There is not, I think, a single country, Scandinavian or not, that has a socialist government. One even has a king and queen! They do have a number of social government agencies though. They also, incidentally, all have millionaires as well! I don't think a socialist nation would have any of those either.

Its pretty obvious that you and I have different ideas about what a socialist government is all about. Its kinda like calling China a communist country. Its not! They just like to call themselves "Communist" because they used to be.

You are right, however, about their status as happy places. One of the reasons is that they trust their governments. They also don't allow anybody to attack government without facts that support their claim. In the United States not only can anybody accuse gov of anything but many seem to make their living attacking our government as well.

Incidentally, I have a lot of relatives over there and been there myself a number of times.