Quote Originally Posted by Zhenya
Well, finnish is of course a scandinavian language, because its a scandinavian country, but it's not from the same language group.
Bollocks, my old china. Finnish is not a Scandinavian language - it's an Ugro-Finnic language. And Finland is not even a Scandinavian country - it's a Nordic country alright, but Scandinavian it isn't. This question has been discussed at Scandinavian forums and discussion groups ad nausea yet many people still make this stupid mistake. Du paastaar at du taler svensk, men du ved ikke hvad forskellen mellem skandinaviske og nordiske laender er...