872 ай бұрын
    • Get me a trabajo por favor I want better life in EVROPA

      @MaQuGo119@MaQuGo1192 ай бұрын
  • I love how you added random images from Switzerland in your video.

    @ilaat@ilaat2 ай бұрын
  • Thank you so much, very interesting

    @phyllislovelace8151@phyllislovelace8151Ай бұрын
  • Your ability to explain sometihng in excrutiating detail, and then explain what you just explained in the same excutiating detail, is truly unparalleled.

    @socalchago@socalchago2 ай бұрын
    • excruciatingly unparalleled*

      @Iugeer@Iugeer2 ай бұрын
    • E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

      @EEEEEEEE@EEEEEEEE2 ай бұрын
    • It’s because it’s a ChatGPT written script

      @sf6150@sf61502 ай бұрын
  • It's fascinating to learn about how Norwegian industry and culture are so closely tied.

    @Dunwelll@Dunwelll2 ай бұрын
    • That's how it is in all countries. Corrupt cultures have corrupt businesses.

      @hevnervals@hevnervals2 ай бұрын
    • Immigration is hurting Norwegian work ethic. There’s less unity

      @mevans4953@mevans49532 ай бұрын
    • Was closely tied.... The Norwegian work and social culture has been on a death spiral since the 90s. It's gotten more and more "American corporate" over the past 3 decades.

      @prysin8890@prysin88902 ай бұрын
    • ​@@mevans4953bullshit lmao

      @benbong4577@benbong45772 ай бұрын
    • @@prysin8890 I'd say the opposite. Our public sector has gotten more bloated since the 90s.

      @hevnervals@hevnervals2 ай бұрын
  • What a brilliant documentary. Thank you. 👏👏👏👏

    @stephenmcg4299@stephenmcg429919 күн бұрын
  • As a Norwegian it is always fun to see an outside perspective of Norway. At least when the information is actually correct. I know Norway can be difficult to study. So it was fun to see the time and attention to detail put into this one.

    @elihaugen2971@elihaugen29712 ай бұрын
  • Fun Fact: Farouk Al-Kasim Farouk Al-Kasim is a geologist from Iraq that moved to Norway in 1968 - just before we discovered oil. He became instrumental in the development of Norwegian oil policy.

    @dmoney12345@dmoney123452 ай бұрын
    • That name rings a bell....

      @simonhenry7867@simonhenry78672 ай бұрын
    • Documentation?

      @KimCaspar@KimCaspar2 ай бұрын
    • @@KimCaspar Just google him, but yeah, he did contribute quite a lot both on regulations and the more technical side, this isn't really in doubt, the guy was knighted for it. Random fact about him: after the invasion of Iraq he helped write the countrys new oil regulations.

      @msuomtv@msuomtv2 ай бұрын
    • Interesting

      @widodoakrom3938@widodoakrom39382 ай бұрын
    • I was a bit let down he didn't mention Al-Kasim. He was instrumental to our discovery of oil

      @nibrobb@nibrobb2 ай бұрын
  • This is the power of cooperation and doing what is best for the group. Everyone wins, Norway wins.

    @ericc6820@ericc68202 ай бұрын
  • this was super intresting thx +10iQ😅

    @_Jonaso@_Jonaso2 ай бұрын
  • Incredible well done thanks 💰🇳🇴

    @xsinj16@xsinj162 ай бұрын
  • Fun fact, most americans have held Norwegian aluminum in their hands before, as its one of the main provider for apple mobile phones

    @Bubajumba@Bubajumba2 ай бұрын
    • That wasn’t fun at all

      @FLuFFyDawgg@FLuFFyDawgg2 ай бұрын
    • You mean from the Norsk Hydro group? Most of their factories and supply chain is completely outside of Norway

      @ED_T@ED_T2 ай бұрын
    • 😂@@FLuFFyDawgg

      @nousername2932@nousername29322 ай бұрын
    • Which comes in handy as the sovereign wealth fund is a major shareholder of AAPL

      @LateStageCap@LateStageCap2 ай бұрын
    • lie , apple has manufacturing base majorily in asia and asian country are giants in alumunium production

      @ayushkumar-bg1xf@ayushkumar-bg1xf2 ай бұрын
  • Traveling to Norway has been one of my life’s highlights. It’s beautiful, pristine, rugged, and mountainous.

