Visitors may be surprised to discover that "please" doesn't work quite the same way across the Nordic countries – revealing a very different way of thinking about politeness.
Don’t know if it’s like that everywhere but in my parts at least (mid-Sweden) using “snälla” like that would make you come across as begging rather than being polite.
Don’t know if it’s like that everywhere but in my parts at least (mid-Sweden) using “snälla” like that would make you come across as begging rather than being polite.
In Finland, it’d be considered polite.
As in, Kan du hjälpa mig, snälla du? for example.