Scandinavia is a name for a part of Northern Europe. In many school books, and in the sense you are learning here, it means Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

Scandinavia is a name Scandinavia 是個名字 for a part of Northern Europe指北歐的一部分。In many school books在很多學校課本裡, and in the sense you are learning here也就是你在這裡學的這個意思, it means它指的是 Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland挪威、瑞典、丹麥和芬蘭。

Though actually, people from those countries often use the word more tightly. They may say Scandinavia is only Norway, Sweden, and Denmark — the three kingdoms whose languages sit close together. Finland they often put with the Nordic countries, a wider group that also takes in Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

Though actually不過其實, people from those countries那些國家的人 often use the word more tightly常常把這個字用得比較窄。They may say他們可能會說 Scandinavia is only Scandinavia 只包括 Norway, Sweden, and Denmark挪威、瑞典和丹麥 — the three kingdoms whose languages sit close together這三個語言彼此很接近的王國。Finland they often put with芬蘭他們常常會歸到 the Nordic countries Nordic countries（北歐國家群）這個更大的類別, a wider group這個更大的群組 that also takes in Iceland and the Faroe Islands還包括冰島和法羅群島。

English speakers are looser, and they often fold Finland in. Denmark is part of Scandinavia in talk even though much of it is not on the same big piece of land as Norway and Sweden.

English speakers are looser英語使用者用得比較鬆, and they often fold Finland in常常把芬蘭也算進去。Denmark is part of Scandinavia丹麥在一般說法裡算 Scandinavia 的一部分 in talk even though much of it即使它大部分土地 is not on the same big piece of land as Norway and Sweden跟挪威、瑞典不在同一塊大陸上。

If you want the bigger, safer set, say the Nordic countries.

If you want the bigger, safer set如果你想要用比較大、比較保險的說法, say the Nordic countries就說 the Nordic countries。