I know about the griffin, it's the symbol of Skane and also in the flag. It's just a tad hilarious how they managed to draw him in such a way that he at least looks stoned, if not permanently 10 seconds behind the rest of the world. Nevertheless, for comical effect, it fitted nicely in the story.

On the other hand, if you look at how the national lion of Finland is drawn... I remember a comic about him... http://satwcomic.com/proud-finland

Airport buses worldwide are money machines. On Visby, for example, a ticket with the airport bus is 50 SEK, while the regular bus is 15 SEK and a 100 meter walk. It's not about those 35 SEK, it's about the dedicated airport shuttle being more than 3 times as expensive.

Anyway, in this case the airport shuttle turned out to be fantastic value for money. A 30+ kilometer drive in a comfy car for just 90 SEK is perfect. Was it the 4 km drive to Ronneby, I'd be less happy.

I agree on the lack of hospitality from Norwegians. It's the same experience as what happened in BOO. Now that I've lived here for a few years, I can actually fill a book with other examples. Won't do, as it's quite negative and Norwegians are on average a tad too narcissistic to actually learn from feedback and a tad too sensitive to take any form of what might be criticism well...