"Lesley and filmmaker Charlie Stuart travelled to Estonia in late February 2020 to make a film about one of the most recent small north European states to become independent. Tiny Estonia (pop similar to Wales) sees itself as a forgotten Nordic nation, sharing its language, forest and bog-covered topography and Baltic location with Finland. And its widely regarded as Europe’s Digital Tiger economy, performing an incredible transformation from terrible poverty in the wake of reestablishing independence just 30 years ago...... Lockdown prevented the planned return trip in April 2020. But as so many others found lockdown proved the mother of invention and the film was finished using creative use of remote interviews".
https://lesleyriddoch.com/films

Lesley Riddoch addresses the main issues which have arisen from her Nation films, and especially those arising from the Norway film.  Well worth watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=TTIg4tqv-0M

The Norway film tells the story of Scotland’s twin nation. We have the same population, share the oil, gas and fishing resources of the North Sea and have similar geography. But over the last 200 years Norway has withdrawn from a Union with first Denmark and then Sweden and has invested its oil wealth wisely while Margaret Thatcher squandered ours. This much we already know. But did you know Norwegians have chosen to continue paying some of the highest personal taxes in the world to stabilise their oil-based economy – using the oil fund only to top up budgets not underpin them? Did you know hydro was the first big energy revolution, possible because Norway had no feudal landowners blocking the development of free energy for all? And – perhaps most importantly – did you know the widespread ownership of land in the 19th century meant Norway created one of the world’s widest electorates and therefore one of its most egalitarian parliaments? These democratic achievements underpin Norway’s success every bit as much as independence and raise hopes and tough questions about Scotland’s future. Can we hope to use renewables to match the incredible achievements of our twin nation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUbMAFO6kA4

Despite being a sub-arctic island pulsating with potentially catastrophic volcanoes, Iceland's population (334,000 or Aberdeen and Dundee combined) has managed to become one of the most successful societies on earth. To understand Icelander's attitude to risk and creating a positive from the bleakest situation means understanding the volcanic landscape that has shaped this nation and its fortunes. We look at how Iceland has harnessed the power beneath their feet, created a successful film and media industry and how the land has shaped the island's politics. The seismic global crash (and subsequent volcanic explosion) could have brought Iceland to its knees but, in fact, regenerated Iceland - empowering it to become a globally recognised, sustainable, politically engaged nation with a future that looks brighter than ever. Iceland certainly puts any doubts about Scotland's huge potential in perspective as the UK and Europe's political tectonic plates continue to shift.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyI1V9D5Jw&feature=youtu.be

Lesley Riddoch gave a talk arranged by the Bearsden South SNP branch and spoke on the subject of the Nordic countries model plus an extensive Q&A on gaining Scottish independence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEdFHP_sLGM&feature=youtu.be

Faroe Islands - The Connected Nation.  This is what the Faroes has done.  It's inspiring.  Who can possibly suggest that an independent Scotland couldn't do equally as well - or better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=350&v=5qinWJqgGMw