    @rappcu@rappcu2 ай бұрын
    • E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

      @EEEEEEEE@EEEEEEEE2 ай бұрын
    • ...Nice to hear. But you should also try to live here during the dark months.

      @castof1906@castof19062 ай бұрын
    • E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

      @EEEEEEEE@EEEEEEEE2 ай бұрын
    • Been there to and its Cold and Dark no Sun Half of The year and Women are Boring Ugggly Feminists too ! Be honest Men ! Fact !

      @ivanronin8209@ivanronin82092 ай бұрын
    • I wanna move there and race change to Norwegian

      @dragoon-658@dragoon-6582 ай бұрын
  • That’s a Brilliant video explainer, thank you so much for your work!

    @sergiutofilat3360@sergiutofilat33602 ай бұрын
  • So good - thank you!

    @zakcole2229@zakcole222929 күн бұрын
  • I moved to Norway 19 years ago, and that was definitely one of the best decisions I've ever made.

    @DbugII@DbugII2 ай бұрын
    • Hi, Mike. 😉

      @-_James_-@-_James_-2 ай бұрын
    • Hi @@-_James_- you can be one of the two James I know, so I'm going to assume you are currently enjoying the sun in Valencia? 😉

      @DbugII@DbugII2 ай бұрын
    • @@DbugII You guessed correct. 🙂

      @-_James_-@-_James_-2 ай бұрын
    • Wholesome thread

      @gladJonas@gladJonas2 ай бұрын
    • @@gladJonasThere are so few people in Norway, that you often bump in the very same people in very different locations :)

      @DbugII@DbugII2 ай бұрын
  • "Norway is successful because they cooperate together" rest of the world could learn.

    @JamesJohnson-kl1eu@JamesJohnson-kl1eu2 ай бұрын
    • Damn i think selfish is the way for becoming successful like US capitalism explain

      @muysli.y1855@muysli.y18552 ай бұрын
    • @@muysli.y1855lol US wealth is all owned by .1 percent of population unlike Norway

      @michaelsurratt1864@michaelsurratt18642 ай бұрын
    • 100% true 🇳🇴

      @MrStian78@MrStian782 ай бұрын
    • Not anymore. Norway is just as corrupt as any other EU country at this point

      @KvaltorKvit@KvaltorKvit2 ай бұрын
    • only works in countries that are relatively ethnically homogeneous.

      @levitatingoctahedron922@levitatingoctahedron9222 ай бұрын
  • All deserved. Well done there! Greetings from The Netherlands.

    @Thorgallll@Thorgallll2 ай бұрын
  • I love these videos. They are so long, and the invaluable insights and information just keep flowing.

    @nathanielbyrne1132@nathanielbyrne11322 ай бұрын
  • I’m a big fan of your work and deeply appreciate the way you illuminate complex historical and modern conflicts with great care and insight. I’m writing to request a video on a subject close to my heart: the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh. This event, pivotal for Bangladesh’s independence, led to immense loss and suffering, yet remains underrepresented in global consciousness. Your ability to present such topics with respect and depth could significantly honor the memory of the victims and educate a wide audience about its significance. A video from you on this topic would not only shed light on a crucial piece of history but also serve as a poignant reminder of the importance of remembrance and understanding. Thank you for considering my request. Your work makes a difference, and I believe this topic could greatly benefit from your thoughtful approach.

    @fahimishrak2731@fahimishrak27312 ай бұрын
  • 36:43 As someone who lives in Bergen, I'll look forward to more rainy day records.

    @DYNOSRR@DYNOSRR2 ай бұрын
    • Crying from Askøy :(

      @patriotgamer6996@patriotgamer69962 ай бұрын
    • @@patriotgamer6996 Ikkje bedre på Alver heller ;D

      @d.c.6942@d.c.69422 ай бұрын
    • More than here in Washington state? Unlikely!

      @marisamartin3664@marisamartin36642 ай бұрын
    • @@patriotgamer6996 I can probably see you from my place in Nyhavn :)

      @CiaoMykola@CiaoMykola2 ай бұрын
    • @@marisamartin3664: Norway is further north, so it also gets a lot of precipetation. Bergen especially, with 242 rainy days per year.

