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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 |
| 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 |
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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.
Usage history
[edit]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.
Biology
[edit]In biology, the term is often limited to Norway, Sweden and Finland. Fennoscandia is not a distinct biogeographical region.[6]
Politics and culture
[edit]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 Europe
- Scandinavia – Subregion of northern Europe
- Sápmi – Sámi cultural region of Fennoscandia
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Ramsay, W. (1898). "Über die Geologische Entwicklung der Halbinsel Kola in der Quartärzeit". Fennia 16(1), p. 151
External links
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Media related to Fennoscandia at Wikimedia Commons- Geological Map of the Fennoscandian Shield
- The Fennoscandian Shield Within Fennoscandia
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