The question: is Finland a Scandinavic country?
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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.