HISTORY and culture

Scandinavia is generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark. Some authorities argue for the inclusion of Finland on geologic and economic grounds and of Iceland and the Faroe Islands on the grounds that their inhabitants speak North Germanic (or Scandinavian) languages related to those of Norway and Sweden.

The term Norden has come into use to denote Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, a group of countries having affinities with one another and a distinctness from the rest of continental Europe. (Courtesy: Enclyclopædia Brittanica 2002)

Learn more about the history and culture of Scandinavia at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/scandinavia and visit our page THE FIVE CAPITALS to learn more about these Norden jewels: Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Reykjavik.