Finland and Denmark are not even remotely the same. The Finns' language is totally differen from Danish, Swedish or Norwegian, which in turn is very close to one another. The Scandinavians came from mainly Germany, while the Finns came (I think) from the east.
Politically you're right (any Finn may arrest me here): After WW2 they turned westwards to counter the Soviet influence and threat.
Arlesya: Finland is not a part of Scandinavia. Strictly speaking Scandinavia is the peninsula consisting of Sweden and Norway plus Denmark.
On the other hand, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe islands are the Nordic countries.
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