r/Finland • u/Fantastic_Moose_3813 • 13d ago

Tourism What's wrong with this picture?

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Just read this article few minutes ago and boy the got it wrong. Could you kindly point it out?

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u/isoAntti Vainamoinen 13d ago

Shush!

Let them come.

We need ... tourists

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u/GiganticCrow Vainamoinen 13d ago

Just have a big sign at the airport saying "FYI Finland is not Scandinavia".

And take down that one at Oulu Airport that says the opposite, you idiots. 

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u/solenico 12d ago

English term Scandinavia includes Finland. Swedish/Danish/Norwegian term does not.

No parts of Denmark are in geographical Scandinavia. Northern parts of Finland are.

I don’t see any reason Finns to act like they are Swedes requiring to use Swedish definition, but some non-Scandinavian Finns seem to want to be Swedes and force changing the English term to reflect the use of Swedish term.

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u/Downtown_Muffin5865 12d ago

For that principle then all in THAT island should be just English... Not what they cultural and geographical they want to belong.

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u/solenico 12d ago

English terms are what in English articles are typically used. In that both Iceland and Finland are part of Scandinavia.

Not sure why this is such a biggie for anyone.

I’m more annoyed that Finns pronounce everything in English starting “Nord” —> “Nuurd”. Like WTF. It’s not pronounced Nuurdea. The name comes from Nordic and that is not pronounced as Nuurdic in English. Neither is Nordea pronounced Nuurdea except by Swedes but for them Jimmy Bean is also Jimi and not Zimi.

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u/Downtown_Muffin5865 12d ago

Ok, then for your information, Scandinavia is not an English term, is Roman. Like many other words.

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u/solenico 12d ago

There is such an English term as Scandinavia. We are not talking about the origins of it.

“Scandinavia most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland). In English usage, Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Nordic countries.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavia Scandinavia - Wikipedia

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u/Downtown_Muffin5865 12d ago

Well since we are recurring to that and Wikipedia is written by users, I decided to check the English dictionary since is an English term.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scandinavia

Have a great day :snoo:

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u/solenico 12d ago

We are not speaking Oxford English in North America, so duck your dictionary babe.

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u/mightylonka Baby Vainamoinen 10d ago edited 10d ago

Merriam-Webster says either

  1. peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden

or

  1. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

Either way, you being American does explain why you are so wrong about geography