Is there any POD in the Xxth Century that we can get Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Greenland one country? Maybe a consequence of Central Powers victory in the Great War?
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3. The Norwegians actually believe Swedish military intelligence that warned them of German troops loading in the Baltic ports on the 31st of March and of the imminent invasion on the 6th of April since Sandler delivers it officially. The Norwegians issue a full mobilisation.
4. The Danes, aware that the Norwegians are fighting hard and believing it their duty to delay the Germans fight for three days. Part of the army and navy flee to Sweden. They recapture and sabotage the Aalborg airfield in the process.
5. Sweden supports Norway as they supported Finland durign the Winter War. The German invasion fails, and the Germans pull back after 2 months of heavy fighting.
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https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/sweden-and-norway-stay-one-country-in-1905.420285/Have the Essen incident go differently, Sweden join the Central Powers and after the CP victory acquires a protectorate over Finland. The threat of resurgent, fascist Russia creates a lot of concern in Norway leading to an alliance that adds Denmark (don't mention the Union of Kalmar) and hence Greenland. During the war the Nordics occupy Iceland as a base against Russian sub's and commerce raiders. Post-war they realise that in the new world of supra-national blocks a stronger and deeper union would be beneficial and the Nordic Federation is born.
I like that! Maybe the still united Norway/Sweden then causes Essen's little foray into preemptive war, the CP victory et cetera.https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/sweden-and-norway-stay-one-country-in-1905.420285/
This with your POD gets everything but Denmark; perhaps then after WW1 they work out a deal with Denmark to resist foreign threats as they are stronger together than letting the great powers push them around.
Actually, the Icelandic currency is the Króna (and Sweden only has the Krona because of the Scandinavian Monetary Union in the first place).
I would suggest that post WW2, that Nordek is the best ground for this. One of my favourite areas!
- So now we have a free movement area, and an economic union, and probably a co-operative foreign policy outlook (neutrality, and de facto mutual defence in protection of neutrality). If they get this far, a Nordic Parliament is only a tiny step away, and a unified currency (perhaps 1980s). I doubt the Krona (Crown) will be an acceptable name to non-monarchial Finland, but maybe the Nordic Skilling for history? Will help stimulate cross-border trade and links, especially since a lot of the Nordic people travel within the region for family, education, holiday, business.