What are the capitals of Scandinavia?

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Here is a list of the 3 Scandinavian capitals:
Sweden = Stockholm Population: 2 million
Norway = Oslo Population: 1.3 million
Denmark = Copenhagen Population: 1.7 million

There are four capitals in Scandinavia: Oslo in Norway, Stockholm in Sweden, Copenhagen in Denmark, and Reykjavik in Iceland.
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Why is Scandinavia called Scandinavia?

The origin of the word is not entirely clear but people generally favor the idea that it means the island of darkness or fog island. Reasoning: The Norwegian word skodde means fog and avia means island in Norwegian. On old maps, Scandinavia is often shown as an island, and as people's knowledge of world geography was then quite limited, then this interpretation is likely correct. For more information about Scandinavia, visit http://goscandinavia.about.com Avia is not 'island' in Nordic languages, the right word is ø or øy, for which there is no modern English equivalent. The German letter ö is roughly the same.

What were the Vikings of Scandinavia?

The Vikings settled Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. They would raid countries and fish for food. The Viking Age lasted from a.d.800 to a.d.1100.

Where is Scandinavia?

As an ethinic and linguistic group Sweden, Norway, Demark, Iceland,and the Faeroe Islands are all Scandinavia. Culturally andgeographically Finland is often included in that group as well

What are the countries of Scandinavia?

Sweden,Denmark, Norway Finland and Iceland do together with scandinavia make up Norden orThe northern countries, which is often confused with scandinaviabut scandinavia is only Sweden, Denmark and Norway

What is the capital of Scandinavia?

Scandinavia is actually three or four countries (out of a possible five), depending on how it is defined (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland or Iceland). Each has it's own capital. Here is a list of the capitals: Sweden = Stockholm Norway = Oslo Denmark = Copenhagen Finland = Helsinki Iceland = Reykjavik

Where is Scandinavia located?

Look in the top middle of Europe. A little more to the right actually but Denmark is also part of Scandinavia so yeah north middle... :D

Which countries make up Scandinavia?

Scandinavia includes Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. However, Iceland and Finland are sometimes also included. Iceland has a Scandinavian population and the national language, Icelandic, is Scandinavian. Finland is sometimes included beecause part of it lies on the Scandinavian Peninsula, but the majority of the population are Finns, who speak Finnish, an Uralic language. Both Iceland and Finland have been dominated by Scandinavians somewhere in their history. Usually, one of the Danish self-governing regions, the Faroe Islands, is excluded from the term Scandinavia, but like Iceland and Finland it is sometimes included due to its relations with Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. A wider term, the Nordic Countries, includes Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, and the two shouldn't be confused.

Is Scandinavia a country?

No. Not currently, but a union existed from 1397-1523 named the Kalmar Union . It united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway under a single monarch. (Norway included Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Shetland, and Orkney) If it would still exist, it would, yes, probably be called by some as Scandinavia; "Scandinavia as a country", but yes it existed then, but no; not any more; Scandinavia is indeed not a country.

What is the explanation for the climate in Scandinavia?

The climate varies from tundra and subarctic in the north, to humid continental in the central portion, and to marine west coast in the south and southwest. The climate is great! I've like, been to like, Scandinavia, it's okay, but the weather is like, great. PEACE OUT PEOPLE!

What were the people from Scandinavia called?

This depends on what country they came from. If they came fromScandinavia in general, they would be known as "Scandinavians."They might also be known as Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish, Swedish,or Finnish.

Currency of Scandinavia?

Scandinavia is not a country but a region consisting of many countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark (Iceland is sometimes included). Norway uses the Norwegian krone Sweden uses the Swedish krona Denmark uses the Danish krone Iceland uses the Icelandic króna

What five countries are in Scandinavia?

there are only 3 country's in Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway and Sweden but you are probably thinking of the Nordic countries/northern countries which is: Norway, Denmark Sweden, Finland and Iceland

Is Scandinavia an island?

Yes, technically there are a series of canals and rivers connectingthe gulf of Finland with the White Sea. So Scandinavia issurrounded by water on all sides and is not connected by land tothe afro-eurasian supercontinent.

Why is it called Scandinavia?

The word "Scandinavia" is a Latinization of the Proto-Norse name "Skaðinawjō," which probably meant "dangerous island." The term probably referred originally to what is today called Scania or Skåne, which is a part of southern Sweden. The modern term now has two meanings. If defined narrowly, "Scandinavia" refers to Norway, Sweden, and usually Denmark. If defined broadly (as a translation of the word "Norden" or as a synonym for the Nordic countries), it includes Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, and Finland--and sometimes though more rarely Estonia.

