Iceland's welfare model is based on a "welfare-to-work" (see workfare) model while part of Finland's welfare state includes the voluntary sector playing a significant role in providing care for the elderly. Politically and geographically, Finland is part of the Nordic region but not the Scandinavian region. Now you're thinking of the "Nordic Countries" which has the countries: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. Scandinavian is both a geographic and a cultural concept. You can add to the conversation on YouTube or let me know on this blog post. Especially in English, Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries, but that term more properly refers to the three monarchies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. That depends! Scandinavia has only three countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark. I'd say Finland isn't, but some people happily extend the term "Scandinavia" to Finland, along with Iceland and some even to Svalbard and Greenland. No. The clearest example of the use of the term Scandinavia as a political and societal construct is the unique position of Finland, based largely on the fact that most of modern-day Finland was part of Sweden for more than six centuries (see: Finland under Swedish rule), thus to much This peninsula contains the countries of Norway and Sweden. And their representative said yes, Finland is a part of Scandinavia. Neighboring Denmark and Finland, as well as Iceland, are also considered to be part of this region. I mean there was no such thing as a seprate country called Finland it was just a part of Sweden. Finland is less frequently counted as part of Scandinavia than Denmark, even though, as stated above, geographically there is a lot of reason to count at least the country's north as part of it. If you are from Finland or the other parts of Scandinavia, tell me what you think. Scandinavia is a large region of northern Europe that is predominantly made up of the Scandinavian Peninsula. So with that, I’m going to say. If you want to hear why he thinks that is so, you’ll have to watch this video. Geologically, the Scandinavian Peninsula comprises the mainland of Norway and Sweden as well as the northernmost part of Finland. Why a maths teacher call a thief as 420. Nordic countries are: Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. It is not a question of Finland not “technically” being a part of Scandinavia, in NO WAY is it a part of Scandinavia, ask anywhere in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden if in doubt).

... Nordic Lights: Work, Management and Welfare in Scandinavia. And their representative said yes, Finland is a part of Scandinavia. If you want to hear why he thinks that is so, you’ll have to watch this video.

The Finnish history is closely intertwined with that of Sweden in particular, … Sweden–Finland (Finnish: Ruotsi-Suomi, Swedish: Sverige-Finland) is a Finnish historiographical term referring to Sweden from the twelfth century to the Napoleonic wars. Scandinavia are Sweden, Norway and Denmark, but Finland was part of Sweden up until 1809, so the opinions differ on that. In 1809, the realm was split after the Finnish war. No. Finland, according to some Finns I know, is not part of Scandinavia, which comprises Denmark, Norway and Sweden. So with that, I’m going to say.

Others also say Iceland and the Faroe Islands should count. When a racer gets thrown out of a race he gets this. The eastern half came to constitute the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, in personal union with Imperial Russia.
As for the cultural concept, it is mostly linguistic. Most of the time, "Scandinavia" is used to mean places where people speak Scandinavian languages (also called North Germanic languages).The Scandinavian languages …

If you are from Finland or the other parts of Scandinavia, tell me what you think. Is Finland part of Scandinavia?

There are already correct answers but let's put this simply.
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