1397-1523
All 5 nations were under one crown (Kalmar Union)
1300s
Denmark absorbs Norway (iceland)
1523
Sweden & Finland seperate
1523-1800s
Napoleonic wars
1809
Finland becomes an autonomous Grand Duchy on Russia
1814
Denmark & Iceland
1905
Norway gains more independence from Sweden
1917
Finland declares independence from Russia
1944
Iceland gains independence
May 17th
national day in the Norway
1262
Iceland lost independence to Norway - has a civil state