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Image Download illustration (PNG 501 KB) Illustration by Sweden.se Captions One of the good things about Sweden is that we have great neighbours! And it's not just our pretty flags and focus on sustainability that unite the Nordic countries. These five fun island facts will shore-ly serve as an isle-opener:
🇳🇴 Norway has an island where polar bears rule – Svalbard!
🇫🇮 Finland's 6,757 most well known islands belong to Åland 🇦🇽 in the Baltic Sea.
🇩🇰 An autonomous part of Denmark, the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 has about 54,000 people and 70,000 sheep.
🇮🇸 Iceland... IS an island! And its Swedish name is 'Island' – makes sense?
🇸🇪 Sweden? We have 267,570 islands! A true archipelago dream!
Happy Nordic Day to our northern family on Sunday!
Nordic Day is a celebration of Nordic cooperation, which involves Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the autonomous regions of Faroe Islands, Greenland and Ã…land. The day marks the signing of the Helsinki Treaty on 23 March 1962.
#NordicDay
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