ISBN 9042003170 (paperback) NLG 60.00 From the contents: Scandinavian or Nordic? (Egil Tornqvist).- The position of the Scandinavian languages in a unified Europe (Harry Perridon).- East is east and west is west: on the cultural identity of the Finns (Paivi Schot-Saikku).- Echoes from the North in the heart of Europe: public and published opinion about Scandinavia in Belgium (Godelieve Laureys and Michael Maertens).

A collection of writings discussing the mutual influence between Scandinavian and European politics, culture and society both during and after the Viking Age.

This clear and engaging text offers a sustained appraisal of Scandinavia's foreign policy and role in the global economy in the post-Cold War period. In an era when good citizenship in the global community has become a diplomatic priority for many states, Christine Ingebritsen argues that Scandinavia has both the legitimacy and the domestic political attributes to be an important international player. She examines how social innovators such as Sweden and Finland seek to influence European integration and how Norway has cultivated a unique and innovative niche in its foreign relations. Scandinavia, she convincingly shows, has become a 'norm entrepreneur, ' exercising its influence abroad through moral leadership-from sponsoring the Nobel Prize and participating in global peacekeeping efforts to providing generous foreign aid and monitoring human rights abuses in the international community. Demonstrating how Scandinavia has made its model of the good society viable on a global scale, this text offers a fascinating case of small-state success and individuality in an increasingly globalized world

Full-Colour chapters highlighting the best of Scandinavia. Bonus excursions chapters to Tallinn and St Petersburg. Includes seasonal itineraries to help you plan your trip. Experience Scandinavia with Lonely Planet. Our 9th edition will help you explore the distinct Nordic landscapes across the seasons- whether that means dogsledding across an Icelandic glacier, working up a sweat in the world's biggest steam sauna in Kuopio, or making the most of the midnight sun in Trømso's buzzing bars. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

The most complete survey of Nordic architecture available today.

Covering Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and more, this concise guide reveals the natural wonders and cultural frontiers of these countries with, transport options from motorcycling to Finnish ferry-hopping.