Countries in Northern Europe

How Many Countries in Northern Europe

As a region of Europe, Northern Europe is composed of 10 independent countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom) and 3 territories (Åland Islands, Faroe Islands, Isle of Man). See below for the list of North European countries and dependencies by population.  Also, you can find all of them in alphabetical order at this end of this page.

1. Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen Area: 43,090 km² Language: Danish Currency: Danish Krone

2. Estonia

Capital: Tallinn Area: 45,230 km² Language: Estonian Currency: Estonia

3. Finland

Capital: Helsinki Area: 338,420 km² Languages: Finnish and Swedish Currency: Euro

4. Iceland

Capital: Reykjavik Area: 103,000 km² Language: Icelandic Currency: Icelandic Krona

5. Ireland

Capital: Dublin Area: 70,280 km² Language: Irish and English Currency: Euro

6. Latvia

Capital: Riga Area: 64.589 km² Language: Latvian Currency: Euro

7. Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius Area: 65,300 km² Language: Lithuanian Currency: Euro

8. Norway

Capital: Oslo Area: 323,780 km² Language: Norwegian Currency: Norwegian Krone

9. Sweden

Capital: Stockholm Area: 450,300 km² Language: Swedish Currency: Swedish Krona

10. United Kingdom

Capital: London Area: 243,610 km² Language: English Currency: British Pound

List of Countries in Northern Europe and Their Capitals

As noted above, there are ten independent countries in the Northern Europe. Among them, the largest country is United Kingdom and the smallest is Iceland. The full list of Northern European countries with capitals is shown in the table below, ranked by latest total population.

Territories in Northern Europe

Map of Countries in Northern Europe