>>215071476
>finland had full access to the western market and no cultural or political restrictions, that is what matters
meanwhile our government was almost implementing marxist education system and our public broadcaster was deeply pro-Soviet, people were shut down in academicals spheres for not being communists....
>but the northern euro countries barely have anything to do with each other from an economic standpoint
we have very similar idea of economics and social model in all of Nordics. Its almost like leaving one country once you leave the Nordic realms.
It would together have more relavance than any other European country with its way stronger economy. It also would not have common debt or anything like that and countries would agree to not beg for gibs and we would just cooperate, not tax each other.
there is a reason why the most eurosceptic western countries are in the Nordics. Norway didnt join, Denmark BARELY joined, Sweden didnt join the euro and wont ever join, Iceland didnt join and Finland was the only one joined because of trauma