This is what the streets in the Norwegian capital looks like today

If you're traveling to Scandinavia, especially in the warmer summer months, you shouldn't be surprised to see exposed breasts and even some public nudity across the country. That's because there's a certain liberty when it comes to sex and sexuality in Scandinavia that you'll rarely find anywhere else in the world.



Sexuality is treated more openly in Scandinavia, which can be quite shocking for visitors from other parts of the world—a topless female, for instance, is not viewed in any sexual context there—but the Scandinavian openness to nudity isn't the only thing the residents of this country are progressive about.


Abortion has been legalized in Scandinavia for more than 30 years, and in the past few decades, gay and lesbian people in Scandinavia have obtained nearly equal rights to heterosexual couples. Additionally, prostitution in the form of selling one's sexual services is legal, but the industry is controlled for health reasons.



Scandinavia also offers health centers with free abortion counseling, abundance child care centers, paid maternity leave, and high child care benefits for families.

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