How do you become fluent in 11 languages?

[Rob A.]

The other great anti-EU figure, former minister of many seats, ex-MP, ex-MEP, three-time presidential candidate for the Centre Party, and a political institution unto himself (despite never quite getting the positions he would have wanted!), a strong proponent of old-school Nordic co-operation, Paavo Väyrynen, has allegedly already drafted up a plan for that sweet, sweet, day! I recall it comprised of forming a Northern Kingdom with the other Nordic countries and making the (Swedish?) krona our new currency.

Better the masters we knew...

Hmmm.

Kekkonen ???

[Aside: I'm old enough to remember Kekkonen when he was in power....and even though I was faraway and "safe" in Canada...he still looked "fierce" and had a definite aura of ...to adapt the words of Rumpole of the Bailey...."one who must be obeyed...." ]

[AldenG]

Kekkonen ???

I was thinking it sounds like some are nostalgic for the days when Sweden was in charge.

As far as a common currency, the Swedes I know today sometimes refer to the krona as their peseta.

[Tiwaz]

And Afrikaans is firmly rooted in dutch, has not had time to divert into completely different language.

It's been considered a language since the early 20th century. They're very similar, of course, but clearly different enough for linguists to treat them as separate languages.

Yes, but as noted, they share so much common themes that being fluent in one is going to do most of the hard work in learning the other.
Bit like mentioned Norwegian, Danish and Demonic, I mean Swedish.