This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.
The Nordic states, cultures or languages are of course very different
if judged by us Nordeners ourself. :->> But seen from the outside the
cultural characteristics are not more different than we all well could
have belonged to the same nation. Not quite seriously, I here use the
unconventional term "Nordishness" for the characteristics of us - as
if Norden had been one state or nation.
 
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