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Fennoscandia

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Etymology edit

From Latin Fennia (“Finland”) + Scandia (“Scandinavia”).

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Fennoscandia

  2. A pensinula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula).
    Synonyms: Fennoscandinavia, Fenno-Scandinavia
  4. (geology) the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield.
  5. (culture) the culture group comprising the Finnic, Sami, and Scandinavian cultures.

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Unlike the term ‘Nordic countries’, Fennoscandia does not include Iceland, Greenland and other geographically disconnected overseas areas.

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