Fennoscandia

English

Etymology

From Latin Fennia (“Finland”) + Scandia (“Scandinavia”).

Proper noun

Fennoscandia

(geography) the area comprising the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia, Finland and Denmark.
(geology) the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield.
(culture) the culture group comprising the Finnic, Sami, and Scandinavian cultures.

Usage notes

Unlike the term ‘Nordic countries’, Fennoscandia does not include Iceland, Greenland, or other geographically disconnected overseas areas.

Synonyms

Fenno-Scandinavia

Derived terms

Fennoscandian
Fennoscandian Shield

Related terms

Fenno-Scandinavian

Translations

geographic area

Esperanto: Fenoskandio
Estonian: Fennoskandia
Finnish: Fennoskandia (fi)
French: Fennoscandie (fr) f

German: Fennoskandinavien, Fennoskandien
Portuguese: Fenoscândia f
Swedish: Fennoskandien (sv) c

Fennoscandian Shield

Estonian: Fennoskandi kilp
Finnish: Baltian kilpi
German: Fennoskandischer Schild m

Spanish: Escudo báltico m
Swedish: Fennoskandiska skölden c

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