      @jeschinstad@jeschinstad2 ай бұрын
  • As a Norwegian i've seen a few videos like this before. Yours however actually has autentic facts, videos and you get all the important parts of the history correct. This must have taken you weeks to research for. Thank you🥰 (just want to add that the government's pension fund can't invest in Norwegian owned firms and is also very stricked about what it invest in. It can't invest in weapons or other bad things, rather it invest in green energy and things like that. Kinda working against it self in a way.)

    @chrismstraete@chrismstraete2 ай бұрын
    • Still, Norway is one of the biggest arms exporters in the world. They are something like nr. 20 on the list.

      @9xqspx6@9xqspx62 ай бұрын
    • @@9xqspx6 ...AS long as we don't supply Russia and Israel, I can live with being no 20.

      @odins1eye@odins1eye2 ай бұрын
    • There is a separate pension fund (Folketrygdfondet) which is funded by everyone's taxes - that fund holds Norwegian stocks, about 5% of the Norwegian stock market in fact. This includes companies like Equinor (oil), DNB (banking), Yara (fertiliser) and also some Scandinavian companies like Novo Nordisk (pharma).

      @kjetilho@kjetilho2 ай бұрын
    • @@odins1eye So very,very ,sad the way Israel is being dictated over by Netinyahoo with his band of misfits in parlament . He,like trump , is up on multable charges ,so as long as he does war his thing ,he,ll avoid procecution .' His ' war is as terrible as 'poopin,s ' in Ukrane . Hopefully the masses can get him out of the president,s office and into a cell ?? 82% of Israelies are vehemitly against him and want him out .Hopefully soon .

      @cecilsabourin9462@cecilsabourin94622 ай бұрын
    • Norway, like Sweden, collaborated with the Nazis. It is also a non-diverse country that basically consists of Oslo and its suburbs, is intellectually shallow and has no knowledge industry.

      @mxplk@mxplk2 ай бұрын
  • Very dense insights, thanks 😊

    @AloisAlios@AloisAlios2 ай бұрын
  • Wow. This is fascinating. Never knew any country/government could be this efficient. Thank you for the superb detailed summary

    @neeleswaran6841@neeleswaran684110 күн бұрын
  • Norway is a true testimony to being patient, intelligent, and nonviolent and things will usually come around in your favor. As an American and a damn proud one. I admire how Norway is ran. Very smart country. With great people.

    @mattbenson6698@mattbenson66982 ай бұрын
    • Thanks. Even Trump wanted more Norwegian migrants to US :)

      @Mosern1977@Mosern19772 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Mosern1977if he wants Norwegian immigrants to come to the US why is he running for president? 😂

      @craigslist6988@craigslist69882 ай бұрын
    • all hype

      @blist14ant@blist14ant2 ай бұрын
    • ​@@craigslist6988should have hade Bernie Sanders as president to attract nordic immigrants

      @LasVegar@LasVegar2 ай бұрын
    • My understanding is that intraparty sabotage prevented him from winning the democratic primary. Never stood a chance.​@LasVegar

      @bluwasabi7635@bluwasabi76352 ай бұрын
  • Had a dear friend move to Norway at the end of 4th grade. This video reminded me of my ol buddy. It’s been 25 or more years but I hope your doing good Erik!

    @stevedemoe1359@stevedemoe13592 ай бұрын
    • He's good and has 10x your net worth

      @Boseph_Youtube@Boseph_Youtube2 ай бұрын
    • I know the Erik living in Oslo. He's all good, just had a baby. Don't know the other Erik

      @kenfk3794@kenfk37942 ай бұрын
    • @@kenfk3794The other one moved from Oslo to Bodø a few years ago.

      @Nappse@Nappse2 ай бұрын
    • They usually dont move back once they have moved there. Go visit him.

