This is just my personal opinion. I just think PoW is just too old school. Different types of PoS gives better incentive IMO because those who mine are the same people who HODL. With a token lockup like STEEM things become extra true.

Good to know that Scandinavia is favourable to crypto. For those who do plan to mine, the cold temperature should help too. I'm thinking if we could find a way to use mining heat to heat homes during winter. that should be really cool.