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IntroductiontoScandinavia
PreparedbyM.Eaton&C.O.Alm
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Scandinaviais…
•SwedenandNorway(ScandinavianPeninsula)•Denmark
AndsometimestheentireNordicregionincluding…
•Finland(onthebasisofhistory,geology,andeconomy)•Greenland(autonomouspartoftheKingdomofDenmark)•IcelandandtheFaroeIslands(onthebasisoflanguage,sharedhistory,etc.)
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Sweden
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SwedenNorrland,e.g.•Härjedalen•Norrbotten•Lapland
Svealand,e.g.•Dalarna•Uppland•Värmland
Götaland,e.g.•Västergötland•Skåne•Gotland
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Sweden
Capital:Stockholm
OfQicialnatl.language:Swedish
9.2millioninhabitants(2008)
FamousSwedes:AugustStrindberg,AlfredNobel,IngmarBergman,
GretaGarbo,StellanStarsgård,CarlLarsson,RaoulWallenberg,ABBA,AstridLindgren,Zlatan,Carolus
Linnaeus14WorldHeritagesites,e.g.HanseatictownofVisby,RockCarvingsinTanumBirkaandhovgården
~450,000sq.kmarea
ConstitutionalMonarchy
Currency:Swedishkrona
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WhichNordicregionwasratedasnumber1of133onthe
StewardshipIndexasatraveldestinationbyapanelof437
expertsin2009?(Asmeasuredby“assessmentofauthenticityandstewardship,evaluatingthequalitiesthatmakea
destinationuniqueandmeasuringits‘integrityofplace.’”NationalGeographicTraveler,Nov./Dec.issue,2009,http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/destinations‐rated/about‐text)
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Norway
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Norway
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Norway
4.8millioninhabitants(2008)
~385,000sq.km.area
OfQiciallanguage:2ofQicialNorwegianvarieties,Sami
ConstitutionalMonarchy
Capital:Oslo
FamousNorwegians:HenrikIbsen,Edvard
Grieg,EdvardMunch,LivUllman,KnutHamsun,RoaldAmundsen,A‐ha7WorldHeritagesites,e.g.WestNorwegianQjords,
UrnesStaveChurch
Currency:Norwegiankrone
(NOK)
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WhichNordicnationhasa“freetown”withinitscapital?ItalsoqualiQiedtothetheFIFA(soccer)
WorldCupinSouthAfrica.
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Denmark
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Denmark
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Denmark
Fiveregions
•Nordjylland•Midtjylland•Syddanmark•Sjaelland•Hovedstaden
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Denmark
5.5millioninhabitants
(2008)ConstitutionalMonarchy
OfQiciallanguage:Danish
Capital:Copenhagen(København)~43,000sq.kmarea
FamousDanes:H.C.Andersen,KarenBlixen,ViktorBorge,LarsvonTrier,HelenaChristensen,JørnUtzon,SørenKirkegaard,NielsBohr,TychoBrahe
3WorldHeritagesites,e.g.Kronoborgcastle,Jellingemounds/runicstone/church
Currency:Danishkrone
(DKK)~400islands,~70inhabited
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FaroeIslands
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TheFaeroes
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TheFaeroes
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FaroeIslands18islands,14,000
sq.kmarea
~49,000inhabitants(2008)
Self‐governingregionoftheKingdomofDenmark
Nationallanguage:Faroese(closetoIcelandic)
Over80%belongtostatechurch,fólkakirkjan
Currency:Faroekróna
Capital:Tórshavn
FamousFaroese:SunleifRasmussen,WilliamHeinesen,ZachariasHeinesen,HeðinBrú
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WhichNordiccountryhadthehighestmathandscienceliteracyamong15‐year‐oldsinOECDcountriesinthemostrecent
PISAscores(2006)?
