Is Scandinavia Better to Live in Than the USA?

A comparison of the benefits and disadvantages of living in a Scandinavian country compared to the United States of America.

City beach in Oslo, Norway, next to an art gallery with the medieval fortress Akershus festning in the background. I captures Scandinavian emphasis on culture, public spaces and recreation.

About 20 years ago, I moved from Norway to the US with great expectations planning to settle there. I spent a year in the US before deciding it was not for me. Based on that…