Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions in
Northern European, especially
Scandinavian, countries. The
Nordic countries are generally taken to include
Iceland,
Norway,
Finland,
Sweden, and
Denmark. The
Nordic Council, an international organization, also includes the autonomous territories of
Åland,
Greenland and the
Faroe Islands. Historically, the term
Nordic was also applied to
Baltic countries of
Estonia,
Latvia and
Lithuania.