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Does Scandinavia have its own language?

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No, Scandinavia encompasses Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, which don't even all come from the same language family. To some extent, the first three are mutually intelligible since they're very closely related, and Swedish and Finnish can sometimes share common words because of centuries of contact, but otherwise, no.

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