      @captain_context9991@captain_context99912 ай бұрын
    • This is the sign that you need to make contact with Erik again! He would probably get very happy from hearing from you! 😁

      @AfroMyrdal@AfroMyrdal2 ай бұрын
  • what a brilliant yet simple video, thank you so much, love from India

    @ranjanerajan@ranjanerajan2 күн бұрын
  • Great video thanks

    @richk7416@richk74162 ай бұрын
  • Western world: "Oh no we're running out of a specific resource again" Norway about to spawn a comically large deposit every single time:

    @patrikcath1025@patrikcath10252 ай бұрын
  • Great video! You did miss a small detail in the Norwegian industry development. The Artificial Fertilizer industry, being able to process Nitrate, a energy intensive industry that spurred the developtment of many of the Hydro electric dams alongside aluminium. Infact the was before the aluminium industrt getting a foothold in Norway. Because it Norway extremely limited agricultural land, there was a heavy incentive to make them as effective as possible, one way was through Fertilizers which was dominated by the natural guano industry, which was expensive but necessary to import. And to not be reliant in this they went into the developt artificial fertilizers which came to dominate the agriculture industry today. Another thing that was also not covered is that Norway also had the most Thorium rich mountains in the entire world. Therr is a movement pushing for Nuclear energy in Norway that wishes to capitalize on this. Making much safer and more effective Thorium reactors that provide enough energy to power the entirety of europe for centuries to come. Norway has the Industry, the education and most importantly, money to developt this if they wanted. But currently its not being prioritised because of Oil and Gas just being a much cheaper alternative with pre existing infrastructure. Hopefully this will change when the Norge Mining decides to develop mines and quarreys for rare earth ad phosphate extraction.

    @Kameeho@Kameeho2 ай бұрын
    • question remains: do we have enough engineers etc for this? :D Seems like we have some issues with oil and gas sector vacuuming them all up

      @diazinth@diazinth2 ай бұрын
    • You are missing the point. Thorium is a mineral that we can't mine directly, and the technology for thorium reactors are non existent. Norway is a very small country and we are not even interested in being early adopters for a new technology.

      @jrnandreassen3338@jrnandreassen33382 ай бұрын
    • They don't need Nuclear in Norway they have enough energy from hydro much safer rewnewable they even export it. Their Oil is not using for energy more for products and cars which other Europe need because EVs are not selling fast enough, hope it change in the feature and we no need Oil and Gas anymore. Thorium is way more available worldwide than Uranium you have many countrys who can mine Thorium, Australia and America example which i prefer for mines there are enough dead landscap compare to Norways beautiful Nature

      @muysli.y1855@muysli.y18552 ай бұрын
    • Arguably, nuclear is safer than hydro, atleast according to deaths per Wh.@@muysli.y1855

      @Alendo@Alendo2 ай бұрын
    • @@jrnandreassen3338 there are technology for thorium reactors, and many of them focusing on liquid salt have proven to be extremely safe and more efficient than traditional uranium ones. The reason Uranium eventually won out was simply the dual purpose off Uranium reactors, Energy and Nuclear weapons. Having Thorium fuelled reactors has processes and byproducts that won't allow for nuclear weaponization. And it is because of the limited knowledge of industrialization Thorium for energy use where Norway is poised to be prime candidate to pioneer the usage of this, we have the money, education and resources. If we develop how to utilize this in a cost effective manner, this allows Norway to export this very technology both in the mining and energy sector, gives Norway even more leverage to energy intensive countries as we have a solution to sort out their energy related problems. Especially considering in the green movement front, none of our renewable energy sources are able to meet thr upcoming demands of energy. Nuclear is the only viable alternative. It is afterall just as clean as green energy. There is simply not enough viable rivers and waterfalls, windswept plains and sunny fields to be able to provide a reliable and enough energy output to the ever growing demand.

      @Kameeho@Kameeho2 ай бұрын
  • 12:27 this appears to be an image of Switzerland though :-) anyway very informative piece of work. thanks a lot

    @finsteraarhorn286@finsteraarhorn2862 ай бұрын
  • Wow what an accomplishment for such a small country, thanks for sharing! 🚀

    @HydroponicResources@HydroponicResourcesАй бұрын
  • Norway is my favourite country.I worked in Trondheim as a consultant for one year and loved the city and the people.

