CHAPTER V – How Many of These People Are There?
[FINLAND]- Santa Claus, everyone! Well, not really. While being the shortest of the Nordics, he's the nicest of them all and rather adult-like, though talkative compared to stoic Sweden and likes trying to lighten the atmosphere a lot. He loves planning parties and loves salmiakki with saunas and Moonas. Before his independence he was an underling, and is the Nordic country that suffered the most hardships before independence. He has a dog named Hanatamago and lives with Sweden, and are the adoptive parents of Sealand. Apparently Finland's the "mother" of the two of them, though he openly denies it. Every Christmas he suits up in a Santa outfit and gives presents to everyone, even going so far as stopping a World War battle to hand out porn to Germany (yes, I'm not letting that go).
Out of all the Nordic nations, he's the most adult out of all of them and it will stay so that way…even if Sweden always tops in SuFun pairings. Finland has had sufferings but usually hide them with a smile, almost like he's the Nordic version of Veneziano, if you really think about it. But he is not a pushover; he held his own during the Second World War, joined the Axis Powers "without writing it on paper" to go after Russia, and once that was done he actually got the now harmful Nazis out of his nation by himself. If you want to explore a different side of him, state that he is an utter BAMF. A BAMF with a cute face and gives you presents, so…you better be nice, kids~
His human age is 20 and his birthday is December 6th.
His human name is Tino Väinämöinen.
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[SWEDEN]- The only character in the series to actually have a freaking sexuality, and thank god for that because it makes this character a hell lot more simpler because all he does is "t'lk l'k' th's", which is supposed to be the rather obvious stereotype of the Swedish accent (also known as the "Wait, say that again?" accent). He's confirmed to be gay and only toward Finland (which is actually based off a Finnish stereotype, mind you). He used to be a war machine and a Viking, but he's calm down and is now spending his money on welfare. He's the silent type and hard to understand, but he's rather playful; the only problem is that he's almost as intimidating as Russia. He has the habits of making furniture and art. He's basically the Russia/Germany hybrid of the Nordics. His Japanese accent usually translates to grunts and stuff. He's interested in arguments.
If Finland is in a story, count on Sweden to appear just a few minutes away. Himauyra made him gay for Finland and he will call him "wife" on occasion (embarrassing Finland, of course). The thing is…well, haters tend to turn Sweden into an abusive "husband" and "rapist" on this occasion…because Sweden is a tall ass man. He is the tallest of the Nordics, after all. He has the air of a "protector" and "dominant", and will protect who he trusts with all his heart. Finland will be of top priority, and he'll most definitely have fighting abilitites. Because of his cold environment, it has affected his personality and most likely will be given ice abilities…most likely. When the countries are humans in fanfictions, he'll be the misunderstood one, a valuable ally who's a question mark in the beginning.
His human age is 21 and his birthday is June 6th.
His human name is Berwald Oxenstierna.
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[DENMARK]- You know how creepy Sweden is? Well, apparently Denmark ruled over him for quite some time! He's filled with youth and vigor, and seems to like holding an axe half the time. However, he's rather stubborn and rarely likes to change his mind, making him extremely bossy and controlling to the point where most people can't really be friends with him, though he doesn't like that and tries to maintain a positive image. He apparently doesn't respond to arrogant and offensive talks, instead talking to whoever gave him that remark with a cheerful attitude. There's a strange stereotype that Danish people are offensive without realizing it. He's basically the America of the group.
He's close to Norway, similar to how England and America have a relationship. But while he is rather bossy and controlling, he's more of an America bossy than a horrible kind of bossy. Denmark haters exaggerate this and he becomes a rather abusive bastard that people really start to hate him. He is technically the leader of the Nordics, though the title is barely existent. Think of him as America, though not as imaginative and a little more controlling. He'll always come back with a positive remark, so when it comes to fantasy stories he'll be a hero type, if not the main hero. He can have his dark moments as well, due to him taking over a lot a nations back in the day. If you have no idea how to get Denmark funny points in a story, have him talk about Hamlet. Easy target, really.
His human age and birthday are unknown.
He doesn't have a human name but Himayura said that possible names would include Andersen, Christensen, Arnesen, Simon, Abel, Mikkel, Magnus and Bertram, with Densen being a surname. I use the name Magnus.
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[NORWAY]- Call him the England of the bunch…with personality traits of Germany and Japan. He's a mysterious figure due to being reclusive from the world, and like England he can see the other side, usually seen with a troll or fairy spirit with him. He's rather manipulative, able to gather sympathy when it comes to making snarky remarks on Denmark. He's the older brother of Iceland, and by a lot because he's also raised Denmark as well. He's used to teasing Denmark with blunt remarks, something Denmark doesn't seem to catch onto. His unique trait is his floating curl, said to represent the Fjords.
He can quickly take the place of England when it comes to supernatural occurrences in a certain time and place, due to him being able to see ghosts as well, though he'll be more likely to be the mysterious type. He's a great foil to Denmark, being almost his complete opposite and almost being the Nordic version of the America x England pairing. He doesn't seem to be around the controlling Denmark though, and any person who ships them can call this love. Anyone new with the Nordics and love pairings can technically use the tips used in America x England pairings for Denmark x Norway…sort of. Most likely you'll have to go into their history in order to get a story uniquely his.
The thing most people would focus on is the fact that Norway and Iceland are technically brothers. Iceland doesn't like to call him brother even though Norway thinks of him like a brother and wants Iceland to think of him the same way. Of course, Iceland doesn't like it and there's usually nagging involved in this.
His human age and birthday are unknown (though he's older than Iceland).
He doesn't have a human name, though Himayura seems to like Lukas Bondevik, Børre Thomassen, Bjørn, Kjetil, Knut, and Sigurd, with Bondevik and Thomassen being surnames.
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[ICELAND]- Strange character, really. He has the stereotype of a teenager: cool and composed on the outside, hot-blooded on the inside, short-tempered when it comes to his pet named Mr. Puffin. He likes licorice and hot springs. He's rather modest and is shy when it comes to his body, since he doesn't really like to strip in front of people, even if it's for a good cause. For the most part, his defining quality is the fact that all the Nordics want him to call Norway "older brother" makes him rather embarrassed and tense about it. Most likely he doesn't want to snap the norm.
What's interesting about him is the fact that he has a heavy accent when it comes to talking, preferring to talk in English to try and mask it (the English dub of him does well with the accent, I've been told). If you don't know anything about Iceland and you don't want to go too much into his history (maybe a nation-human fan fic?), Iceland can be placed as an average teenage man in a grown up universe. If you want something to work on, Iceland is filled with volcanoes :D
His human age is around 16 and 17, and his birthday is June 17th.
He doesn't have a human name, but Himayura seems to like Emil Steilsson, Sigurður, Eiríkur, and Egill.
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I haven't gotten too much detail into them because there's a rather fabulous artist on deviantart that does comics with a concept similar to Himayura, but instead has the Nordics as the main characters and hence has better alternate explanations and better personalities on these characters than I ever can explain. Her name is humon and her comics are called "Scandinavia and the World". Check them out if you want more Nordics in detail.