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  1. May 14, 2024 · The term is sometimes used interchangeably with Scandinavia, a peninsular region of northern Europe that serves as the geographic core of the Nordic countries. Scandinavia is typically defined more restrictively, however, and refers primarily to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

  2. 3 days ago · Scandinavian settlers brought Old Norse religion to Britain in the latter decades of the ninth century. Several British place-names indicate possible religious sites; for instance, Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire was known as Othensberg in the twelfth century, a name deriving from the Old Norse Óðinsberg ("Hill of Óðin").

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  4. 4 days ago · Scandinavia refers to the countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. These countries share a common cultural and historical heritage, including similar languages and customs. On the other hand, the Nordic countries include Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) as well as Finland and Iceland.

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    17 hours ago · Denmark (Danish: Danmark, pronounced ⓘ) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.It is the metropolitan part of and the most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean.

  6. May 21, 2024 · In general, Scandinavia denotes Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The term Norden refers to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. These form a group of countries having affinities with each other and are distinct from the rest of continental Europe.

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  7. May 13, 2024 · The term Scandinavia comes from the word "skandinavien" in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. It refers to the ancient lands of the Norse people: Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The similarity of their languages ties the three Scandinavian countries together and is the basis for the most accepted definition of Scandinavia today.

  8. 1 day ago · The demography of Sweden is monitored by the Statistiska centralbyrån ( Statistics Sweden ). Sweden 's population was 10,555,448 (1 Nov 2023), making it the 15th-most populous country in Europe after Czech Republic, the 10th-most populous member state of the European Union, and the 87th-most populous country in the world.