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Finland
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Finland
1Etelä‐Suomenlääni(SouthernFinland)
2Länsi‐Suomenlääni(WesternFinland)
3Itä‐Suomenlääni(EasternFinland)
4Oulunlääni(OuluProvince)
5Lapinlääni(LaplandProvince)
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Finland
5.3millioninhabitants(2009)
~338,000sq.km.area
Nationallanguages:Finnish,Swedish(minority)
multipartyrepublicwithapresidentandaunicameralparliament
Capital:Helsinki
FamousFinns:ToveJansson,AlvarAalto,LinusTorvalds,J.L.
Runeberg7WorldHeritagesites,
e.g.VerlaMill,FortressofSoumenlinna,
Currency:Euro
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Ålandislands
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Autonomous
SwedishasofQiciallanguage
EUregionstatus
Inthismapcontext:Nordic‐Balticties
WhichNordiccountryappliedforEUmembershipinJuly2009?
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Iceland
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Iceland
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Iceland
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Iceland
~103,000sq.kmarea
307,000inhabitants(2009)
ConstitutionalRepublicwithpresidentandAlþingi
OfQiciallanguage:IcelandicOfQicialreligion:evangelicalLutheran
Currency:Icelandkróna
Capital:Reykjavík
FamousIcelanders:Björk,SigurRós,LeifrEiríksson,HalldórLaxness,ÁrniMagnússon,VigdísFinnbogadóttir,SnorriSturluson
2WorldHeritagesites:ÞingvellirNationalPark,Surtsey
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WhereintheNordicregionwerethere‘Viking’‐foundedsettlementsthatdisappearedaroundthe15th
century?
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Greenland
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Greenland
•Qaasuitsup(North)
•Qeqqata(West)
•Kujalleq(South)
•Semersooq(East)
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GreenlandLanguages:Greenlandic(an
Eskimo‐Aleutlanguage),Danish
58,000inhabitants(2009)
Currency:Danishkrone
~2,160,000sqkmarea
Capital:Nuuk
parliamentarydemocracy&constitutionalmonarchy(autonomouswithforeignaffairscontrolledbyDenmark)
FamousGreenlanders:Kimmernaq,HansLynge.OneWorldHeritagesite:IlulissatIceQjord
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WhatistheregionofScandinavia’sindigenouspopulations?
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Sápmi
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Sápmi
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Sápmi
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Citation information: Eaton, M. & Alm, C. O. (2010). Introduction to Scandianvia. [Lecture notes]
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ImagesInformaVononimagesfromWikimediaCommons:• Flags
– hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sweden.svg– hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Denmark.svg– hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Norway.svg– hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Finland.svg– hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Greenland.svg– hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg– hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sami_flag.svg – hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg
• Sapmilocatormap:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LocaVonSapmi.png• hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nordic‐countries.png• SwedenLandsdelar,byLapplänning,hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sverigekarta‐Landsdelar,_namn_och_landskap.svg• Swedenprovinces:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sverigekarta‐Landskap_Text.svg• NorwaycounVes:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Norway_counVes.svg• NorwayLandsdeler:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Norske_landsdeler_H.png• LoenvatnetNorway:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loenvatnet_1.JPG• DenmarkMap:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Da‐map.png• Denmarkregions:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denmark_regions_es.svg• FaroeMap:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_faroe_islands_in_europe_‐_english_capVon.png• FaroeMap2:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faroe_islands_map_with_island_names.png• Porkeri,FaroeIs.:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porkeri_(faroe_islands)_mountains.JPG• FinlandCIAmap:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finland‐CIA_WFB_Map.png• Finlandprovinces:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FI‐provinces‐numbered.svg• Icelandmaps:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CIA_Factbook_map_of_Iceland.png• Horse:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IcelandicHorseInWinter.jpg• Greenlandmap:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greenland‐muni‐names.svg• Greenlandmap:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gl‐map.png• VillageofKulusuk:hTp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kulusuk,_Greenland_2.jpg• Turkucathedral:hTp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Turku_cathedral_26‐Dec‐2004.jpg
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