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H I S TO R Y & A R C H I T E C T U R E I S S U E 2 2
The Storting dissolved the union between
Sweden and Norway in 1905, after which the
Norwegians elected Prince Carl of Denmark
as king of Norway.
German troops invaded Norway on April 9,
1940, and during the remainder of World
War II, around 50,000 Norwegians fled to
Sweden, which preserved an armed
neutrality during both world wars. After the
war, the country needed to be rebuilt, and
Norway was one of the first countries to join
the newly created United Nations.
Today, Scandinavian countries are renowned
for their economic stability and high
standards of living, with Finland, Denmark
and Norway regularly topping the charts in
the annual UN World Happiness Report.
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