We are pretty fortunate too, with our Queen Margrethe II in Denmark. And her son Frederik has grown into a sensible Crownprince (King-to-be) – and his wife will become a wonderful Queen
I am danish, and we have (more or less) the same welfare system as Sweden and Finland (and Norway) – and I can tell you that our satisfaction and happiness is bases on TRUST in the public system. And that trust was created by a king (centuries ago) who realised that if someone with power abused the people beneath him, it was bad for the country. So he decided to punish everybody who did that: Those who did, were executed!
WHAT???!!? – lvlax posted something positive? Somebody, pinch my arm. I must be dreaming :o