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Finland Is Not A Scandinavian Country

June 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments



I did not know until today that Finland was not a “Scandinavian” country. Thanks to one of my helpful (and obviously more intelligent) readers, I know know! I asked my husband if it was true, and he said it was. He said that Finland is a Nordic country, not a Scandinavian one. I have got to get all of my regional terms straight! :)

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2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 4249 // Jul 5, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Yup, due to the fact that they don’t speak a Germanic language. The Danish on the other hand are Scandinavian but not Nordic then due to their location :P

  • 2 ihd hdd // Jul 11, 2010 at 10:45 pm

    OMG!

    Scandinavia is Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
    Nordic countries is Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and DENMARK. I’m from Norway so I know what I talk about.

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