Where Data Tells the Story
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The Winter Olympic data show that Norway (405 medals), Sweden (176), and Finland (175) have won a combined total of 756 medals, equivalent to approximately 21.6% of all 3,499 Winter Olympic medals awarded.
Simply put, more than one in every five Winter Olympic medals in history has gone to just three Nordic nations.
This trend is even more striking when compared globally. These three small countries together have earned more Winter Olympic medals than every other nation except the United States, Germany, the former Soviet Union, and Canada.
It shows how outsized the Nordic region’s impact on winter sports has been.