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___MASK22___ is a historical and cultural region in ___MASK17___ Europe characterized by a common ethnocultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages . ___MASK77___ , also known by its local name Skåne ( or in the regional dialect ), is the southernmost province (" landskap ") ___MASK35___ Sweden which consists ___MASK35___ a peninsula on the southern tip ___MASK35___ the Scandinavian Peninsula and some islands close to it . ___MASK77___ is roughly equivalent to the modern Skåne County (" Skåne län "). The responsibility for overseeing implementation ___MASK35___ state policy in the county is administered by the County Administrative Board . Within ___MASK77___ there are 33 municipalities that are independent and separate from the ___MASK77___ Regional Council which has its seat in Kristianstad . The largest city is ___MASK15___ , which is also the third largest city in Sweden . ___MASK28___ , sometimes referred to as " ___MASK77___ County " in English , is the southernmost county or " län ", ___MASK35___ Sweden , basically corresponding to the traditional province Skåne . It borders the counties ___MASK35___ Halland , Kronoberg and Blekinge . The seat ___MASK35___ residence for the Skåne Governor is the town ___MASK35___ ___MASK15___ . The headquarters ___MASK35___ Skåne Regional Council is the town ___MASK35___ Kristianstad . ___MASK31___ is a Scandinavian country in Europe . The southernmost and smallest ___MASK35___ the Nordic countries , it is south - west ___MASK35___ Sweden and south ___MASK35___ Norway , and bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom ___MASK35___ ___MASK31___ is the sovereign state that comprises ___MASK31___ proper and two autonomous constituent countries in the North ___MASK99___ : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . ___MASK31___ has a total area ___MASK35___ , and a population ___MASK35___ 5 . 7 million . The country consists ___MASK35___ a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago ___MASK35___ 443 named islands , with the largest being Zealand and Funen . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate . ___MASK69___ , officially the Republic ___MASK35___ ___MASK69___ , is a sovereign state in ___MASK17___ Europe . A peninsula with the Gulf ___MASK35___ ___MASK69___ to the south and the Gulf ___MASK35___ 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 ___MASK35___ the country across the Gulf ___MASK35___ ___MASK69___ . ___MASK69___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region ___MASK35___ Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK69___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority ___MASK35___ the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms ___MASK35___ area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . ___MASK53___ (; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ); Sami : " Norgga "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK35___ ___MASK53___ , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion ___MASK35___ the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island ___MASK58___ and the archipelago ___MASK35___ Svalbard . The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub - Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part ___MASK35___ the Kingdom . ___MASK53___ also lays claim to a section ___MASK35___ 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 : ___MASK43___ , Härjedalen and Bohuslän . The Scandinavian Peninsula (; " Skandinavsky poluostrov ") is a peninsula in ___MASK17___ Europe , which generally comprises the mainland of Sweden , the mainland of Norway ( with the exception of a small coastal area bordering Russia ), the northwestern area of Finland , as well as a narrow area in the west of the Pechengsky District of Russia . The ___MASK49___ ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of 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 union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . Kristianstad ( older spelling " Christianstad ") is a city and the seat ___MASK35___ ___MASK62___ , Skåne County , Sweden with 35 , 711 inhabitants in 2010 . During the last 15 years , it has gone from a garrison town to a developed commercial city , today attracting visitors in the summertime mainly from Germany , Denmark and The Netherlands . ___MASK17___ Europe is the ___MASK17___ part or region of Europe . Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term , geographically , ___MASK17___ Europe may be considered to consist approximately of all of Europe above the 52nd parallel north ; which includes ( from west to east ) most or all of : Iceland , the Republic of Ireland , the Isle of Man , the United Kingdom , the Faroe Islands , the Netherlands , ___MASK17___ Germany , Denmark , Norway , Sweden , ___MASK17___ 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 of North America , is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark , and may be included depending on the definition . ___MASK15___ is the capital and largest city of the Swedish county of Scania . ___MASK15___ is the third largest city in Sweden , after ___MASK64___ and Gothenburg , and the 6th biggest city in the Nordic countries , with a population of above 300 , 000 . The ___MASK15___ Metropolitan Region is home to 700 , 000 people , and the Øresund Region , which includes ___MASK15___ , is home to 3 . 9 million people . ___MASK62___ (" Kristianstads kommun ") is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden . Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad . ___MASK39___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK35___ ___MASK39___ ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian country in ___MASK17___ 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 , ___MASK39___ is the third - largest country in the European Union by area , with a total population ___MASK35___ 10 . 0 million . ___MASK39___ consequently has a low population density ___MASK35___ , with the highest concentration in the southern half ___MASK35___ the country . Approximately 85 % ___MASK35___ the population lives in urban areas . Kristianstad Airport ( IATA : KID , ICAO : ESMK ) is situated outside Kristianstad in ___MASK77___ , Sweden .