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The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. ' the North ') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe, plus the Faroe Islands. The Nordic countries have an aggregate population of about 24 million. The Nordic Countries are also the member countries of the Nordic Council: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
People from the Nordic world beyond Norway, Denmark and Sweden may be offended at being either included in or excluded from the category of "Scandinavia". [34] Nordic countries is used unambiguously for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, including their associated territories Greenland, the Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands. [35]
This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. Urban areas in the Nordic countries are measured at national level, independently by each country's statistical office. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Finland also uses tätort in Swedish and taajama in Finnish, Statistics Denmark uses ...
This is a list of the most populous municipalities in the Nordic countries, with only municipalities of at least 100,000 inhabitants. Of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), every country has at least one city above 100,000 inhabitants.
Nordic countries filled out the top of the list, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden following Finland. Tanja Koivisto, with Finland's tourism board, says it's not that Finland is free from these ...
Some proposed measures are a common Nordic diplomacy and an enhanced role of diplomatic missions. [11] [12] [13] The Nordic countries have also signed a memorandum of understanding [14] with the Baltic states on the posting of diplomats at each other's missions abroad, [15] [16] [17] under the auspices of Nordic-Baltic Eight. [18]
Finland once again topped the list of happiest countries, while the U.S. had a significant drop. Nordic countries top happiest places on Earth, while US drops on list [Video] Skip to main content