    2 ай бұрын
    • In your charity, would you gift me $850 out of your consultacy payout? 😋

      @Lerian_V@Lerian_V2 ай бұрын
    • hello! I'm curious, was it easy to get adjusted to the social life in Norway in a year, or did you have a hard time as a foreigner? I'm a foreigner in Poland and I'm looking for other options, and since it's hard for me here because of language barriers, I wanted to ask for your opinion.

      @donniedarko6699@donniedarko66992 ай бұрын
    • My comment was removed, lol.

      @Lerian_V@Lerian_V2 ай бұрын
    • @@donniedarko6699 It shouldn't be too hard. We're a bit anti social, but we're welcoming to foreigners that come here for work. Many find it charming that you've chosen to come to our little country. If you're comfortable speaking English, you'll find no language barrier, outside the older population (70+) most of us are fluent in English. I've worked with several foreigners, and they've all enjoyed their experience, apart from the difficulty of getting to know the people (takes effort and a bit of luck to get close to a Norwegian, we like our privacy. But it's not impossible).

      @Phelixc@Phelixc2 ай бұрын
    • @@donniedarko6699 it's impossible to socialize in Norway. Norway seems to be quite like Japan (according to what I heard about it) - you are going to stay a foreigner forever whatever you do. It is not pronounced by anybody, but it is just a fact. I live and work here for a year. I don't have even a single Norwegian friend and not even close. Some of my eastern-European colleagues live here for ten years and even more. They have already got a citizenship, the speak fluently Norwegian, even its local dialect, but the situation is the same. One of them told me that once her eldest daughter finds a boyfriend, maybe they will be able to "socialize a bit better here". PS However, Norwegians are very polite, ready to help you in case of trouble and almost all of them speak English very well. They are just extremely self-sufficient.

      @borisgrechanichenko@borisgrechanichenko2 ай бұрын
  • Had privilege of visiting norway to meet my best friend believe me i consider him blessed and luckiest person .....i love norway and Norwegians a lot....thier honesty hard work

    @mpsjolly@mpsjolly2 ай бұрын
    • We Brits need to learn from them

      @stealmysunshine@stealmysunshine2 ай бұрын
    • Depends on what you mean as hard work? The Norwegians dont work hard in the traditional sense. 7 hour work days all summer. They dont have to

      @mema0005@mema00052 ай бұрын
    • @@mema0005 Yeah our forefathers did the hard work for us.

      @hevnervals@hevnervals2 ай бұрын
    • @@mema0005 Hard work is defined by success, not the hours you invest in without return.

      @doom9603@doom96032 ай бұрын
    • @@doom9603 by your definition, those with inherited wealth are the hardest workers

      @larrym2434@larrym24342 ай бұрын
  • Fascinating topic

    @dontwantem@dontwantemАй бұрын
  • Great information 👍👍 and video

    @hog561@hog56115 күн бұрын
  • There is a story that, the first time that Statoil was filing taxes, the tax form did not have enough space for all the digits in the tax they were gonna pay, so the guy in charge of accounting at Statoil had to walk down to the tax office to figure out how to handle it.

    @Growlizing@Growlizing2 ай бұрын
  • Slartibartfast really did nail those fjords

    @all4ourking1@all4ourking12 ай бұрын
    • your comment is Vogon poetry

      @cimiv@cimiv2 ай бұрын
    • Love it ❤❤

      @thomasnicolai628@thomasnicolai6282 ай бұрын
    • ​@@cimivmy babelfish must be malfunctioning, I'd say the comment was more like a wonderful pan galactic gargle blaster or a gig (at a safe distance of course) by Hotblack and the guys of Disaster Area

      @sullisen@sullisen2 ай бұрын
    • Lol like something out of the infinite improbability drive I was like #42 on the comment as well

      @sullisen@sullisen2 ай бұрын
    • @@sullisen this is what I get for searching for eccentrica gallumbits without using an incognito window

      @cimiv@cimiv2 ай бұрын
  • Easily one of the most thorough videos I have seen

    @wacz0168@wacz016810 күн бұрын
  • It has to be said, that not only does Norway have a lot of its relative power covered by hydropower - it also uses electricity for everything. There are very few gas powered kitchen stoves in Norway - almost no houses are heated by gas. Just about everything in every home is powered in its entirety by electrical power, including heating water, heating houses and cooking.

