Northern Europe

Northern Europe is a name of the northern part of the European continent. At different times this region has been defined differently but today it is generally seen to include:

Remarks

• The Baltic sea countries, as a related term, also include Germany, Poland and Russia
• The Baltic States were during the Cold War and before that during the height of the Russian Empire considered to be part of Eastern Europe, although the peoples are not Slavonics, and the Baltic States share much history and many common traits with the Nordic countries.
• Scandinavia is a somewhat ambiguous concept covering some or all of the Nordic countries.