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Scandinavia
region, Northern Europe
Also known as: Scandia
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What is the historical name of Scandinavia?
What is the historical name of Scandinavia?
Where is Scandinavia?
Where is Scandinavia?
What is the difference between Scandinavia and Norden countries?
What is the difference between Scandinavia and Norden countries?
Is Finland part of Scandinavia?
Is Finland part of Scandinavia?
Scandinavia, part of northern Europe, generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark. Some authorities argue for the inclusion of Finland on geologic and economic grounds and of Iceland and the Faroe Islands on the grounds that their inhabitants speak North Germanic (or Scandinavian) languages related to those of Norway and Sweden. Typically, when these other areas are added to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, the group is called the "Nordic countries.” The term Norden has also come into use to denote Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, a ...(100 of 140 words)