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On a family trip to Iceland and Norway several years ago, I decided to tackle Norwegian in the Duolingo language app. (Icelandic is way too difficult!) Norwegian, a distant cousin of English, comes from the North Germanic family of languages, while English evolved from the West Germanic family. Though the Norwegians had an important written literature during the Viking era, later unions with Sweden and Denmark suppressed the use of a written Norwegian language. After independence from Denmark in 1814, two written norms arose: Bokmal (book language), which is derived from Danish and is spoken more in the cities, and Nynorsk (New Norwegian), which is used more in rural districts. Bokmal, the more widely used, is the form in Duolingo and the form this article uses. However, many Norwegians view Nynorsk as more authentic, and its use remains a sensitive political issue. I remember watching English language television in Norway and seeing the subtitles in Nynorsk. ....
Geographically, Finland is the eighth largest country in the European Union. With a land area of 117,344 square miles (or 303,920 square kilometers), it s bigger than Italy, Austria or Greece, to name a few.
Finland, along with Denmark, Norway and Sweden, consistently wins the prize for the general happiness and well-being of its citizens. But why is this ridiculously happy country typically left off the list of Scandinavian countries? PublicDomainPictures (CC0 1.0) Geographically, Finland is the eighth largest country in the European Union. With a land area of 117,344 square miles (or 303,920 square kilometers), it s bigger than Italy, Austria or Greece, to name a few. ....