Scandinavia



"Scandinavia is home to the Nordic people, including a non-Nordic ethnic group, which are called Finns. Since Scandinavia is under attack by a Russian invasion, I can feel it's the Winter War all over again."

--Su Ji-Hoon, The Ragnarok

Scandinavia /ˌskændɪˈneɪviə/ is a region in Northern Europe, characterized by common ethnocultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages. The term Scandinavia in local usage covers the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, but in English usage, it also sometimes refers to the Scandinavian Peninsula or to the broader region which includes Finland and Iceland. This broader region is usually known locally as the Nordic countries.

The remote Norwegian islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are usually not seen as a part of Scandinavia, nor is Greenland, a constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark. The Faroe Islands may be included.