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Added to the following text to my page on Scandinavia: Estonia: Scandinavian?
We saw above that Mr Bildt (Prime Minister of Sweden 1991 to 1994) described Estonia as part of Scandinavia (2006 Sep)4, but this claim remains largely ignored. As Estonia was once 'part of' or a colony of Sweden, it borders the Gulf of Finland, and as it shares many cultural, some linguistic, and economic factors with Scandinavia, some have called for Estonia to be considered Scandinavian9. It is traditonally considered one of the Baltic countries, like Latvia and Lithuania. The colonial history of Sweden provides a 100-year window where Estonia was 'scandinavian'.
In the 16th century, Sweden slowly increased their grasp of the eastern shores of the Baltic and during the rule of Erik XIV from 1567 Sweden saw northern Estonia steadily absorbed into their empire. Gustav II Adolf from 1611, invaded Latvia and consolidated Swedish rule of the eastern side of the Baltic. During the reign of King Karl XII, who ruled the Swedish empire from 1697 to 1718, Latvia and Estonia were lost to the Russians after a defeat at Poltava in 1709.16. The public will require time and much convincing if Estonia is to be considered Scandinavian rather than Baltic. Tags: estonia, history, latvia, russia, scandinavia, sweden
Current Location: Germany
Current Mood:  busy
Listening To: "Beside you in time" by Nine Inch Nails
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Scandinavia: The Crown of Civilisation: Profiles of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, the best countries in the world! I will expand this page to include more countries (Iceland, for example), more geography and maps, and notes on religion past and present. But for now I don't have any of my books. (One month to go until I get my library back!) Tags: countries, denmark, finland, iceland, norway, politics, scandinavia, sweden
Current Location: Afghanistan
Listening To: E Nomine
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Which country sets the best examples?Which ones set the best examples to the rest of the world? Which ones would we do best to copy, to emulate and to admire for their foresight, hard work and long-term conscience? Which countries would have humanity survive gleaming into clean, happy, bright future? Compiling relevant statistics and constructing rankings, I've arrived at a shortlist of five countries that beat all the others. Mainly, it is Sweden, Finland and Norway. Secondly, Switzerland and Australia. Be the best! - Acievement of Women's Right to Vote on an Equal Basis with Men
- Life expectancy
- Quality of Life
- Most Competitive Economy
- Gay Rights
- Obesity
- Asylum Seeker Acceptance Rates
Am going to add more (crime, environment, etc). Tags: countries, norway, politics, sociology, sweden
Listening To: "Das Omen" by E Nomine
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