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Is there any conflict between Norway and Sweden?

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Sweden has a broader industrial base. Norway has a larger merchant marine, Sweden has IKEA and H&M. Norway has generally been more oriented toward the west, toward the UK and the US, while Sweden has more contact with middle and eastern Europe. read more

No, there is no conflict between the countries. Even though there have been many wars in the distant past, and Sweden holds territory that used to be Norwegian, the relationship is quite cordial now. The border is wide open and we can come and go and work in each other’s countries without a passport. read more

The Campaign against Norway, or The Norwegian-Swedish War of 1905 (Norwegian: Den norsk-svenske krigen i 1905; Swedish: Den norsk-svenska kriget i 1905) was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and Kingdom of Norway following the Norwegian proclamation of independence from the Swedish-Norwegian Union on June 7, 1905. read more

The events of 1905 put an end to the uneasy Union between Sweden and Norway that was entered into in 1814 — reluctantly by Norway, coerced by Swedish force. The events of both years have much in common, but there are significant differences: In 1814 the Norwegian struggle for independence was an upper-class borne project with scant popular support. read more

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