Best Nordic entry 2010?

[TouchMeHere]

Yes, Estonia is a northern country but so is Russia, Lithuania and Latvia.
When we talk about the Northern countries, they belong to the Western hemisphere, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark....

Estonia might be looked at as a Northern state but with quite a stretch. It is considered as a part of the Eastern Europe. (The Lithuanian song “Eastern European Funk” comes to mind as a matter of fact. ) Yes, it has cultural (mostly linguistic) ties to Finland, but historically it's been part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union for quite a while. So it makes sense to group it with the other former Soviet Baltic states into a separate entity.

“Baltoscandia" sounds too forced. (People living in the Baltic states can't quite get over the fact that they were part of Russia and are trying to get away from their past as “west” or “north” as possible,... which I find rather silly...)

Russia is Euroasian and in relation to Europe is considered Eastern.

Europe belongs to the Eastern hemisphere. Only both Americas make up the Western hemisphere.

 

[TouchMeHere]

Oh, forgot... :!:

I like Finland. Compared to the rest of the entries from Nordic states it's the most original.

1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. Iceland
5. Denmark
6. Nicaragua... just kidding

And happy belated National Day, Norway!

 

[ithanspain]

1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Finland

4. Denmark
5. Iceland

 

[FallenAngelII]

My God, Sweden's lead is laughably large now. It all depends on how well Norway (ballad in a sea of ballads) and Denmark (retro pop) fare with the general public, but I'll sweeten my bet and say that I will literally eat a (cheap) hat topped with licorice (I hate licorice).l

 

[alca]

Wow! I haven't checked this poll for a long time and Sweden leads!! Way to go Anna!

 

[wittgenstein]

denmark will no doubtly fall..

 

[Sway]

Oh, forgot... :!:

I like Finland. Compared to the rest of the entries from Nordic states it's the most original.

1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. Iceland
5. Denmark
6. Nicaragua... just kidding

And happy belated National Day, Norway!

Okay I don't mean to sound stupid or rude in any way now, but why do you say Nordic states? Isn't that what you call some parts of the USA?

 

[Sway]

My God, Sweden's lead is laughably large now. It all depends on how well Norway (ballad in a sea of ballads) and Denmark (retro pop) fare with the general public, but I'll sweeten my bet and say that I will literally eat a (cheap) hat topped with licorice (I hate licorice).l

The popularity of Lithuania is laughable... you're supposed to respect your own country Feels like the only ones who complain about our entry actually are Swedish...

 

[TouchMeHere]

Okay I don't mean to sound stupid or rude in any way now, but why do you say Nordic states? Isn't that what you call some parts of the USA?

You don't sound rude, more like silly... Why are you asking me and not the person who created this thread? I just followed with an answer to his/her question: Nordic entry — Nordic states. I didn't mean to offend any of the Scandinavian brothers and sisters...

Check out this wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries

To answer your question, we call states from the North U.S. — Northern states, not Nordic...

 

[evilperson]

For me its:

1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Finland
4. Iceland
5. Norway

 

[Sway]

Okay I don't mean to sound stupid or rude in any way now, but why do you say Nordic states? Isn't that what you call some parts of the USA?

You don't sound rude, more like silly... Why are you asking me and not the person who created this thread? I just followed with an answer to his/her question: Nordic entry — Nordic states. I didn't mean to offend any of the Scandinavian brothers and sisters...

Check out this wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries

To answer your question, we call states from the North U.S. — Northern states, not Nordic...

Yeah but we don't really call our countries states here, that's what I meant

 

[No Name]

Wow, Sweden seems to be a big fan-favourite! I had not seen this coming

Anyway, I haven't ranked the Nordic entries yet as I think this is generally one of the weakest years for the Nordic countries (including my own country). I'll try to do that now however.

1. Finland
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2. Norway OI
3. Sweden OI
4. Denmark OI
5. Iceland OI OI

 

[alca]

Anyway, I haven't ranked the Nordic entries yet as I think this is generally one of the weakest years for the Nordic countries (including my own country).

On the contrary! I believe that's it's one of the strongest years!

 

[TouchMeHere]

Yeah but we don't really call our countries states here, that's what I meant

The word "state" in English also stands for "country."

 

[Azer]

Finland

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

1. -no Norway

2. -is Iceland

3. -se Sweden

4. -dk Denmark

5. -fi Finland

 

[FallenAngelII]

I told you so, I told you so, I told you so.

Who's the master of predicting how well Sweden will do? I am! Make a better selection next year, Sweden. Salem al Fakir would've at least gone through to the final!

Bah, 33% of voters thought Sweden was the best Nordic entry this year. It clearly wasn't in the eyes of Europe seeing as how Denmark made it whilst Sweden didn't (Iceland did as well, but not in the same semi-final so it doesn't really count).

I won the bet. Too bad no one dared to make a counter bet.