Scandinavian Countries
There are 3 Scandinavian Countries.
Scandinavia strictly refers to three countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which share closely related languages and a common history. People often use the word loosely to mean all of Northern Europe, but that broader group is properly called the Nordic countries, which adds Finland and Iceland. The distinction matters because Finnish is not related to the Scandinavian languages at all.
3 countriesScandinavia proper is Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The wider Nordic group adds Finland and Iceland.
| No. | Country | Capital | Currency | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 |  Denmark | Copenhagen | DKK kr | 6,009,169 |
| 167 |  Norway | Oslo | NOK kr | 5,610,870 |
| 216 |  Sweden | Stockholm | SEK kr | 10,596,620 |
How this list is defined
Scandinavia proper is Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The wider Nordic group adds Finland and Iceland.
Membership of a cultural or political grouping is not always settled, and different sources draw the line in different places. Stating the rule up front is the point: it lets you judge whether this list answers your question, instead of wondering why a country you expected is missing. Every figure in the table comes from the dataset described on the data page.
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Populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); other fields from open datasets. Membership of cultural regions can vary between sources; this list uses the definition stated above. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.