And with a 30 hour work week, do the Swedes enjoy their 25% cut in pay from their former 40 hour week?
As a practical matter, I believe they were already at about 35 hours.
On the positive side, Scandinavian countries enjoy incomes about equal to Americans, better health care and educations, they are happy. They have low political corruption.
When the political left in America argues for greater "socialism" they do NOT have Venezuela, No. Korea and Cuba in mind in mind for examples. They have Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark in mind.
In the second half of the 1800s, Scandinavia sent about 25% of its citizens to North America. They left over economic struggles, religious belief restricted to one state church, etc.
As a result, Scandinavia reformed itself. Agree or disagree, they think themselves to be successful. Sweden for instance says they have avoided wars for over 200 years.
Of course they have had the advantage until recently, of a largely homogenous population.