Just wanted to give my perspective in the debate about witch Skandinavian country that has the proudest history.
Finland-has always been the backyard of Sweden.
Norway-First a part of Denmark for a couple of hundred years, then Swedens little brother.
Danmark-500 years ago Denmark was a powerfull state but when they lost the important part of Skåneland(Skåne, Blekinge och Halland) they became a low power state.
Sweden-to 1520 Sweden was a poor state without any power but when Gustav (I) Vasa kicked Christian (II) den gode out of Sweden in 1523, Sweden started to become more powerfull. 1617-1721 was the primetime of Sweden, they marched into Moskow, conqured lots of land around the Baltic sea and defeted Austria, Denmark, Polen, Russia etc
In fact if we shall take this debate to a more intellectual level, the american professor Charles Tilly at the New School for Social Research wrights in his book (Coercion, Capital and European States AD 990-1992) about superpower states in the history. He mentions 15 states as superpowers some time in the period 990-1992 and Sweden is as only Skandinavian state one of them (from 1617-1721).
Jag som skrivit detta är neutral eftersom jag är från Skåne, svenskarna ser mig som dansk, danskarna ser mig som svensk och jag ser mig som skåning.
About the scenario I think it was funny to play.