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The Scandinavian Triangle (sometimes Nordic Triangle) is a megalopolis in Southern Scandinavia in Northern Europe with the capital of each of the Scandinavian countries delineating a triangular land area covering the Southeastern corner of Norway, most parts of Svealand and all of Götaland in Sweden, and Zealand in Denmark. The Nordic Council of Ministers first used the term in its 'Nordic Infrastructure' publication from 1997[1]. Today the term is still used in connection with transport and infrastructure[2] and also often used in relation to tourism (The Golden Triangle of Scandinavia) where visitors get a chance to visit all three Scandinavian capitals[3][4].

Scandinavian Triangle
Nordic Triangle
ScandinaviaDenmark
Norway
Sweden
RegionsRegion Zealand
Capital Region of Denmark
Skåne County
Halland County
Kronoberg County
Blekinge County
Kalmar County
Jönköping County
Västra Götaland County
Östergötland County
Södermanland County
Stockholm County
Uppsala County
Västmanland County
Örebro County
Värmland County
Østfold
Akershus
Oslo
Largest citiesStockholm
Copenhagen
Oslo
Gothenburg
Malmö
Other municipalitiesUppsala
Linköping
Västerås
Örebro
Helsingborg
Norrköping
Jönköping
Bærum
Lund
Borås
Huddinge
Frederiksberg
Eskilstuna
Nacka
Halmstad
Area
 • Land155,948 km2 (60,212 sq mi)
Population
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 • Megalopolis12,834,909
 • Density82.30/km2 (213.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,765,556
DemonymScandinavian

Definition

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Geography

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The Scandinavian Triangle only makes up 1/4 of the total landmass of the Nordic countries (excluding Greenland) yet more than half of the population. The Nordic region's three busiest airports by passenger number are to be found in each of the capitals, respectively.

Demography

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Regions

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The total population of the Scandinavian Triangle is 12,834,909 spread across 19 regions, including 307 municipalities, covering a total of 155,948 km2. Population density stands at 82.30 inhabitants/km2.

Region Population Area Population density Municipalities
Region Zealand 835,024 7,273 114.81 17
Capital Region of Denmark 1,822,659 2,568 709.76 29
Skåne County 1,344,689 11,027 121.95 33
Halland County 324,825 5,454 59.56 6
Kronoberg County 197,519 8,466 23.33 8
Blekinge County 159,371 3,039 52.44 5
Kalmar County 243,536 11,218 21.71 12
Jönköping County 357,237 10,495 34.04 13
Västra Götaland County 1,690,782 25,247 66.97 49
Östergötland County 457,496 9,979 45.85 13
Södermanland County 291,341 5,619 51.85 9
Stockholm County 2,308,143 6,519 354.06 26
Uppsala County 368,971 8,207 44.96 8
Västmanland County 271,095 5,146 52.68 10
Örebro County 298,907 8,546 34.98 12
Värmland County 280,399 17,591 15.94 16
Østfold 295,420 4,182 70.64 18
Akershus 614,026 4,918 124.85 22
Oslo 673,469 454 1,483.41 1

Functional urban areas

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OECD has defined the following functional urban areas (FUAs) for the Scandinavian Triangle. According to this definition, only including urban areas with a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants and a city core with a density of at least 1,500 inhabitants/km2, the total population living in functional urban areas in the Scandinavian Triangle stands at 8,765,556[5].

Name FUA Class type Total population
Stockholm Large metropolitan areas 2,213,757
Copenhagen Large metropolitan areas 2,128,512
Oslo Metropolitan areas 1,332,173
Gothenburg Metropolitan areas 951,784
Malmö Metropolitan areas 720,823
Uppsala Medium-sized urban areas 228,736
Linköping Small urban areas 199,576
Örebro Small urban areas 196,664
Västerås Small urban areas 191,141
Helsingborg Small urban areas 190,597
Norrköping Small urban areas 154,412
Jönköping Small urban areas 150,359
Borås Small urban areas 107,022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nordic Infrastructure". Google. Nordic Council of Ministers. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ "The Bothnian Corridor" (PDF). Bothnian Corridor. Bothnian Corridor. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF SCANDINAVIA". Nordic Visitor. Nordic Visitor. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "How to plan a Scandinavia Triangle trip". ACP Rail Blog. ACP Rail International. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ "State of the Nordic Region 2016". Nordregio. Nordregio. Retrieved 22 March 2018.