In the 1850's a political movement began in Scandinavia calling for Scandinavianism, a union of Scandinavia. In the 1870's Sweden and Denmark formed the Scandinavian Monetary union. What if the Union led to a bigger unification? What if all the Scandinavian Countries united under a single government and a single ruler? How might this work?
I had an Idea of an empire consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard, and possibly some of the Baltic countries that were part of the Russian empire at the time, this for a possible doctrine of a Nordic Lake. I would imagine to get Finland and other Baltic countries they would have to go to war with Russia. I personally think the Scandinavians would win such a war if they fought together. This would create bitter feelings between Scandinavia and Russia, which might lead to the Scandinavian Empire cuddling up with Germany for Protection from Russia. I feel that Uniting the governments and thrones of these countries wouldn't be too hard.
What do you think?