Its name comes from the Latin wordsFennia (Finland) andScandia (Scandinavia).[3] The term was first used by the Finnish geologistWilhelm Ramsay in 1898.[4]
Geologically, the area is distinct because itsbedrock isArcheangranite andgneiss with very littlelimestone, in contrast to adjacent areas in Europe.
The similar termFenno-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 theNordic countries.[5][6]
^Cummings, Vicki; Jordan, Peter;Zvelebil, Marek, eds. (2014).The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers. Oxford; New York:Oxford University Press. p. 838.
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