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 Fennoscandia in March 2002 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Europe |
| Coordinates | 63°N 17°E / 63°N 17°E / 63; 17 |
| Adjacent to | Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| Highest elevation | 2,469 m (8100 ft) |
| Highest point | Galdhøpiggen |
| Administration | |
| Autonomous regions |  Åland |
| Republics of Russia | Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, and parts of Leningrad Oblast |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | |
Fennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian: Fennoskandia; Russian: Фенноскандия, romanized: Fennoskandiya), Fenno-Scandinavia,[1] or the Fennoscandian Peninsula, is a peninsula in Europe which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia.[2] Administratively, this roughly encompasses the mainlands of Finland, Norway and Sweden,[3] as well as Murmansk Oblast, the Republic of Karelia, and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia.
Its name comes from the Latin words Fennia (Finland) and Scandia (Scandinavia).[4] The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898.[5] Geologically, the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archean granite and gneiss with very little limestone, in contrast to adjacent areas in Europe.
In biology, the term is often limited to Norway, Sweden and Finland. Fennoscandia is not a distinct biogeographical region.[6]
The term is sometimes used to refer to a cultural or political grouping of Finland with the Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Norway and Denmark.[7] The broader term Nordic region also encompasses Iceland, as well as the autonomous territories of Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.[8]
See also
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- Baltoscandia – Geopolitical concept
- Cap of the North – Region in Northern EuropePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
- Scandinavia – Subregion of northern Europe
- Sápmi – Sámi cultural region of Fennoscandia
References
- ^ Hansen, Lars Ivar; Olsen, Björnar (2013). Hunters in Transition. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 10. ISBN 978-90-04-25254-7.
- ^ Cummings, Vicki; Jordan, Peter; Zvelebil, Marek, eds. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 838.
- ^ Lavsund, Sten; Nygren, Tuire; Solberg, Erling (2003). "Status of moose populations and challenges to moose management in Fennoscandia". Alces. Archived from the original on 6 March 2007.
- ^ "Fennoscandia [fen′ō skan′dē ə]". Your Dictionary. LoveToKnow, Corp. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ De Geer, Sten (1928). "Das geologische Fennoskandia und das geographische Baltoskandia" [The geological Fennoscandia and the geographical Baltoscandia] (PDF). Geografiska Annaler (in German). 10. Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography: 119–139. OCLC 604361828. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Frafjord, Karl (30 November 2025), "Fennoskandia", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 16 December 2025
- ^ "Fennoscandia, n.". Oxford English Dictionary Online (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Facts about the Nordic countries". Nordic Co-operation. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
Further reading
- Ramsay, W. (1898). "Über die Geologische Entwicklung der Halbinsel Kola in der Quartärzeit". Fennia 16(1), 151 p.
External links
Media related to Fennoscandia at Wikimedia Commons- Geological Map of the Fennoscandian Shield
- The Fennoscandian Shield Within Fennoscandia
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