Scandinavia (disambiguation)
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...

generally refers to the region consisting of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

.

Scandinavia may also refer to:
  • Scandinavian Peninsula
    Scandinavian Peninsula
    The Scandinavian Peninsula is a peninsula in Northern Europe, which today covers Norway, Sweden, and most of northern Finland. Prior to the 17th and 18th centuries, large parts of the southern peninsula—including the core region of Scania from which the peninsula takes its name—were part of...

    , a peninsula in Northern Europe
  • Scandinavia Township, Harlan County, Nebraska
    Scandinavia Township, Harlan County, Nebraska
    Scandinavia Township is one of sixteen townships in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 116.A small portion of the Village of Ragan lies within the Township....

    , a township in the U.S. state of Nebraska
  • Scandinavia, Wisconsin
    Scandinavia, Wisconsin
    Scandinavia is a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The village president is Lee Nielsen Johnson.-Geography:Scandinavia is located at ....

    , a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin


See also
  • Scandinavian (disambiguation)
  • Scandinavica (disambiguation)
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