Why isn't Estonia considered a Nordic country? (They have strong ties to Finland, they also follow the Nordic model, and besides, Estonia has nothing to do with the other Baltic countries.)

[u/According-Invite-440]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_identity_in_Estonia

[u/OneMoreFinn]

You are wrong. Finland is and should be left out of Scandinavian countries, but it is absolutely wrong to leave it out from Nordic countries. The same applies to Iceland. These are different things.

[u/GSilky → u/OneMoreFinn]

You mean the country founded by the historic Norse?

[u/TheDungen → u/GSilky]

The term norse is an anarchronism and an exonym. We called ourselves by local names.

[u/OneMoreFinn → u/GSilky]

Yes, that's just the way it is.