Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as including the following countries and dependent regions:
Nordic countries or Nordic region include only a subset of the mentioned countries and territories. Before the 19th century, the term 'Nordic' or 'Northern' was commonly used to mean Northern Europe in a sense that included the Nordic countries, European Russia, the Baltic countries (at t...
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Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as including the following countries and dependent regions:
Nordic countries or Nordic region include only a subset of the mentioned countries and territories. Before the 19th century, the term 'Nordic' or 'Northern' was commonly used to mean Northern Europe in a sense that included the Nordic countries, European Russia, the Baltic countries (at that time Estonia, Livonia and Courland). The United Kingdom and Ireland are sometimes included in Western Europe.
Historically, when Europe was dominated by the Mediterranean region (i.e. the Roman Empire), everything not near this sea was termed Northern Europe, including Germany, the Low Countries, and Austria. This meaning is still used today in some contexts, such as in discussions of the Northern Renaissance. In medieval times, the term (Ultima) Thule was used to mean a mythical place in the extreme northern reaches of the continent....
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