| The article discusses possible new meanings of the Scandinavian, or 'Nordic', region after the reappearance of the three Baltic republics as independent states. Estonian foreign policy-makers in particular have made several attempts to change the public image of their country by re-defining it as part of the Nordic, rather than the Baltic, region. Examples of such attempts are discussed; they are based on a stress on the country's Northern historical and cultural heritage, and are motivated by a wish to become regarded as promising cooperation partners with the West. However, the everyday Nordic cooperation is based on the participating countries' similar choice of basic economic policies. Estonia's attempts at becoming 'Nordic' have not been accompanied by efforts to adopt an economic policy reminiscent of the Scandinavian model. |