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Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by Svip on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @04:19AM (#22533678)
A lot of people confuse 'Scandinavian' with 'Nordic'. Scandinavia is a geographical description, Nordic is more cultural, which includes Scandinavia, Finland and Iceland.
Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by bmn__ on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @04:42AM (#22533792)
Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by Svip on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @04:48AM (#22533820)
I was actually considering including Estonia in my list, but they are not a member of the Nordic Council. And Estonia's Nordic bona fide is a matter of dispute. Personally, I believe Estonia to be a Nordic country, including having the Nordic Cross design variant of the Estonian flag hanging on my wall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Estonian_alternative_flag... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Estonia#Nordic_flag_pr...

Furthermore, in an article about military history, Scandinavia is understood - in a military geopolitical context - to only include Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by tenant on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @08:22AM (#22534779)
And what about the Faroe Islands? The people of the Orkney and Shetland Islands of Scotland are fond of claiming Scandanavian heritage too.
Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by BurningFrog on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @02:05PM (#22537864)
I would argue an independent Scotland could become the 6th Nordic nation.

Of course, I enjoy being contrarian more than I probably should.

I'm Swedish, if that matters.

Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by tenant on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @03:28PM (#22538704)
Well it's certainly northerly anyway.
Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by BurningFrog on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @06:45PM (#22540685)
It also has a similar culture, weather and history.

Not sure if any Scots agree, but it seems right to me at least.

Re:Stalin’s Danish Mystery by httpsterio on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:59AM (#22534658)
as a half finn half dane, this is incorrect. Nordic countries aka Pohjoismaat does include Finland, Scandinavia does not.