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Fennoscandia

Geographical peninsula in Europe

Summary

Geographical peninsula in Europe

Field	Value
name	Fennoscandia
local_name	{{unbulleted list	item_style=font-size:88%
image_name	Scandinavia M2002074 lrg.jpg
image_caption	Fennoscandia in March 2002
map_image	Fennoscandia (orthographic projection).svg
map_size	220px
location	Northern Europe
waterbody	Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean
coordinates
highest_mount	Galdhøpiggen
elevation_m	2,469
country	Norway
country1	Sweden
country2	Finland
country2_admin_divisions_title	Autonomous regions
country2_admin_divisions	Åland
country3	Russia
country3_admin_divisions_title	Republics of Russia
country3_admin_divisions	Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, and parts of Leningrad Oblast
languages	{{hlist

NOTOC |Fennoskandien (Norwegian, Swedish) |Fennoskandia (Finnish, Karelian, Veps) |Feennaskandii (Northern Sami, Lule Sami, Southern Sami) |smn |sms |ru |Norwegian |Swedish |Finnish |Sámi |Russian |Kven |Meänkieli |Karelian |Veps |Northern Sámi |Lule Sámi |Southern Sámi |Inari Sámi |Skolt Sámi |Romani |Scandoromani}}

Fennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and ; ), Fenno-Scandinavia, or the Fennoscandian Peninsula, is a peninsula in Europe which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia. Administratively, this roughly encompasses the mainlands of Finland, Norway and Sweden, as well as Murmansk Oblast, the Republic of Karelia, and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia.

Usage history

Its name comes from the Latin words Fennia (Finland) and Scandia (Scandinavia). The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898. 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

In biology, the term is often limited to Norway, Sweden and Finland. Fennoscandia is not a distinct biogeographical region.

Politics and culture

The term is sometimes used to refer to a cultural or political grouping of Finland with the Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The broader term Nordic region also encompasses Iceland, as well as the autonomous territories of Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

References

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(1928). "Das geologische Fennoskandia und das geographische Baltoskandia". Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography.
Frafjord, Karl. (2025-11-30). "Fennoskandia". Store norske leksikon.
(December 2019). "Fennoscandia, n.". [[Oxford University Press]].
"Facts about the Nordic countries".

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