Scandinavism

Not to be confused with the Nordic Model.
A 19th-century poster image of (from left to right) Norwegian, Danish and Swedish soldiers joining hands. The Norwegian and Swedish flags have the union mark.
An 1856 meeting of Scandinavian students in Uppsala, Sweden, with a parade marching next to Svandammen

Scandinavism (Danish: skandinavisme; Norwegian: skandinavisme; Swedish: skandinavism), also called Scandinavianism[1] or pan-Scandinavianism,[2] is an ideology that supports various degrees of cooperation among the Scandinavian countries.[3] Scandinavism comprises the literary, linguistic and cultural movement that focuses on promoting a shared Scandinavian past, a shared cultural heritage, a common Scandinavian mythology and a common language or dialect continuum (from the common ancestor language of Old Norse) and which led to the formation of joint periodicals and societies in support of Scandinavian literature and languages.[4] The movement was most popular among Danes and Swedes.[3]

  1. ^ "Pan-Scandinavianism". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Pan-Scandinavianism" Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. (2007). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 29, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
  3. ^ a b "Skandinavism" [Scandinavism]. www.ne.se (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ The Literary Scandinavism Archived 23 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Øresundstid, 2003. Retrieved 6 May 2007.