Northern Europe
Vikings' ancestral homeland
Northern Europe is the region comprising the northernmost countries of the European continent, typically including the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland) and often the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).
Some definitions extend to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Low Countries.
The region is associated with cold climates, high standards of living, and social democratic governance models.
Scandinavian constitutional monarchy
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
- IcelandNordic island republic
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
Faroe Islands · Greenland · Lapland · Sami · welfare state · hygge · midnight sun · aurora borealis
Nordic countries collectively
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- ØresundScandinavian strait
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
Low temperature state
- frostThin ice coating
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
polar night · midnight sun · aurora borealis · winter · permafrost · ice · blizzard · subzero
Northern Baltic republic
- LatviaBaltic republic, northern Europe
- LithuaniaBaltic European republic
- RigaLatvian capital city
- TallinnEstonia's main city
Vilnius · amber · Gulf of Finland · Hanseatic · Baltic Sea · Old Town
Medieval Norse sailing vessels
- sagasExtended heroic narratives
- runesOld Germanic script
- ValhallaHall for fallen warriors
- OdinChief Norse deity
Leif Erikson · Thor · berserkers · mead hall · jarl · skald · shieldmaiden · Vinland
Denmark
Scandinavian constitutional monarchy
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
- IcelandNordic island republic
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
Sweden · Faroe Islands · Greenland · Lapland · Sami · welfare state · hygge · midnight sun · aurora borealis · fjord
Scandinavia
Nordic countries collectively
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- ØresundScandinavian strait
cold
Low temperature state
arctic · polar night · midnight sun · aurora borealis · winter · permafrost · ice · blizzard · subzero · long nights
Estonia
Northern Baltic republic
Tallinn · Vilnius · amber · Gulf of Finland · Hanseatic · Baltic Sea · Old Town
longships
Medieval Norse sailing vessels
Leif Erikson · Odin · Thor · berserkers · mead hall · jarl · skald · shieldmaiden · Vinland · Norse
Northern EuropeSouthern Europe
Continent's warm coastal region
Iberia · Southern Italy · Central Europe · Western Europe · Eastern Europe
Northern EuropeLatin America
Romance-speaking Western Hemisphere
Southeast Asia · Southern Africa · South America · Australasia · Antarctica
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