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This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.

1.9.2 How long is a Nordic mile?

John Mortison writes:

I am reading a copy of my greataunt's memoirs of growing up in
Sweden before she emigrated to the US in 1890. In it she several
times makes reference to Swedish miles and comments that they were
longer than English miles.

Leif B. Kristensen answers:

John,
this unit of distance is still in use, both in Sweden and in
Norway, and in the other Nordic countries too, I think. A Nordic
mil equals 10 kilometers, or approx. 6 1/4 English mile. It's the
normal unit in which we reckon distance between towns and cities
here.

Hans Engmark fills in:
> Denmark is not quiet as big, so though we also belong to
> the Nordic countries, a mile is here only 7 km. :-)

Mesaurement in Denmark 1683-1998 and Norway 1683-1814 ????

Danish mile = 7.538 m
Danish metermile = myriameter= 10.000 m
Danish geograficmile = 7420 m
Danish nauticmile= 1842 m
Danish inch 26,17 mm
Danish feet 0,31385 m

 

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