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___MASK98___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK67___ ___MASK98___ ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge - tunnel across the Öresund . At , ___MASK98___ is the third - largest country in the European Union by area , with a total population ___MASK67___ 10 . 0 million . ___MASK98___ consequently has a low population density ___MASK67___ , with the highest concentration in the southern half ___MASK67___ the country . Approximately 85 % ___MASK67___ the population lives in urban areas . KYPCK ( Volapuk rendition from rus .  , ___MASK94___ in the Western Alphabet ) is a Finnish metal band . They were formed in 2007 and sing in Russian . A sovereign state is , in international law , a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralised government that has sovereignty over a geographic area . International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population , defined territory , one government , and the capacity to ___MASK68___ into relations with other sovereign states . It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state . ___MASK51___ , officially the ___MASK31___ ___MASK67___ ___MASK51___ , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the Gulf ___MASK67___ ___MASK51___ to the south and the Gulf ___MASK67___ Bothnia to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south ___MASK67___ the country across the Gulf ___MASK67___ ___MASK51___ . ___MASK51___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region ___MASK67___ Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK51___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority ___MASK67___ the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms ___MASK67___ area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . The Gulf ___MASK67___ Bothnia is the northernmost arm ___MASK67___ the Baltic Sea . It is situated between Finland ' s west coast and Sweden ' s east coast . In the south ___MASK67___ the gulf lie the Åland Islands , between the Sea ___MASK67___ Åland and the Archipelago Sea . The European ___MASK88___ ( EU ) is a political and economic ___MASK88___ ___MASK67___ member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area ___MASK67___ , and an estimated population ___MASK67___ over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system ___MASK67___ laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement ___MASK67___ people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary ___MASK88___ was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed ___MASK67___ 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . Northern Europe is the northern part or region ___MASK67___ Europe . Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term , geographically , Northern Europe may be considered to consist approximately ___MASK67___ all ___MASK67___ Europe above the 52nd parallel north ; which includes ( from west to east ) most or all ___MASK67___ : Iceland , the Republic ___MASK67___ Ireland , the Isle ___MASK67___ Man , the United Kingdom , the Faroe Islands , the Netherlands , northern Germany , Denmark , Norway , Sweden , northern Poland , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and northwest Russia . However , narrower definitions may also be used based on other geographical factors , such as climate and ecology . Greenland , geographically a part ___MASK67___ North America , is politically a part ___MASK67___ the Kingdom ___MASK67___ Denmark , and may be included depending on the definition . ___MASK61___ ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , ___MASK61___ is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth ___MASK67___ the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end ___MASK67___ March 2016 . The European western part ___MASK67___ the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % ___MASK67___ the population live in European ___MASK61___ . ___MASK61___ ' s capital Moscow is one ___MASK67___ the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and ___MASK52___ . The Gulf ___MASK67___ Finland is the easternmost arm ___MASK67___ the Baltic Sea . It extends between Finland ( to the north ) and Estonia ( to the south ) all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia , where the river Neva drains into it . Other major cities around the gulf include ___MASK20___ and Tallinn . The eastern parts ___MASK67___ the Gulf ___MASK67___ Finland belong to Russia , and some ___MASK67___ Russia ' s most important oil harbours are located farthest in , near Saint Petersburg ( including Primorsk ). As the seaway to Saint Petersburg , the Gulf ___MASK67___ Finland has been and continues to be ___MASK67___ considerable strategic importance to Russia . Some ___MASK67___ the environmental problems affecting the Baltic Sea are at their most pronounced in the shallow gulf . Kai `` Hiili '' Hiilesmaa ( born 1966 ) is the vocalist ___MASK67___ the rock band The Skreppers , former drummer ___MASK67___ doom metal band KYPCK , former keyboardist ___MASK67___ rock band Daniel Lioneye , as well as a respected producer from Finland . He has worked with several internationally recognized rock groups , including his near 20 - year association with Finnish band HIM Hiilesmaa began producing music professionally in 1995 , recording with such bands as HIM , Amorphis , and Apocalyptica . His trademarks include heavy , overdriven guitar sounds and experimental synthesiser programming . In 2013 Hiilesmaa addressed his preference for analog recording , `` I prefer analog these days . Not only the sound , it asks more attitude to work with analog . Also you must make up your mind faster . There is no ' undo ' in analog , which is often good . '' ___MASK50___ (; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ); Sami : " Norgga "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK67___ ___MASK50___ , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion ___MASK67___ the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago ___MASK67___ Svalbard . The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub - Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part ___MASK67___ the Kingdom . ___MASK50___ also lays claim to a section ___MASK67___ Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land . Until 1814 , the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands ( since 1035 ), Greenland ( 1261 ), and Iceland ( 1262 ). It also included Shetland and Orkney until 1468 . It also included the following provinces , now in Sweden : Jämtland , Härjedalen and Bohuslän . Fennoscandia , Fenno - ___MASK5___ , or the Fennoscandian ___MASK42___ , is the geographical ___MASK42___ ___MASK67___ the Nordic region comprising the Scandinavian ___MASK42___ , Finland , Karelia , and the Kola ___MASK42___ . It encompasses Finland , Norway and Sweden , as well as Murmansk Oblast , much ___MASK67___ the Republic ___MASK67___ Karelia and parts ___MASK67___ northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia . Its name comes from the Latin words " Fennia " ( Finland ) and " Scandia " ( Scandinavian ). The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898 . Geologically , the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archaean granite and gneiss with very little limestone , in contrast to neighboring areas in Europe . ___MASK5___ is a historical and cultural region in Northern Europe characterized by a common ethnocultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages .