Northern countries. Prosperous and frios

The not alone Northern Countries are found you united by the proximity of their territories, but they share culture, history and race. Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland, is found in a zone very cold of the European continent and the languages that are spoken in these countries they have a same origin, except for Iceland that does not keep a lot relationship with their neighbors, but that him is included and takes into account as northern country since belonged to Sweden during almost eight centuries. The flags of these five countries have in common the scandinavian cross that adorns its center and varies of color according to the country.


Finland is the sixth larger country of Europe in terms of area and possesses a low population density. The majority of their inhabitants they live in the south extreme of the country. In the antiquity belonged to the Kingdom of Sweden, to their independence in the year 1917, and currently is one of the most prosperous countries economically of the European Union. Its capital is the city of Helsinki, and just like the other northern countries bears very low temperatures that arrive to the -30°C in the north of the country. Generally, the Finns very are reserved with the foreigners and they delay in establishing relations of friendship. Nevertheless, when they achieve it these they are sincere and lasting. Their pride is to have passed to be a poor nation to starts of the 20th century to become one of the richest countries of the world.

Norway is a rich country in resources as the gas and the petroleum, what combines very well with an industry worried about the environmental themes. Together as Sweden, him is called commonly green “countries,“due to its notable care of the ecology. In the year 2006, was the country with greater index of human development and according to a study of Global Peace, is the country more Pacific of the world. Its more remote past the Vikings they constitute it and during the Napoleonic Wars was yielded to the Kingdom of Sweden. This union was disuelta in the year 1905. During the referendum of the years 1972 and 1994, they have refused to form part of the European Union. Its capital is the city of Oslo.



Sweden has a population of something less than 9 million inhabitants and near the 84% lives in urban zones. The majority of the Swedes they maintain a standard of high life and its politics are used to doing a lot of emphasis in the conservation of the environment. In the antiquity, Sweden occupied an I suffice territory and became one of the largest European powers. They are many swedish personages that have left track in the history of the movies, among them the actresses Greta Grace and Ingrid Bergman and the director Ingmar Bergman. Their capital in Stockholm.

The Danish territory is conformed by 443 islands, and since the year 1901 is a parliamentary monarchy headed by Margarita II of Denmark, known by being one of the most modern sovereigns and progressives of the European continent. Besides, it is an excellent painter and its drawings have served to illustrate the famous work of J.R Tolkien, ” The Mister of the Rings”. A curious fact of Denmark is that the youths are used to entering to the university at age 26, since is common that in previous years they work or they travel to other parts of the world. Denmark is member of the European Union, nevertheless has rejected to use the euro as single currency. The city of Copenhage is its capital.


Iceland is the most far away country among itself of the northern countries. It enjoys a healthy economy and occupies the first position in index of human development. In the antiquity formed part of the Kingdom of Norway first and of the Kingdom of Denmark later. They were exactly the Norwegian Vikings and some Celts who colonized for the first time this cold territory. Iceland has determined not to belong to the European Union under the fear to lose their fishing resources. One of the Icelanders best-known in the world in the always innovative and surprising singer Bjork.