▁include ▁Green land ▁and ▁histor ically ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁countries ▁of ▁Est onia , ▁Lat via ▁and ▁Lith u ania . ▁ ▁The ▁many ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁countries ▁share ▁certain ▁trad itions , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁diver ged ▁significantly . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁group ▁together ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁states ▁( or , ▁sometimes , ▁only ▁Est onia ) ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁north west ▁Russia ▁as ▁sharing ▁cultural ▁similar ities , ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁Norway , ▁Sweden , ▁Den mark ▁and ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁islands ▁of , ▁I cel and ▁and ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Green land ' s ▁In uit ▁culture ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁musical ▁trad itions , ▁influenced ▁by ▁Sc and in av ian ▁culture . ▁ ▁Finland ▁shares ▁many ▁cultural ▁similar ities ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁nations ▁and ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁nations . ▁ ▁The ▁Sa ami ▁of ▁Sweden , ▁Norway , ▁Finland ▁and ▁Russia ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁unique ▁culture , ▁with ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁Swedish ▁folk ▁music ▁is ▁a ▁genre ▁of ▁music ▁based ▁largely ▁on ▁folk lor ic ▁collection ▁work ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁The ▁primary ▁instrument ▁of ▁Swedish ▁folk ▁music ▁is ▁the ▁fiddle . ▁ ▁Another ▁common ▁instrument , ▁unique ▁to ▁Swedish ▁trad itions , ▁is ▁the ▁ny ck el har pa . ▁ ▁Most ▁Swedish ▁instrument al ▁folk ▁music ▁is ▁dance ▁music ; ▁the ▁signature ▁music ▁and ▁dance ▁form ▁within ▁Swedish ▁folk