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When I complimented my companion
That's a thing I learned in Sweden. When we worked a night for scheduled maintenance or fixed a hickup in a project in the Netherlands we just went on or went home. There we smile, say "Bra jobbat!" (Litteral good job, but more in the spirit of you/we did it!) and go for Fika (if possible)
Is that common to other Scandinavian countries? Finland, Norway, Denmark?
The book it originates from was written by a Norwegian author who lived in Denmark. Jante is in Denmark.
Janteloven absolutely exists in both Denmark and Norway, but it takes on different forms. My personal impression is that it's more hardcore in Denmark - you really should not stand out, to the point where people are extremely uncomfortable with voicing disagreements or standing out in any way. I think Danish xenophobia might also originate partly in Janteloven.
As a Norwegian in Denmark I'm used to dealing with the quirks of Norwegian society, but I find Danish society to be hard to navigate. There are good and bad sides to the law of Jante.
Obligatory Finland is not part of Scandinavia comment.
Janteloven is just part of culture and not usually something one considers in any way. It boils down to not being a loudmouth, selfish douchebag.
It also boils down to not standing out, not standing up for yourself, better bow than fight.
It's not a miracle pill.
Source: grew up there.
Wow thanks, TIL
Finnish culture might have been influenced by the Scandinavians over the years and be very closely knit today, but the Finnish language is not even close to the Scandinavian languages. It is part of the Uralic language group (more examples include Estonian and Hungarian), as opposed to the Indo-European language group the Scandinavians are part of.