Scandinavia is located where?

Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian peninsula of Northern Europe. Mainly, Scandinavia is defined as the three kingdoms that historically shared the Scandinavian Peninsula. They are represented by the countries of: . Denmark . Norway . Sweden . and usually Finland and Iceland .

Who are the scandinavias?

Genetically the main group is Germanic (like e.g. in Germany and the Netherlands), but already 1.000 years ago groups of Slavonic people also settled in parts of Denmark and Sweden facing towards present day Poland (and North-eastern Germany). To the very North of the Scandinavian peninsula approx. 100.000 Sami people live - they have most likely been there longer than the Germanic Scandinavians, but nobody knows for sure. Some pople - especially outsiders - sometimes include Finland in their definition of Scandinavia (which makes perfect sense from a cultural, historical and political perspective, but never-the-less is not usually done by the 'true' Scandinavians themselves, who would use the term Nordic countries when including Finland). The Finns are not a Germanic people.

When and how was Scandinavia colonized?

Scandinavia wasn't colonised. Of course, some inland and northern parts of it were "colonised" by the local population, but modern Scandinavians are largely the native people of Scandinavia. (Though, of course at some point in history they must have arrived, maybe even replacing the "original" " native " population, if there is one.) The first written proof of "the ancestors of modern Scandinavian people" in Scandinavia is in the late 1st century BCE, when Tacitus, a Roman senator and historian wrote about people in Scandinavia. He called one of their tribes the Suiones. He described them having powerful fleets, and described a ship of their's that is an accurate description of a Viking longboat, and other descriptions of their appearance that loosely matched with that of Scandinavians' . The language of the before mentioned "native" population is unknown, but the ancestors of the tribe Tacitus above described, were the ones that "colonised", and that brought the Indo-European language family to Scandinavia were the "Battle Axe culture".. They spoke the likely ancestor of Scandinavian languages.. Their occupation included most of modern-day Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic States, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, northern Ukraine, and western Russia, as well as southern Sweden, Swedish speaking Finland, and a thin line along the southern coasts of Norway. Oh, and to answer when ; these before mentioned "Battle Axe People" started developing in various areas from ca. 3200 BC/2900 BC to ca. 2300 BC/1800 BC.

Is Greenland in Scandinavia?

\nPossibly. Scandinavia either contains three or eight countries, if eight, then yes, if only three, then no. It is a Nordic country anyway.

What states are in Scandinavia?

\nKingdoms. Denmark, Sweden and Norway. If you extend the possible unofficial geograph-cultural borders it would also include, in this order: Åland, Finland, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland .

What is the populaton of Scandinavia?

Scandinavia; Sweden, Denmark and Norway: ~19 million. (2008 est.) Your definition of Scandinavia may vary, so: Nordic Countries;Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and possessions: ~25 million

What is Scandinavia surronded by?

Ocean to the north east, ocean to the north, ocean to the north west, ocean to the west, ocean to the south west, and Germany to the south! Poland, and the Baltic states to the south west and Russia to the east. Finland also to the east if you don't include them as being in Scandinavia.

Is Scandinavia big?

The Scandinavian Peninsula is ~780,000 sq km in size. But that only includes some of Sweden and Norway. But "Scandinavia" as all of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, it has a size of ~878,000 sq km. But that, sort of also includes Svalbard, Jan Mayen and possibly other overseas possessions, but the Faroe Islands, and Greenland are, also, sort of overseas possessions, (though they have a much greater autonomy, as they are different nations) making this previous answer completely irrelevant as they were not included.... Anyway, the total area of the Nordic Countries , (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland) and their possessions is 3.5 million km², making them 200,000 sq km bigger than India. (Greenland accounts for 60% of the total area). But countries with a comparable size of the Scandinavian Peninsula + Denmark (~820,000 sq km) are Namibia, Mozambique, Pakistan and Turkey.

What is the area of Scandinavia?

Scandinavia as in "the Scandinavian peninsula + Denmark" is about ~820,000 sq km. Countries with a comparable size of that are Namibia, Mozambique, Pakistan and Turkey.

What is the GDP of Scandinavia?

All Data from FY2010... Sweden=437.4 Billion USD Norway=285.5 Billion USD Finland=186.6 Billion USD Denmark=202.9 Billion USD Estonia[Officially Considered Part of Scandinavia]=25.6 Billion USD THUS, the TOTAL GDP of Scandinavia = $1.138 Trillion

Is Scandinavia Socialistic?

