| Fennoscandia | |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Location: | Northern Europe |
| Waterbody: | Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates: | 63°N 17°W |
| Highest Mount: | Galdhøpiggen |
| Elevation M: | 2,469 |
| Country: |  Norway |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Mainland |
| Country1: |  Sweden |
| Country1 Admin Divisions: | Mainland |
| Country2: |  Finland |
| Country2 Admin Divisions: | Mainland |
| Country3 Admin Divisions: | Whole or part of the mainland area of Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, and Leningrad Oblast |
Fennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian: Fennoskandia|nocat=1; Russian: Фенноскандия|Fennoskandiya), or the Fennoscandian Peninsula, is a peninsula in Europe which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia.[1] Administratively, this roughly encompasses the mainlands of Finland, Norway and Sweden,[2] as well as Murmansk Oblast, much of the Republic of Karelia, and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia.
Its name comes from the Latin words Fennia (Finland) and Scandia (Scandinavia).[3] The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898.[4]
Geologically, the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archean granite and gneiss with very little limestone, in contrast to adjacent areas in Europe.
The similar term Fenno-Scandinavia is sometimes used for Fennoscandia. Both terms are sometimes used in English to refer to a cultural or political grouping of Finland with Sweden, Norway and Denmark (the latter country is closely connected culturally and politically, but is not part of the Fennoscandian Peninsula), which is a subset of the Nordic countries.[5]
