The nordic countries benefit from a small population and homogenous culture. It’s not a feasible model for large and diverse countries like the US.
That said, it is still an unsustainable model.
https://www.sustainabledevelopmentindex.org/
If you dig into the data, even with their high sdg ratings, they are in the red on many metrics and rank poorly in « spillover ».
https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/rankings/
And regardless, does not change the trajectory of human-induced mass extinction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction
The nordic models don’t have ubi, and the subsidized welfare/paid parental are only possible because of their small populations, cultural consensus (homogeneity), high taxes and high gdp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income_in_the_Nordic_countries