Talk:Nordic country
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- Probably. See [Lysator/Talk].
Germany is also one of the Nordic lands. Many of the myths originated in Germany. The flag may differ from the others, but keep in mind that Germany has had many government changes in the past.
The term Nordic countries refers to the group of countries collaborating in the Nordic council. The term is recent and arose out of need after the second world war when the Nordic Council was formed. Another term is the Scandinavian countries which refers to the ambitions to unite Sweden-Norway and Denmark politically. While it is possible to talk about a single Scandinavian country or even a single country as a member of the Nordic council, the term Nordic countries is merely used to describe the countries collectively. The term Nordic country describes at best something enterely different than one of the Nordic countries, or is else a non-term. /mic 14:31 Jan 13, 2003 (UTC)
Including local name for area
In other Wikipedia articles of similar nature, the local name of the area is included in the article. It is my understanding that the term Norden is the one used in at least Scandinavia. Should we include this term in paranthesis in the first paragraph of the article?
I have created a redirect for Norden to this article.
Bosse Klykken 17:22, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Is Germany actually one of the Nordic lands? I posted that before and thought I was right, but now I'm not sure.Mauipsyko 23:28, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Not in this sense...
What about the norwegian/swedish union? This is the 100th anniversiary of its ending, it ought imho be mentioned (but I'm not knowledgable enough to write about it).
