See soorce fer Northren Europe

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[[File:Europe subregion map UN geoscheme.svg|right|thumb|250px|Northren Europe as defined bi the [[Unitit Naitions]]<ref name="UN division">[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm#europe United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)]</ref>
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{{legend|#00FFFF|[[Wastren Europe]]}}
{{legend|#FF8080|[[Eastren Europe]]}}
{{legend|#00FF00|[[Soothren Europe]]}}]]

'''Northren Europe''' is the [[north]]ren pairt or [[region]] o [[Europe]]. Northren Europe teepically refers tae the seiven kintras in the northren pairt o the European [[Subcontinent]] whilk includes [[Denmark]], [[Estonie]], [[Latvie]], [[Lithuanie]], [[Norawa]], [[Finland]] an [[Swaden]]. Housomeivver, the [[Unitit Naitions]] report published in 2011 defines Northren Europe as includin the follaein 10 kintras an dependent regions<ref name="UN division" />, even though [[Unitit Kinrick]] haes been traditionally identifeed as being ane o the core states o [[Wastren Europe]].

* {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
** {{flagcountry|Faroe Islands}}
* {{flagcountry|Estonie}}
* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
** {{flagcountry|Åland}}
* {{flagcountry|Iceland}}
* {{flagcountry|Ireland}}
* {{flagcountry|Latvie}}
* {{flagcountry|Lithuanie}}
* {{flagcountry|Norawa}}
** {{flagcountry|Norawa}} [[Svalbard an Jan Mayen]]
* {{flagcountry|Swaden}}
* {{flagcountry|UK}}
** {{flagcountry|Guernsey}}
** {{flagcountry|Isle o Man}}
** {{flagcountry|Jersey}}

A subset o the kintras an territories leetit abuin, aw o wham is memmers o the [[Nordic Cooncil]], is forby kent as the [[Nordic kintras]]. Afore the establishment o the Nordic Cooncil in 1952, the term 'Nordic', or 'Northern', wis commonly uised fur tae refer tae the [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] [[Baltic states]] [[Estonie]] an [[Latvie]], as weel as the northren sections o [[European Roushie]] an aw.

The [[Unitit Kinrick]] an [[Republic o Ireland|Ireland]] is whiles includit in Wastren Europe.<ref name="National Geographic">{{cite web|url=http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/regions/region_westeurope.html|title=Western Europe|date=2009|work=[[National Geographic Society]]|publisher=NationalGeographic.com|accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref>

[[Lithuanie]], an tae a lesser stent Latvie, is aften includit in [[Central Europe]].

== History ==
Historically, whan Europe wis dominatit bi the Mediterranean region (i.e. the [[Roman Empire]]), aathing nae near this sea wis termed Northren Europe, includin [[Germany]], the [[Law Kintras]], an [[Austrick]]. This meanin is still uised the day in some contex, lik in discussions o the [[Northren Renaissance]]. In [[medieval]] times, the term (Ultima) [[Thule]] wis uised fur tae mean a [[meethical place]] in the extreme northren reaks o the continent.

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