tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post117012989414047544..comments2023-11-05T09:55:13.077+02:00Comments on Itching for Eestimaa: I'm off to ... Scandinavia!Giustinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-57132304296895916022007-02-11T05:51:00.000+02:002007-02-11T05:51:00.000+02:00I am woefully late here, but Giustino's comment is...I am woefully late here, but Giustino's comment is so bang on that I must make this "big deal" and applaud him. CLAP CLAP CLAP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-1170366244769891762007-02-01T23:44:00.000+02:002007-02-01T23:44:00.000+02:00In some ways it could be said that Finland artific...<I>In some ways it could be said that Finland artificially faked its way into the Scandinavian camp, not because it wouldn't have natural justifications for this, but because it was the result of very determined political will.</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, I think the Finns have been the greatest purveyors of "Nordic" in the world. "Nordic design?" More like Finnish design. And mention Nordic to most people and you'll hear about reindeer and sauna and, well, <B>Finland.</B><BR/><BR/>If anybody's been faking their way in, it's got to be Denmark. No reindeer there! :)Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-1170332897129333692007-02-01T14:28:00.000+02:002007-02-01T14:28:00.000+02:00For me this cultural identification with Scandinav...For me this cultural identification with Scandinavia or Nordic countries makes perfect sense. But of course it is up to Estonia itself to make the decision where to orientate in these new European circumstances. These matters are not automatically dictated by circumstances but are often the result of conscious political strategy. In some ways it could be said that Finland artificially faked its way into the Scandinavian camp, not because it wouldn't have natural justifications for this, but because it was the result of very determined political will.stockholm slenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909107517362691387noreply@blogger.com