How do the British perceive Scandinavians?

[HappySmurfs]

such as stereotypes etc.

Norwegians love football a lot they always come to my work in football gear and attend all the matches.

Yy to people thinking scandanavia is a utopia. Me and dp watched a documentary the other night about hygge and basically it said theres so much pressure there to be perfect suicides are quiet high especially denmark. There were people saying that the work life balance is good but theres too much pressure in society to have hobbies and socialise with friends all the time that actually they dont get much down time at all.

Why do ships have barcodes?

To scandanavian

I used to work for a Danish company and thought they were all very sensible. Much better tax system and public services. They all smoked but didn't seem to die of it at the rate we do
None were overweight
Swedes seem similar but not quite as sensible and more sexy. Fewer smokers. Still not overweight

Much better tax system and public services.

The funny thing is, despite their high taxes they still pay a lot more for some things. My Danish inlaws are amazed at how cheap dentistry is in the UK, the same for prescription charges.

My opinion of the Danes as sensible was rattled when I saw the kids tv programme with the man with the uncontrollable penis

Fair-haired (not all blond), fair-minded (come of my best clients are Scandi!), attractive, generous, hard working and very nice. Sense of humour isn't as zany as Brits.

Outdoorsy, kind, reserved, secretive, conformist and a bit socially anxious.

I really admire Scandinavian countries, I wish we could be more like them. My impression of Scandinavians -
Fit and healthy.
All speak perfect English and possibly another language as well as their own.
Well educated.
Liberal.
Love nudity.
Others have said rich but I don't think you're really any richer than us it's just better shared out and you don't tolerate the terrible levels of poverty we have here.

Overall I have a really positive opinion of your countries and your people.

Good looking, tall, blonde and put family first.

Beautiful tall people with light blonde hair.

You so have not met my relatives

I’d love to be Scandinavian! I think of them as extremely cool - great design and very stylish.

Loved 'Norsemen'. My humour.

Good at designing stuff

DH has Danish family but I've barely met them so I'm basing this largely on stereotypes and the few Scandinavians I happen to have come across:
Tall
White
Liberal
Outdoorsy
Fond of a drink
Well-educated
Blunt (This last is based almost entirely on a Finnish girl I was at university with who said everything exactly as she saw it).

Have lived in Denmark and they do come across as rude. I think this is because they don’t have a word for please, but a million ways to say thank you. Or should i say mange tak, Tusand tak... The ones I worked with didn’t much like immigrants and blamed them for everything and being welfare scum, usually the Turkish immigrants. As a Brit I got reminded that Nelson burnt down Copenhagen during the Napoleonic War quite a bit, so I don’t think Danes likes us too much. I used to counter it was revenge for the Viking invasions. I was there when the cartoons of Mohammed were published and they thought they were hilarious.

Norwegians IMO are closest to British in their humour and love of drinking. Swedes definitely more chilled. Finns are a great laugh but seem to live under constant anxiety of being so close to Russia.

If I could live anywhere I’d pick Norway and and settle in Bergen, although it rains an awful lot but for some reason I’ve always loved it there (maybe not the prices).

Sorry you had a bad experience in Denmark fucket. Sounds like you fell in with the wrong crowd 😉 My network of friends and family are much nicer than that - about immigrants and about the UK. They love British culture - music, films, pubs, the humour but they do think Brexit is nuts 🥜

Sauna loving
Comfortable with nudity
Less discriminatory against women
Value education
More social cohesion, socialist ethos
Happy to pay a lot of tax
Not kind to animals(danish pigs/Norwegian whaling)
Like eating fish
Slim
Fair skinned
Blonde
Tall
No sense of humour
Serious
Minimalist
Like skiing
Sporty
Responsible
Good at English speaking

Sporty
No sense of humour/blunt
Tall
Heavily taxed
High opinions of themselves

Tall, good looking. Fit and healthy. Prosperous. Intelligent, efficient, kind.

Fortunate

Environmentally friendly, liberal, blond, excellent English, outdoorsy, healthy, clean, efficient, educated.

Tall
Good looking
(Usually) Blonde and blue eyed and tan
Outdoorsy
Like to wear Birkenstock’s and relaxed clothes in muted colours or hiking gear.
Live in white homes with everything white and minimal
Sensible
Staid
Calm and not prone to drama
Slightly Superior (they think)
Good at making flat pack furniture

All Scandinavians I’ve met have been very nice people but I feel they slightly look down on us brits (possibly without even realising they come across like that).

Have the highest rate of murderes and serial killers per capita against any over region.

Which is quite interesting. You're more likely to meet a Norwegian killer than a British one!

I have five Swedish friends.
They’re bloody friendly, great humoured and luckily like a drink or ten 🥴

In my answer, I was also thinking of Icelanders. I see them as Scandinavian, although I’m not sure that’s correct.