My sister and her family (Americans, all) just spent a little over a year in Norway for her husband's job and have nothing but good things to report. Some spectacular scenery there.
@ OP: Please give a moment of thought to what iHutch105 wrote, read it again if you have to. You will be very embarrassed if someone has to explain that one to you.
As for the Scandinavians opinion; I think they are only upset at Americans because we put our money in Bermuda's banks instead of their own. That and we better chocolate of course.