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    Scandinavia
    In English, the term Scandinavia usually refers to the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

    What is Scandinavia?
    Scandinavia
    Scandinavia is made up of the mainland of Norway, the mainland of Sweden, the northwestern part of Finland, and a part of Northwest Russia.

    What is the Scandinavian Peninsula?
    Scandinavia
    The Roman author Pliny the Elder was not alone in his belief that Scandinavia was an island.

    Ancient descriptions of Scandinavia: Cryptic and interesting
    Scandinavia
    Geographically speaking, Finland is usually not considered a part of Scandinavia.

    Is Finland part of Scandinavia?
    In English, the term Scandinavia usually refers to the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

    What is Scandinavia?

    Geographically speaking, Scandinavia is often defined as a subregion in Northern Europe that shares cultural, historical, and linguistic heritage and connections.
    Scandinavia is made up of the mainland of Norway, the mainland of Sweden, the northwestern part of Finland, and a part of Northwest Russia.

    What is the Scandinavian Peninsula?
    The Roman author Pliny the Elder was not alone in his belief that Scandinavia was an island.

    Ancient descriptions of Scandinavia: Cryptic and interesting
    Geographically speaking, Finland is usually not considered a part of Scandinavia.

    Is Finland part of Scandinavia?

    Countries
    Historically, locals believed the rock's improbable balance was the work of giants or deities, attributing its existence to supernatural forces.

    Unlocking the secrets of Finland's Kummakivi balancing rock

    Hidden deep in the forests of Ruokolahti, Finland, lies a natural phenomenon that seems to defy the laws of physics: the Kummakivi balancing rock. Even in an era dominated by technology, Kummakivi stands as a symbol of the enduring natural mysteries that humans have yet to unlock.

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    Historically, locals believed the rock's improbable balance was the work of giants or deities, attributing its existence to supernatural forces.

    Unlocking the secrets of Finland's Kummakivi balancing rock

    Hidden deep in the forests of Ruokolahti, Finland, lies a natural phenomenon that seems to defy the laws of physics: the Kummakivi balancing rock. Even in an era dominated by technology, Kummakivi stands as a symbol of the enduring natural mysteries that humans have yet to unlock.

    Countries

     In English, the term Scandinavia usually refers to the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

    What is Scandinavia?

    Geographically speaking, Scandinavia is often defined as a subregion in Northern Europe that shares cultural, historical, and linguistic heritage and connections.
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    Aerial view of Jakobshavn Glacier at Disko Bay, Greenland.

    Scandinavians and Inuit in Greenland: 1,000 years of shared history

    The Thule, Dorset, and Nordic cultures have all held sway over various parts of the the world's largest island.

    History
    Aerial view of Jakobshavn Glacier at Disko Bay, Greenland.

    Scandinavians and Inuit in Greenland: 1,000 years of shared history

    The Thule, Dorset, and Nordic cultures have all held sway over various parts of the the world's largest island.

    History

     The Roman author Pliny the Elder was not alone in his belief that Scandinavia was an island.

    Ancient descriptions of Scandinavia: Cryptic and interesting

    The oldest source of the name Scandinavia can be found in Pliny the Elder's Natural History, written in the first century.
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