Fennoscandia and
Fenno-Scandinavia are geographic and geological terms used to describe the
Scandinavian Peninsula, the
Kola Peninsula,
Karelia and
Finland. Geologically, the term also alludes to the underlying
Fennoscandian Shield of
Norway,
Sweden, Finland, and northern
Denmark, which is the exposed portion of the
Baltic Shield that makes up the bulk of Europe. The Fennoscandian Shield in
Scandinavia is over 3.1 billion years old.
In a cultural sense, Fennoscandia signifies the historically close contact between
Sami,
Finnish,
Swedish,
Norwegian and
Russian peoples and cultures. Unlike the term "
Nordic countries", Fennoscandia does not include
Denmark,
Iceland,
Greenland or other geographically disconnected overseas areas.
The
White Sea-Baltic Canal separates Fennoscandia from the
Russian
landmass.
See also
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