As a Swede I'm not proud of our arms manufacturing and export of its wares.  It goes  way back.  The country is old, from the 1500s and arms manufacturing is one of the more ancient industries in Sweden.  But not the only one.  Entrepreneurship is lauded and industry has always been heavily subsidized.  This goes hand in hand with heavy taxation for small and large corporations but there is a vitality that I think Canada can learn from.