Historical geography of Sweden

thumb|The historic region Skåneland (the Scanian provinces) in brown, consisting of the Sweden|Swedish provinces [[Blekinge, Halland and Scania, and the Danish island Bornholm]]Skåneland is a region on the southern Scandinavian Peninsula. It includes the Swedish provinces of Blekinge, Halland, and Scania. The Danish island of Bornholm is traditionally also included. Skåneland has no official recognition or function and the term is not in common usage. Equivalent terms in English and Latin are "the Scanian Provinces" and "Terrae Scaniae" respectively. The term is mostly used in historical conte

thumb|300px|Folklands in [[Svitjod (Uppland and Gästrikland)

Unification of Sweden under a monarchy

thumb|300px|Folklands in Svitjod (Uppland/Gästrikland) red = Tiunda cyan = Attunda yellow = Roden green = Fjärdhundra The coast line has changed considerably in the last millennium due to [[Post-glacial rebound. Originally there was a sea bay coming in from the north all the way into Uppsala]]

thumb|300px|Folkland (Swedish provinces)|Folklands in Svitjod (in present-day [[Uppland) red = Tiunda cyan = Attunda yellow = Roden green = Fjärdhundra The coast line has changed considerably in the last millennium due to Post-glacial rebound. Originally there was a sea bay coming in from the north all the way into Uppsala.]] Svitjod (also spelled Svithiod; , Old Swedish: Svethiudh) was an early name for both the people known as the Svear and the land they inhabited. In medieval times, the name usually referred to their central territory in what is now Uppland in eastern Sweden. The name is co