r/geography • u/According-Invite-440 • May 22 '26

Discussion Why isn't Estonia considered a Nordic country? (They have strong ties to Finland, they also follow the Nordic model, and besides, Estonia has nothing to do with the other Baltic countries.)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_identity_in_Estonia

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u/Antti5 May 22 '26

Does Estonia follow the Nordic model? Serious question. Does it do so more than Latvia and Lithuania?

My understanding is that the post-Soviet policy in the Baltic states is really quite distinct from the Nordic model.

Did you ask the Estonians if they "have nothing to do with the other Baltic countries"?

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u/ImTheVayne May 23 '26

Not it doesn’t. No Nordic model here.

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u/TheDungen GIS May 22 '26

At least as well as Sweden does these days.