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The Swedes and the Finns have the most artists and creative writers as a share of population (Photo: Steve Rhodes)

Culture in figures: Nordics most engaged

Compared to people from other parts of Europe, Scandinavians are the most inclined to spend their time and money on culture.

The Danes are the biggest spenders. Some 5.5 percent of everything they spend goes into books, films, and other things cultural. They go the cinema more often than any other nation in the EU. In 2006, less than half of Europeans went to see a movie at least once.

"On spending, the Danes are followed by the Finns and the Czechs, whose “share of cultural expen...

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