Dave explained very well the difference between the Baltics, Scandinavia and Nordic countries.

Today the Nordic countries would however be defined as the member states of the Nordic Council: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands, Greenland and Aaland are also represented as parts of Denmark and Finland.

The Nordic Council was founded after WW2 and the member states co-operate in many ways. See: http://tinyurl.com/2ttkp

Eric, Denmark