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scandinavian photo tour. by Adam Toth. scandinavia from space. scandinavian population. scandinavia in gdp (ppp). scandinavia in hdi. scandinavian society. end of welfare state politics urbanized societies feminism in all areas immigrants spreading environmental protection
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scandinavianphoto tour • by Adam Toth
scandinavian society • end of welfare state politics • urbanized societies • feminism in all areas • immigrants spreading • environmental protection • sami (laponian) population in the north • advanced transportation • travelling around the globe • heavy internet use
scandinavian geographics • peninsulastable and large crust segment formed of very old, metamorphic crystalline rocks • mineral deposits of metals, oil and gas in North Sea • glaciationsoil covering substrate was scraped by ice • fjordsglaciers deepened river vallies • tundrabiosphere of subarctic areas
scandinavian history • 9,500 BC oldest evidence of habitants • 98 AD Tacitus - Suiones, 551 AD Jordanus - Dani • 793 plunder of Lindisfarne - the Viking Ages • 872 +/- 2 first permanent settlement on Iceland • 930 the first parliament is Alþingi - Icelandic Free State • 965 Harald Bluetooth and Denmark is christianized • 1397 - 1523 the Kalmar Union • 1814 Treaty of Kiel signs todays borders
scandinavian culture • literature during the Viking Ages stories told by skáldssagas and eddaic songs of norse Gods, later people(Egils saga by Snorri Sturluson from Egill Skallagrímur) • modern literature expanded from late 19th centuryswedish child stories and rhymes(Selma Lagerlöf, Astrid Lindgren),contemporary drama(Henrik Ibsen, Per Olov Enquist, Lars Norén) • linguistics - from old norse to mutual intelligibility • philosophy - Søren Kierkegaard’s extistentialism
scandinavian culture • moviesIngmar Bergman (1918 - 2007),Lars von Trier & Dogma movement in ‘90s • musicvast number of bands, many worldclass performersin various styles (ABBA, A-ha, Roxette, Hanoi Rocks, Mayhem, Entombed, The Hives, Raunchy, Garmarna)famous video directors (Jonas Åkerlund)contemporary music (Arne Nordheim, György Ligeti) • architecture & interior design (IKEA)
Laponiasápmi • sápmi - laponian people • Laponian territory is divided between 4 countries • ca. 70,000 say they are Laponians, but more have roots • laponian is part of the finno-ugrian languages • own parliament acrossing borders • from reindeer hunting to modern age in a century
swedensverige population area density 9,127,058 449,964 km² 20 /km²
swedensverige population area density 9,127,058 449,964 km² 20 /km²
population area density 4,705,134 385,155 km² 12 /km² norwaynorge
icelandísland population area density 309,699 103,000 km² 3 /km²
denmarkdanmark population area density 5,457,415 43,094 km² 128.73 /km²
faroe islandsfærøerne population area density 48,317 1,399 km² 34 /km²