Kind
"H'llo."
"Oh! Um... hi?"
It was a constant reaction. Sweden was not exactly certain what caused it. After all, once entering the UN, he figured it would be good to start some friendly international relationships. Which did not seem to be going well.
For some reason they would all move away from him. Starting the Nordic Council did not make him feel much better.
"F'nl'nd?"
"What is it Su-san?"
He sidled over, looking away from the other. It was sort of embarrassing to ask. He had waited to see if the other would join, but as it was standing, Finland did not even seem to be thinking about it.
"W'nna c'me w' me t' the n'xt UN m'tin'?"
"Sure!"
Sweden was happy. Finland sat next to him and chattered on. It did not matter that the other countries were still edgy around him, for whatever reason.
"M'ybe... w'nna c'me w' me t' my C'ncil?"
"Sure!"
Sweden was even happier. And when the fancy struck him, he decided to ask Finland to come with him when he finally decided to attend a EU meeting. Because he knew Finland would say yes.
Sweden joined the UN in 1946 and the Nordic Council in 1953. Then Finland joined the UN in 1955 and the Nordic Council in the following year. Finally, both of them joined the EU in 1995.