The Scandinavian countries are not socialist by a traditional Marxist definition, but by a modern standard, they could be classified as socialist based on the fact that approximately half of the GDP runs though the public sectors. The so-called welfare states are primarily a realisation of the political visions of the Social-democratic movements (which already in the 1870-80s rejected anti-parliamentarian revolutions as a means to political change thereby separating itself decisively from the Communist movement). The Social-democratic movements have been less clear in their stance on private vs public ownership of the means of production. Until 1970s there were still parts of the movement that thought that the economy gradually could be taken over by socialist structures (via funds based on pensions or shares of company profits, elected representatives in company boards etc.), but after that time it has been given up, and they fully support the market economy as a necessary engine of a welfarestate.

What is the govermant of Scandinavia?

There is no common government of the geografical area called Scandinavia, but there is a political cooperation organised in the 'Nordisk RÃ¥d', see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Council Denmark, Norway and Sweden were in a personal union from 1397 to 1523, but was still three separate political enties in that period.

Does Scandinavia have its own language?

No, Scandinavia encompasses Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, which don't even all come from the same language family. To some extent, the first three are mutually intelligible since they're very closely related, and Swedish and Finnish can sometimes share common words because of centuries of contact, but otherwise, no.

What are facts about Scandinavia?

vikings lived there. the people were called skandians and i guess they were more pirates than vikings. . Scandinavia includes the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. . Scandinavia is the most developed region of the world. . Scandinavia was home to the vikings. . Scandinavia means 'Land of water'.

Is Finland Scandinavia?

Yes it is. No, it is not. Scandinavia consists of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. However, the Nordic countries consists of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Åland and the Faroe Islands. There is also a term called Fenno-Scandinavia, which consist of Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Does Scandinavia have their own flag?

No, but the flag of the kalmar union (1397-1523) are by some seenas the Scandinavian flag. The Kalmar union is the only time when Scandinavia have beenentirely united.

Can you used euro currency in Scandinavia?

No, you can't in most stores. Denmark and Sweden is a member of EU, but they both have their own currency. Norway is not a member of EU, and also have its own currency. In Denmark, they use Danish kroner. In Sweden they use Swedish kronar. In Norway they use Norwegian kroner.

What is the cause of acid rain in Scandinavia?

Acid rain is caused by emissions of Sulfur_dioxide and Nitrogen_oxide which react with Water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. . However, the nitrogen oxides can also be caused naturally by Lightning strikes, or the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere by Volcano eruptions.

Why did the Vikings not like Scandinavia?

This question is founded on an incorrect assumption, namely that Vikings did not like Scandinavia. They chose to live in Scandinavia and raised their families there. However, as most of the wealth in Europe was on the mainland, the Vikings pillaged the mainland repeatedly to gain that wealth.

What landforms are in Scandinavia?

Scandinavia includes Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Landforms found in Scandinavia are mountains, Fhords which were formed by glaciers, valleys, volcanic landforms, and glaciers.

What is the name Scandinavia?

Scandinavia is derived from the word 'scania' southern part of sweden which used to be the part of Denmark before .

When did Scandinavia become occupied?

Scandinavia is a region, not a country. The countries that make up the region of Scandinavia are Denmark, Norway and Sweden. During WW2, Denmark and Norway were both invaded on April 9, 1940. Sweden was never invaded and was able to remain neutral throughout WW2 by allowing the Nazis to move supplies through Sweden while also offering asylum to Jews fleeing from Nazi persecution.

What are some fact about Scandinavia?

Scandinavia includes the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. . Scandinavia is the most developed region of the world. . Scandinavia was home to the vikings. . Scandinavia means 'Land of water'.

What are 4 Scandinavia countries?

There aren't 4 countries... Norway, Sweden and Denmark are part of Scandinavia. Iceland and Finland are sometimes mistankely included, but they are bad of the Nordic Countries.

What animals are unique to Scandinavia?

There are no animals unique to Scandinavia that cannot be found anywhere else. Common animals in Scandinavia are rabbits/hares, wolverines, fox, deer, and wild boar.

Scandinavia easternmost country is?

Scandinavia easternmost country is Finland. Finland is located between Russia and Sweden and has Norway on its north. The capital city of Finland is Helsinki.

Did the Romans ever invade Scandinavia?

No the Romans never invaded Scandinavia. The furthest north they conquered in continental Europe was the mouth of the river Rhine. They did not go beyond southern Germany and Holland south of the river Rhine.. However the Romans knew of the peoples of Scandinavia. The ancient writer Tacitus mentions them and recently there have been Viking tombs unearthed with Roman artifacts, such as glass and weapons in them. No final conclusion has been drawn. Some historians think that the Romans may have hired men from Scandinavia as mercenaries while others think the artifacts were items from trade.