scandinavia n photo tour by Adam Toth

scandinavia from space

scandinavian population

scandinavia in gdp (ppp)

scandinavia in hdi

scandinavian society end of welfare state politics urbanized societies feminism in all areas immigrants spreading environmental protection sami (laponian) population in the north advanced transportation travelling around the globe heavy internet use

peninsula stable and large crust segment formed of very old, metamorphic crystalline rocks mineral deposits of metals, oil and gas in North Sea glaciation soil covering substrate was scraped by ice fjords glaciers deepened river vallies tundra biosphere of subarctic areas scandinavian geographics

9,500 BC oldest evidence of habitants 98 AD Tacitus - Suiones, 551 AD Jordanus - Dani 793 plunder of Lindisfarne - the Viking Ages 872 +/- 2 first permanent settlement on Iceland 930 the first parliament is Alþingi - Icelandic Free State 965 Harald Bluetooth and Denmark is christianized the Kalmar Union 1814 Treaty of Kiel signs todays borders scandinavian history

literature during the Viking Ages stories told by skálds sagas and eddaic songs of norse Gods, later people (Egils saga by Snorri Sturluson from Egill Skallagrímur) modern literature expanded from late 19th century swedish child stories and rhymes (Selma Lagerlöf, Astrid Lindgren), contemporary drama (Henrik Ibsen, Per Olov Enquist, Lars Norén) linguistics - from old norse to mutual intelligibility philosophy - Søren Kierkegaard’s extistentialism scandinavian culture

movies Ingmar Bergman ( ), Lars von Trier & Dogma movement in ‘90s music vast number of bands, many worldclass performers in various styles (ABBA, A-ha, Roxette, Hanoi Rocks, Mayhem, Entombed, The Hives, Raunchy, Garmarna) famous video directors (Jonas Åkerlund) contemporary music (Arne Nordheim, György Ligeti) architecture & interior design (IKEA) scandinavian culture

sápmi - laponian people Laponian territory is divided between 4 countries ca. 70,000 say they are Laponians, but more have roots laponian is part of the finno-ugrian languages own parliament acrossing borders from reindeer hunting to modern age in a century Laponia sápmi

sweden sverige 9,127, ,964 km²20 /km²populationareadensity

sweden sverige 9,127, ,964 km² 20 /km²populationareadensity

norway norge 4,705, ,155 km² 12 /km²populationareadensity

iceland ísland 309, ,000 km² 3 /km²populationareadensity

denmark danmark populationareadensity5,457,415 43,094 km² /km²

faroe islands færøerne populationareadensity48,317 1,399 km² 34 /km²

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