Fennoscandia

Fennoscandia
Fennoscandia in March 2002
Geography
LocationNorthern Europe
Coordinates63°N 17°E / 63°N 17°E / 63; 17
Adjacent toArctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Highest elevation2,469 m (8100 ft)
Highest pointGaldhøpiggen
Administration
Autonomous regions Åland
Republics of RussiaMurmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, and parts of Leningrad Oblast
Demographics
Languages

Fennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian: Fennoskandia; Russian: Фенноскандия, romanizedFennoskandiya), Fenno-Scandinavia, or the Fennoscandian Peninsula, is a peninsula in Europe which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia. Administratively, this roughly encompasses the mainlands of Finland, Norway and Sweden, as well as Murmansk Oblast, the Republic of Karelia, and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia.