Sweden is like Norway, pro-subtitles (kids films are dubbed but they are usually offered in both the English and the Swedish versions if the original language was English). Most everyone speaks English here and I never really heard anyone complain about the subtiteling on tv and such. Plus I bet the tourists are quite happy when they see that they don't have to watch a dubbed version of their favorite show or movie. I know it always annoyed me when going to other countries (such as Spain ) and seeing that a movie was out that I really wanted to see but that it had been dubbed. Or that the only channel I could understand on tv was CNN...
I think it really is much better to see the movie in its original language then to see a dubbed film, regardless. You learn things such as slang, something that never quite comes across when dubbed and something most don't learn in the classroom. Also, when you translate dialog, you loose so much of the original meaning (such as translating a joke). I know I like watching a Danish comedy called "Klovn" and if it had been dubbed instead of subtitled, it would have been quite annoying (and it is always fun to hear a bit of Danish now and again ).
Subtitles can be a bit annoying when you don't recognize the original language and you have to watch the tv in order to follow the story constantly...but then this gives you an excuse to learn that language doesn't it?
