Where you all from??

Where do you live?

  • Asia

    Votes: 3 3.6%
  • Australia

    Votes: 9 10.8%
  • Pacific Islands

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • New Zealand

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • U.S.A

    Votes: 30 36.1%
  • Canada

    Votes: 6 7.2%
  • South America

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Central America

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Europe

    Votes: 8 9.6%
  • Scandanavia

    Votes: 13 15.7%
  • Greenland

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Iceland

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Africa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • South Africa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Middle East

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • United Kingdom

    Votes: 9 10.8%
  • Russia

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    83
The question: is Finland a Scandinavic country?


In article yc4Pcc2w165w@sms.business.uwo.ca,
Leif Romell wrote:


> I thought we had been through this. Finland is NOT a part of Scandinavia.
>
> Scandinavia:

Denmark
> Norway
> Sweden
>
> The Nordic countries:

Denmark
> Finland
> Iceland
> Norway
> Sweden
>

Aeronavic definition:
If Scandinavia is defined as 'the countries that run SAS Airline', then
Denamrk, Norway, and Sweden are Scandinavia.

Geographical definition:
If Scandinavia is defined as the countries located on the Scandinavian
peninsula then Norway and Denmark are Scandinavia.

Heraldric definition:
If Scandinavia is defined as the countries with flags which are variations
on the Dannebrog then Iceland, the Faroes, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Finland, Åland, Ingermanland (!), and Karelia (!!!!!!) are Scandinavia.

Iscythophagic definition:
If Scandinavia is defined as the countries where people eat pickled herring
whenever they have the opportunity then Iceland, the Faroes, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Finland,and Åland are Scandinavia.

Sociopolitical definition:
If Scandinavia is defined as the countries where Social-Democratic-style
welfare states were etsablished and flourished up until about 1990, then
Iceland, the Faroes, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Åland are
Scandinavia.

Restrictive linguistic definition:
If Scandinavia is defined as the countries where languages descended from
Old Norse are spoken as the majority language then Iceland, the Faroes,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Åland are Scandinavia.

Liberal linguistic definition:
If Scandinavia is defined as the countries where languages descended from
Old Norse are spoken by a significant segment of the indigenous population
and have official status then Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Åland and Finland are Scandinavia.
 
I live in Keh-yen-tuck-eeyy (trying to make it as many syllables as possible, because, somehow, some people have the ability to make my name, Beth, last for 3 syllables).

I'm fascinated by the Nordic countries. When I retire, I'm moving to either Iceland or Sweden....preferably Iceland.
 
I live in a giant bucket.
 
Middle East.
Which could be divided into Oman, Yemen, Saudi, UAE, etc.

Each of which could be divided into, say, Muscat, Salalah, Sur, Sohar, etc. ;)