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IntroductiontoScandinavia

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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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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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