While seen as a whole this might be true, but if you look at the major cities the story is very different. The latest statistic from Oslo[1] shows that 32.8% are immigrants and 40% of these are from Europe. So between 15-20% of Oslo are "non-western" immigrants which I think is what you are aiming for.

I don't know what counts as homogeneous and not, but if you walk around in Oslo you see a lot more colours than white :)

[1] https://www.oslo.kommune.no/politikk-og-administrasjon/stati...

I've never quite understood this argument.

Why does ethnic homogeny matter?

That didn't seem terribly large, I looked for UK and found c. 80% white-British. What's the median of these across countries?

Um... I don't see why that matters. It isn't like this is the country of choice for a lot of folks. It is cold and dark sometimes. Things are expensive, and sometimes there isn't a lot of choice at the stores - especially in the smaller places.

I'm an immigrant in Norway - I'm from the US. A lot of folks I talk to are Norwegian, spouse included. (I'm in Trondheim, so there is much more diversity here in the city). Like everywhere, there is some anti-immigrant sentiment if you look in the right places.

But mostly, I feel included - that goes along with the general values of the nation. Heck, the kind gives speeches of inclusion. The linked speech is a common example [1, english subtitles]. The local school has messages saying "people are different, and that's OK" and "just because people are different, we still include people" (not direct translations).

Having a homogenous society doesn't matter so much when the society tries to be inclusive as a whole. That doesn't happen so much in the US, even as a citizen.

Edit: The US isn't even the most ethnically diverse place, so I fail to take that as an excuse. Both the US and Mexico are more diverse. [2]. Also, forgot to link the speech above.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQtLxYde-rw [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/16...

73% of the US is ethnically European, Germany is 81% ethnic Germans, France is 89% ethnic French (and another 5% from their colonies).

Yes, Norway is fairly homogeneous. But most countries are fairly homogeneous, Norway doesn't really stand out.

And? How does this relate in any way to the parent comment?