Oh, go away, Royal Family. Please die.

[Kewpie]

Okay. I approve these. Legoland I've never visited though. But I guess I wouldn't think much of it. Never been to Christiania either, but I suspect I'd like that place more.

Finland is another culturally dead country. So no, they don't do it better.
Norway has Munch, the greatest painter and a-ha, the most underrated band ever. They also have Knut Hamsun and the rest of the decadent Oslo scene of yorn.

Boooooooo, Finland produced Aki & Miki Kaurismaki and Moomins (I know Tove Janssen's parents were Swedish).

[Emil]

Norway has Munch, the greatest painter and a-ha, the most underrated band ever.

And they have Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. One of the best bands in Scandinavia. Listen to their cover of Jolene or Condition of the Heart or Love Will Tear Us Apart.

And Denmark have Riket, the greatest tv series ever made. Trier is a genius, and yes, Ernst-Hugo too.

Finland have Edith Södergran, Elmer Diktonius and the other modernists. And yes, Aki Kaurismäki.

But Iceland? Did they reach their cultural high point with islandssagorna?

[Jackie London]

Okay. I approve these. Legoland I've never visited though. But I guess I wouldn't think much of it. Never been to Christiania either, but I suspect I'd like that place more.

Finland is another culturally dead country. So no, they don't do it better.
Norway has Munch, the greatest painter and a-ha, the most underrated band ever. They also have Knut Hamsun and the rest of the decadent Oslo scene of yorn.

Boooooooo, Finland produced Aki & Miki Kaurismaki and Moomins (I know Tove Janssen's parents were Swedish).

To be honest I can't really come up with anything good from Finland, maybe mumintrollen, I liked mumintrollen when I was small. And the sauna maybe.

[Jackie London]

And they have Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. One of the best bands in Scandinavia. Listen to their cover of Jolene or Condition of the Heart or Love Will Tear Us Apart.

And Denmark have Riket, the greatest tv series ever made. Trier is a genius, and yes, Ernst-Hugo too.

Finland have Edith Södergran, Elmer Diktonius and the other modernists. And yes, Aki Kaurismäki.

But Iceland? Did they reach their cultural high point with islandssagorna?

Iceland have Geysir, the hot spring in Haukadalur, I've been there with my mum. I loved it. They also have Heimskringla and Snorri Sturluson.

[Kewpie]

But Iceland? Did they reach their cultural high point with islandssagorna?

Iceland produced Sugarcubes / Bjork and Sigur Rós.

[Gregor Samsa]

And they have Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. One of the best bands in Scandinavia. Listen to their cover of Jolene or Condition of the Heart or Love Will Tear Us Apart.

And Denmark have Riket, the greatest tv series ever made. Trier is a genius, and yes, Ernst-Hugo too.

Finland have Edith Södergran, Elmer Diktonius and the other modernists. And yes, Aki Kaurismäki.

But Iceland? Did they reach their cultural high point with islandssagorna?

Södergran is someone I sadly forgotten. She is naturally a great choice. And Kaurusmäki as well.
But popmusic? Can't think of anything good.

And Von Trier is one of the most overrated directors ever. He has nothing to say, yet appeals to so many pseudo-cineasts.

To be honest I can't really come up with anything good from Finland, maybe mumintrollen, I liked mumintrollen when I was small. And the sauna maybe.

The sauna? Meh.

[Emil]

Iceland produced Bjork and Sigur Rós.

How could I forget Björk? I absolutely adore "Birthday".

[Jackie London]

How could I forget Björk? I absolutely adore "Birthday".

So what do we love most about sweden then?

[Emil]

And Von Trier is one of the most overrated directors ever. He has nothing to say, yet appeals to so many pseudo-cineasts.

Have you seen Riket? If you had you wouldn't say such a thing! Have you seen Dancer In The Dark? One of the most devastating films ever made.

[billy scissors]

Iceland have Geysir, the hot spring in Haukadalur, I've been there with my mum. I loved it. They also have Heimskringla and Snorri Sturluson.

Ah.. Iceland.. Is that classed as Scandinavian?

[Emil]

So what do we love most about sweden then?

Stig Dagerman. Hjalmar Söderberg. Thåström. Bo Widerberg. Jan Troell.

[Gregor Samsa]

So what do we love most about sweden then?

Thåström
Pär Lagerkvist
Ingmar Bergman
Kent
Bruno K Öijer
Dagerman (Nice avatar Emil, btw!)
etc

Have you seen Riket? If you had you wouldn't say such a thing! Have you seen Dancer In The Dark? One of the most devastating films ever made.

I have seen Riket, yes. What does Riket say? Nothing. But it is fairly nice done, aestethically.

[Kewpie]

And Von Trier is one of the most overrated directors ever. He has nothing to say, yet appeals to so many pseudo-cineasts.

Von Trier is one of the important filmmakers at the moment although I don't like some of his films.

[Gregor Samsa]

Von Trier is one of the important filmmakers at the moment although I don't like some of his films.

Important? In what respect?

[Emil]

Ah.. Iceland.. Is that classed as Scandinavian?

Scandinavia is just Sweden, Norway and Denmark but then there's also "norden" (I don't know what it's called in english, is there a term for it?) which also includes Finland and Iceland and "Färöarna" (Ferie Islands? What is the english name?).

[Jackie London]

Ah.. Iceland.. Is that classed as Scandinavian?

There are different interpretations of what actually is scandinavia. But generally it is interpreted as sweden, denmark, norway, finland and iceland.

[Kewpie]

Important? In what respect?

He challenges audience's perception in general.

[Gregor Samsa]

Scandinavia is just Sweden, Norway and Denmark but then there's also "norden" (I don't know what it's called in english, is there a term for it?) which also includes Finland and Iceland and "Färöarna" (Ferie Islands? What is the english name?).

The Nordic Region?

[Gregor Samsa]

He challenges audience's perception in general.

That does not make anyone "important". That was pretty weak statement.

[Emil]

I have seen Riket, yes. What does Riket say? Nothing. But it is fairly nice done, aestethically.

Must a work of art necessarily say anything? It is one of the funniest things ever made. A cross between Twin Peaks and a really funny sit-com, it couldn't get any better.