"Sweden is in Scandinavia."

Translation: Sverige ligger i Skandinavien.

[mokane3562]

Instead of Scandinavia I said Norden. I thought they were considered the same thing. Am I thinking of the wrong word?

[danielbrandon85]

Nordic countries include Iceland and Finland, which are not part of scandinavia

[jwbards]

Skandinavien? Definite?

[LenaStorli]

"-ien" is a common Swedish ending to many countries or geographic regions, like Italien, Spanien, Asien, Skandinavien. It is considered more as a part of the name than as the definite form.

[Krizelfo]

This has probably been in other discussions, but can anyone please simply explain the difference between "i" and "på" ? :)

[Lundgren8]

Generally, i is in and på is on, but then when they’re used can differ a lot between Swedish and English. Prepositions tend to be tricky.