Yeah it's a trade off that can be worth it, as a lot of time and energy is being saved, so mental space can be channeled elsewhere than into frustration about bureaucracy and excessive administrative requirements.

It does seem like Sweden is quite a bit easier to start up a business, cost-wise and regulation-wise, than the rest of Scandinavia.

I looked into starting a company in Denmark and was quickly put off.

The regulation is still pretty high compared to the US though. Especially once you plan to start employing people. Not that that'd a bad thing.

> as long as you pay the massive taxes

You're supposed to set up operations as a charity to dodge the taxes.