    @Norralin@NorralinАй бұрын
  • In Norway we have also discovered so mush phosphate that it can supply the whole world for 100 years + the Fen Rare earth mineral field that will supply quite a bit of the worlds demands for minerals. Sweden has also struck gold with rare earth minerals in Kiruna so Chinas hold on those minerals will be displased as well :)

    @janerikkvarsten2273@janerikkvarsten22732 ай бұрын
    • Rare earths are really not that rare. They are found all over the world. The processing and refining is very environmentally destructive which is why US closed all its rare earth mines and let China pay the pollution price for mining and refining rare earth. Doubt Europe wants to promote such polluting industries.

      @prabuddhaghosh7022@prabuddhaghosh70222 ай бұрын
    • The Swedish find could be a political overestimation to encourage Norway to build out Ofotbanen railroad more since Sweden relies on it for iron ore export. Also even if it is 100% true the extraction of rare earth minerals is difficult in developed countries, as it's an extremely dirty and hazardous job no sane westerner would take. Basically cutting 20 years off your life expectancy. That's why China and Morocco can do it, but there would have to be tech advancements to make it possible in Sweden.

      @Vinterloft@Vinterloft2 ай бұрын
    • @@Vinterloft True, but I don't think it will take them many years to develop very safe ways to extract them. As long as companies see there can be huge profits from it, they will quickly find solutions. The invention and use of robotics and drones are are speeding up extremely fast these days and you can be sure that both Norway and Sweden will make much use of them in their mining industry in a few years.

      @carnivore2023@carnivore20232 ай бұрын
    • Consolidating resources, technology and expertise might make a pact between Norway, UK and Netherlands worthwhile.

      @avaggdu1@avaggdu12 ай бұрын
    • Chinas hold on those minerals is due to there control of the processing, unless Norway and Sweden also develope rare earth processing industry (which China owns the IP of, like Taiwan controlling superconductors) Norway and Sweden will need Chinese help.

      @MasterChief37@MasterChief372 ай бұрын
  • I’m new to the bandwagon.. but what you’ve built here is super impressive. 45min video on Norway gets a million views per day.. Cable TV eat ur heart out

    @judeau9151@judeau91512 ай бұрын
    • Every commercial brake is like designed to irritate you before sucking out your soul

      @sjetong@sjetong2 ай бұрын
    • @@sjetong KZhead premium is the only “streaming” service I have / can afford and this comment just reaffirmed that transaction

      @judeau9151@judeau91512 ай бұрын
    • Bruh cable tv gets way more views and more money.

      @jasonhaven7170@jasonhaven71702 ай бұрын
    • You're broke.@@judeau9151

      @jasonhaven7170@jasonhaven71702 ай бұрын
  • What wasn't mention but might have been is that Norway early on had hydroelectric power and that it pretty much always had a very high regard for education and educated people. There by increasing the odds of maximizing any resources that they might have had. A historical pattern, you might say. I've had first-hand experience with the Norwegians, as I went to school with a bunch of them, and found them pretty sharp. Later I found out that some had advanced degrees before they started the cited undergraduate courses I was enrolled in. Strategy counts for a lot.

    @jimparsons6803@jimparsons68032 ай бұрын
  • When I think of Norway I think of, beautiful landscapes, smart, practical and modest kind people. I will definitely visit your gorgeous country one of these days. Much love from the Netherlands. 💜🌷

    @BabzV@BabzVАй бұрын
  • did a 2months bike tour to Norway, man Norway is a gem. chill people stunning landview

    @benanbrnan@benanbrnan2 ай бұрын
  • Well done! Thanks for the overview.

    @NostromoVA@NostromoVA2 ай бұрын
  • Incredibly interesting report. Really excellent.

    @sk.n.9302@sk.n.930218 күн бұрын
  • As a Canadian watching the video, I was awestruck at what a responsible, unified, well represented people and their government can achieve for their shared future. Norway really is leading the way and showing the world what a nation should be.

    @Nomad8585@Nomad8585Ай бұрын
    • Justin Trudeau can ruin it all, Canada could be similarly rich, but Canadians need to look for a change..learn from Norway..

      @gingi453@gingi45320 күн бұрын
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