About the book: 2017 / The whole world is going crazy about “Hygge”, but is Scandinavian philosophy really so ideal? Read an honest book about real Scandinavians: you will learn the truth about their lives and understand why the Scandinavian countries have become so successful economically and socially. English journalist Michael Booth lived in the Scandinavian countries for more than 10 years and came to the conclusion that these countries are too idealized in the world countries. Booth describes the Danes, Swedes, Finns, Norwegians and Icelanders, explores their quirks and shortcomings, and paints a darker picture of Scandinavian reality than everyone is used to thinking. Why are the Danes happy, although they have such high taxes? How do Norwegians spend their incredible wealth? Is it true that Finns have the best education system in the world? Are Icelanders really that harsh? Why do they all hate Swedes?