"Norge ligger i Skandinavien."

Translation: Norway is in Scandinavia.

[123annn]

What is the difference between "Skandinavien" and "Norden"?

[Zmrzlina]

Skandinavien = Sweden, Norway and Denmark (excluding Faroe Islands and Greenland)

Norden = Skandinavien + Iceland, Finland and Danish self-governing provinces, i.e. Faroe Islands and Greenland

[Neco_Coneco]

Language learning + geography lessons= :D

[Vladvarg]

Tack så mycket ! I was wondering the same thing.

Det är ganska intressant ! That's the kind of thing I like to know :)

[zuvedra_mandra]

And what about Iceland? Does it belong to Norden?

[MonsieurCal]

Yes it does.

[Steven_Dorey]

Is "Scandinavien" spelled with an "en" at the end because it literally translates to "the Scandinavia"? (A bit like we say "Canada" in English but "le Canada" in French.)

[Zmrzlina]

Not really. It's just the Swedish eqivalent of the English -ia ending of many countries.

[Steven_Dorey]

Thanks!

[MonsieurCal]

What is the adjectival version? Scandinavian Counties = _?

[PeterMatts]

"Norway's in Scandinavia" is wrong, but "Norway is in Scandinavia" is correct. Why are these two considered to be different?

[itatane]

Is it possible to say "Norway lies in Scandinavia?"

[kiteo]

It’s grammatically correct if an older form. I prefer it - sounds more poetic :)

[Marta642198]

Really? In Polish we use the same construction, but it isn't old-fashioned/poetic one. It's commonly used.