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Originally Posted by svin
Yes, but I think that you're unjust to Finns. I think there is mutual belonging with Finns to some extent too. Yes, they are not Germanic, but they are closely related with other Scandinavians. Religion, history, values, way of life etc.
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I'm not being just or unjust to Finns. Or to the Saami for that matter. I simply wasn't referring to them.
I clearly stated "roots" and "culture" as a common denominator and purposedly said "Scandinavia". I guess that I should have included ethnic Swedes from Finland too. But, is Finland Scandinavia and do Finno-Ugrians share "roots" and "culture" (e.g. language) with Scandinavians? No. So I don't understand what is the fuss about.
If I had wanted to know about the relation between Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, etc., with Finns, I would have asked mentioned Finland.
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