What about Åland? Ryan Proud member of the Geography Discussion Mailling List (GDML)..
oh poo. typo when i signed up.. what's this Pentax- is it a country? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:49 PM Subject: RE: Reply, antwort, svar etc > Scandinavia is (only) three nations (3); Denmark, Norway and Sweeden. The > reasons for seeing the three countries as one region is not of geographic or > geological (peninsula) origin, but rather a cultural and ethnic/genetic > thing - we have basicly the same language. "Norden" (The North) includes two > more nations (5 totaly) - Iceland and Finland. > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Anders Hultman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 13. maj 2004 21:20 > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: Re: SV: Reply, antwort, svar etc > > > On Thu, 13 May 2004, Keith Whaley wrote: > > > Please excuse my ignorance, but where do the Finns fit in? > > I always think of Scandinavia as being comprised of 4 countries, yet it > > seems most Scandinavians don't include Finland. > > Which four? > > > When looking up Scandinavia, my dictionary says it's comprised of > > Denmark, Sweden and Norway, but then says, "...and sometimes Finland and > > Iceland." > > > > Why is that? > > Historic and cultural reasons, mainly. All these five countries have in > some point in time had the same king as at least one of the others. Many > people over here think of all five countries as belonging together, and > don't distinguish that much between what should be called "Scandinavia" or > "The Nordic Region" or whatever. > > But to be correct I suppose that Scandinavia proper should be just Sweden > and Norway, since they are located on the Scandinavian peninsula while the > others are not. > > anders > ------------------------- > http://anders.hultman.nu/ > med dagens bild och allt! > > > >
