Fennoscandia
Meanings
name
- A peninsula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula).
- the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield.
- the culture group comprising the Finnic, Sami, and Scandinavian cultures.
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Etymology
From Latin Fennia (“Finland”) + Scandia (“Scandinavia”).
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