Most often, in most parts of the world, society tends to be much more tumultuous, especially during periods of rapid change and technological expansion. But for a host of different reasons, this particular part of the world, not only Sweden but also the rest of Scandinavia, managed to develop a full-blown postindustrial economy with more or less the whole of the population on board, under relatively stable circumstances. This caused the cultural values of the population to change during the last part of the 20th century, and the political landscape shifted accordingly, subtly but radically.
