Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region in Northern Europe consisting of the greater part of the Scandinavian and Jutland peninsulas and the islands in between. The region encompasses three sovereign states:

Denmark
Norway
Sweden
These three countries have recognized each other as parts of a political and cultural region since the height of the nationalist movements in these countries in the middle of the 19th century (Scandinavism). The region takes its name from the peninsula, which in turn is thought to be named after the historical province of Skåne (Scania) situated in present-day Sweden at the southern extreme of the Scandinavian peninsula.

Before the mid-19th century, the region included a larger area of Northern Europe, comparable to the modern "Greater Scandinavia":

Denmark-Norway
Sweden-Finland

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