How Norway Got Rich Without Showing Off Its Wealth

Описание: Norway controls one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world—worth over $1.9 trillion, or roughly $340,000 per citizen. Yet you won’t see luxury mansions, flashy billionaires, or extreme wealth inequality. Why does one of the richest countries on Earth deliberately avoid showing its wealth?

In this documentary, we explore how Norway redefined prosperity by prioritizing collective wellbeing, long-term thinking, and restraint. From universal healthcare and education to some of the world’s highest electric vehicle adoption rates, Norway built a society where security replaces anxiety—and success looks very different from what most nations expect.

We uncover the paradox of Norway’s oil wealth, its $1.9 trillion Government Pension Fund Global, and the cultural values behind its resistance to status signaling. Along the way, we examine iconic landmarks like Oslo’s architecture, Borgund Stave Church, Preikestolen, Trolltunga, and even the surprising story of Sir Nils Olav—the knighted penguin.

From Arctic life in Svalbard to the Global Seed Vault, Norway consistently plans on a timescale most nations ignore. This film reveals how geography, culture, and policy combined to create one of the most stable and content societies in modern history.

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