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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ScandinaviaScandinavia - Wikipedia

    In the ethnic or cultural sense the term "Scandinavian" traditionally refers to speakers of Scandinavian languages, who are mainly descendants of the peoples historically known as Norsemen, but also to some extent of immigrants and others who have been assimilated into that culture and language.

  2. While Scandinavia is defined as Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the term Scandinavian in an ethnic, cultural and linguistic sense is often used synonymously with North Germanic and also refers to the peoples and languages of the Faroe Islands and Iceland; furthermore a minority in Finland are ethnically Scandinavian and speak Swedish natively.

  3. The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. 'the North') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the constituent countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the ...

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  4. The Culture of Scandinavia encompasses the cultures of the Scandinavia region Northern Europe including Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and may also include the Nordic countries Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. National cultures within Scandinavia include: Culture of Sweden; Culture of Norway; Culture of Denmark; Culture of Iceland

  5. Dec 7, 2022 · The term Skandinav (Scandinavian) started being used to identify a Swede, Dane, or Norwegian under a unified modern term, inspired by a common past and usage. Authors such as Hans Christian Andersen started writing about and celebrating similarities between the Scandinavian countries in the 19th century, with poems such as Jeg er en Skandinav ...

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  7. May 8, 2024 · 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.