Comments on: 25 Fun Facts About Scandinavia

By: Brita

Brita — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:03:50 +0000

When asked if I am Scandinavian I reply I am Norwegian. I wonder if that is common or a product of age.?

By: Stephen Chin

Stephen Chin — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:50:10 +0000

Many years ago, while a music student in Stuttgart. I hitch-hiked all over Europe. I remember well the exceptional kindness shown me by the people of Norway. From Oslo I was taken to Bergen and Trondheim. At the beautiful pine-wood youth hostel in Lillehammer there were people from all over the world. A Swedish girl remarked to me, “Your hair is not black. In the sun, it is navy blue.”

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:12:46 +0000

that is a true fact he just wrote but it is a good Scandinavian facts 🙂

By: Jon Kirkeleit

Jon Kirkeleit — Fri, 24 May 2019 13:07:34 +0000

Sorry, David, I must take exception with your first point. While Finland is most certainly not a Scandinavian country, Iceland is. The modern Icelandic language has, like Norsk, Svensk and Dansk, its origins in Old Norse. In fact, the language Icelanders speak today is much closer to Old Norse than those of the other three countries. Furthermore, most Icelanders’ ancestors came from Norway. Many people mistakenly call Finland a Scandinavian country because of its proximity to Norway and Sweden. I think, perhaps, the reverse mistake is being made here because of Iceland’s distance from the other three.