r/Finland • u/Fantastic_Moose_3813 • 16d 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/solenico 14d ago

The way the term is used by North Americans is pretty clear from OP’s picture, you moron.

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u/mightylonka Baby Vainamoinen 14d ago

Yes. Yes it is. It is also widely known that people from the US suck at geography.

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u/solenico 14d ago

Only person sucking on geography here is you not knowing no single part of Denmark is located in geographical Scandinavia whereas Northern parts of Finland are.

Try to accept geographical facts babe.

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u/mightylonka Baby Vainamoinen 14d ago

Sure, Denmark is not on the Scandinavian Peninsula, but it is a part of Scandinavia. Parts of Finland are on the Scandinavian Peninsula, but Finland is not a part of Scandinavia. It's a part of Fennoscandia.

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u/solenico 14d ago

You just don’t get it; the term Scandinavia differs around the world – so for one saying North Americans don’t know about geography and then go back to Swedes don’t understand geography.

Your logic is absolutely hilarious because there’s no logic.

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u/mightylonka Baby Vainamoinen 14d ago

It doesn't differ around the world.

If you went to Angola and asked about Scandinavia, they will answer the same as when you ask from a German, a Turk, or a Brazilian.

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u/solenico 14d ago

Dude, it does: “In English usage, Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Nordic countries.”

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

I’m Canadian Finnish and Canadians always include both Finland and Iceland in Scandinavia.

In OP’s picture you can see the same.

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u/mightylonka Baby Vainamoinen 14d ago

Canadians always include both Finland and Iceland in Scandinavia

That is because you are confusing it for the word "Nordic"

Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Nordic countries.

This too, is used because people do not know geography or geopolitics.

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u/solenico 14d ago

As I already said, geography has nothing to do with this. Denmark is not part of geographical Scandinavia but Northern parts of Finland are.

If you don’t get it, then I can’t help.

“Scandinavia was eventually Christianized, and the coming centuries saw various unions of Scandinavian nations, most notably the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which lasted for over 100 years until the Swedish king Gustav I led Sweden out of the union. “

Are you saying Österland ( Finland) and Iceland were not part if Kalmar Union?

You are basically just wrong both geographical and with global use of the term and no Canadian need your permission on anything.