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Yes, and from where did the Angles, Jutes and Saxons come from? From present day Poland and Germany. So to say Finns are Russians because they came originally from Russia makes as much sense as to say Englishmen are Poles.
It does make sense to say the Brits are German/Germanic Pole/Dane. As it makes sense to state that Finns are Russians.
For example after watching this video, Russia feels like it would be on another planet. Something like this could never ever be possible in Finland. We don't have, and don't want to have anything in common with these barbarians.
Talk in moderate tones and do not do anything to call attention to yourself.
The basic business style is formal - i.e. there is relatively little small talk and Finns prefer people to speak succinctly and to focus purely on business.
The english language doesn´t have a word for Norden which Finland is part of, there for all english speakers lumps Finland together with Scandinavia.
Spanish and Italian are from what I gather a bit more strict.
The Dutch seem to use both (?) quite flexibly
Politiek gezien bestaat Scandinavië uit Denemarken, Noorwegen en Zweden. Dit is de definitie die in Scandinavië zelf wordt gehanteerd en men kan aan de hand van deze definitie stellen dat Scandinavië een deel van "Norden" is (zie derde definitie).
Historisch en cultureel gezien bestaat Scandinavië uit de lidstaten van de Noordse Raad: Denemarken, Finland, IJsland, Noorwegen en Zweden. In het Deens, Noors en Zweeds wordt dit aangeduid als "Norden" en in het Fins als "Pohjoismaat".
Meestal wordt de tweede of de derde definitie gebruikt.
And noticed that the last time I went to the Netherlands. I ordered in English and the discussion went like this:
"Oh, are you from Germany?"
- No, from Finland
"Oh, I would've guessed. You Scandinavians speak always so good English!"
As I've said before, I have no energy to try to teach a term called the "Nordic Countries" to every foreigner I encounter, or correct them. I leave that to the anal Swedes and Norwegians who want to be a besserwisser.
Well, most people think that Scandinavia is just a synonym for Northern Europe. I guess they are not aware of the fact that the name of the peninsula is "Scandinavia". It's also a bit catchier than "Nordische Staaten"
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