Finland - Scandinavian, Slavic or just a diferent altogether?

Its a question thats always bugged me, i mean its easy to tell them apart looks wise, but due to their geography, mentality and culture, they can be said to be both

Finno-Ugric, like the Hungarians and Estonians.

We usually call ourselves Nordic AFAIK.inoperativeRS

[QUOTE="inoperativeRS"]We usually call ourselves Nordic AFAIK.escapeoftheape

[QUOTE="escapeoftheape"][QUOTE="inoperativeRS"]We usually call ourselves Nordic AFAIK.ChiliDragon

Aren't Finnish people actually more related to Hungarians than they are to Scandinavians, or even russians?

all white people look the same to me :/ i honestly would not be able to tell the difference between someone who is Finnish & someone who is Irish besides accent/language.......white is white lol

Yep. To be Scandinavian you need to be somehow attached to the Scandic mountains, so that means Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Denmark can be argued to not be a part of the mountains though... any Danes out there care to weigh in on this?ChiliDragon

Aren't Finnish people actually more related to Hungarians than they are to Scandinavians, or even russians?

Bobzfamily

their language traces back to korean i believe.... or some sort of asian language.Severed_Hand

I always thought they were Scandinavian, guess not.

Same way with non-caucasians to me...Blacks look black, asians look asians. Guess it's just the way humans are designed to recognize specific members of their own people (tribal instinct)Bobzfamily

Africans, dont look like your typical American Blacks thats for sure, Brazilian blacks look nothing like your typical american blacks, but thats thanks to being mixed with Asian/White/Black combination, i can tell the difference between a Japanese, & a Indonesian, they have totally different features, besides just an eye color (with whites)

I always thought that Iceland was a part of Scandinavia, and that i where an skandinavian. (since im from Iceland)

Fun fact: Icelanders are actually half norwegians and half Irish, its estimated that only 1 of every 5 women in iceland are of norwegians, the other 4 were slaves from Ireland. But all men in Iceland are from Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

I always thought that Iceland was a part of Scandinavia, and that i where an skandinavian. (since im from Iceland)

Fun fact: Icelanders are actually half norwegians and half Irish, its estimated that only 1 of every 5 women in iceland are of norwegians, the other 4 were slaves from Ireland. But all men in Iceland are from Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

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