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Scandinavian Triangle

*Nordic Triangle*
Scandinavian Triangle Nordic Triangle
Megalopolis
Scandinavia	Denmark; Norway; Sweden
Regions	Region 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 cities	Stockholm; Copenhagen; Oslo; Gothenburg; Malmö
Other municipalities	Uppsala; Linköping; Västerås; Örebro; Helsingborg; Norrköping; Jönköping; Bærum; Lund; Borås; Huddinge; Frederiksberg; Eskilstuna; Nacka; Halmstad
Area [a]
• Land	155,948 km2 (60,212 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Megalopolis	12,834,909
• Density	82.30/km2 (213.2/sq mi)
• Urban	8,765,556
Demonym	Scandinavian

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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].

Definition

Geography

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

Regions

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

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

References

External links

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

[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.

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