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What is the intended scope for this article? Wikipedia defines Scandinavia as: "a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The other Nordic countries, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, are also often included because of their close historic and cultural relations to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark". I.e. does it include the extended area? Also, does it make sense to restrict the area in question to only the Nordic countries (or Scandinavia), or should areas such as the Kola Peninsula or the Baltic states be included?Labongo 14:42, 24 September 2007 (UTC)Reply
For one thing, Iceland and the Faroe Islands was not settled until the Viking Age. Perhaps a few settlers were present in the Nordic Iron Age, but this is speculation. Alas, no humans lived there until thousand of years later than Nordic Stone Age, so it does not matter if these geographical areas are included or not in the definition of Scandinavia. This leaves only the human settlers of Finland.
Secondly, an article on the Stone Age in Scandinavia (with or without Finland), is indeed needed. The cultures here were different from other European regions of the time. RhinoMind (talk) 20:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC)Reply
