Scandinavianism movement

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The Scandinavianism movement was a 19th-century political and cultural ideology that sought to promote unity and closer cooperation among the Scandinavian countries, particularly Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Eider-Danish movement 1
Pan-Scandinavianism 1
Scandinavianism 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural movement
pan-nationalist movement
political ideology
alsoKnownAs Nordism
Scandinavism
centerOfActivity Christiania
Copenhagen
Stockholm
culturalFocus shared Lutheran traditions
shared Norse heritage
shared literary culture
declinedIn late 19th century
emergedIn 1830s
flourishedIn 1840s
1850s
goal promote closer political cooperation
promote cultural cooperation
promote unity among Scandinavian countries
strengthen a common Scandinavian identity
influenced Nordic cultural festivals
idea of a Nordic Council
later Nordic cooperation
inspiredBy Pan-Germanism
Romantic nationalism
keyEvent First Scandinavian student meeting in Uppsala 1843
Scandinavian student meeting in Christiania 1851
Scandinavian student meeting in Copenhagen 1845
languageFocus mutual intelligibility of Scandinavian languages
legacy foundation for 20th-century Nordic institutions
strengthened sense of shared Scandinavian identity
mainCountries Denmark
Norway
Sweden
mainRegion Scandinavia
opposedBy German nationalism in Schleswig-Holstein region
conservative elites in some Scandinavian states
peakMoment Scandinavian support for Denmark during the Schleswig-Holstein question
politicalAim closer alliance between Denmark and Sweden
support for Denmark in conflicts with German states
prominentSupportBase artists
intellectuals
students
writers
relatedConcept Nordic cooperation
Pan-Scandinavianism
relatedConflict First Schleswig War
Second Schleswig War
timePeriod 19th century
usedSymbol combined Scandinavian flags in iconography

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oscar I of Norway and Sweden supported Scandinavianism movement
Charles XV of Sweden movement Scandinavianism
linked to: Scandinavianism movement
Scandinavianism movement alsoKnownAs Scandinavism
linked to: Scandinavianism movement
Scandinavianism movement relatedConcept Pan-Scandinavianism
linked to: Scandinavianism movement
Schleswig Wars relatedTo Eider-Danish movement
linked to: Scandinavianism movement