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 Territorial extension: 43,090 km² Language: Danish Currency: Danish Krone

2. Estonia

Capital: Tallinn Territorial extension: 45,230 km² Language: Estonian Currency: Estonia

3. Finland

Capital: Helsinki Territorial extension: 338.420 km² Language: Finnish and Swedish Euro currency

4. Iceland

Capital: Reykjavik Territorial extension: 103,000 km² Language: Icelandic Currency: Icelandic Krona

5. Ireland

Capital: Dublin Territorial extent: 70,280 km² Language: Irish and English Euro currency

6. Latvia

Capital: Riga Territorial extension: 64.589 km² Language: Latvian Euro currency

7. Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius Territorial extension: 65,300 km² Language: Lithuanian Euro currency

8. Norway

Capital: Oslo Territorial extension: 323,780 km² Language: Norwegian Currency: Norwegian Krone

9. Sweden

Capital: Stockholm Territorial extension: 450.300 km² Language: Swedish Currency: Swedish Krona

10. United Kingdom

Capital: London Territorial extension: 243,610 km² English language 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