The popular usage of the term in Sweden, Denmark and Norway as a unifying concept became established in the nineteenth century through poems such as Hans Christian Andersen's "I am a Scandinavian" of 1839.
Den populære brug af ordet i Sverige, Danmark og Norge som et samlende begreb blev etableret i 1800-tallet gennem digte, eksempelvis H.C. Andersens "Jeg er en Skandinav" fra 1839.