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Northern Europe

Clues that help you narrow down northern europe in GeoGuessr — from signage and road surfaces to regional plant life and architecture.

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Yellow Bollard — Iceland

Yellow Bollard

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Iceland
Unique

Yellow plastic bollard with a diagonal-cut top. Features a big grey reflector on the front side


Finnish street sign showing a street name ending in -tie, with white background and black text.

Finnish -tie Street Ending

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Finland
Unique

Street ending: Look for the suffix -tie at the end of street names. This ending is very common in Finland.

Sign appearance: Finnish street name signs are white with black text.


Bollard regular — Denmark

Bollard regular

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Denmark
Unique

White wedge-shaped.

Main reflector - large rectangular with diagonal top (yellow/white reversible). Orange reflective stripe above

Sometimes with attachable black number plates under the reflector


Icelandic red pickup truck with a Generation 4 camera, a unique vehicle setup in Europe.

Red Pickup Truck Generation 4

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Iceland
Unique

Generation 4 Red pickup truck. This Icelandic vehicle combination is unique in Europe


Wedge bollard — Lithuania

Wedge bollard

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Lithuania
Unique

Classic European wedge bollard with orange front rectangle reflector and white back


Icelandic white pickup truck with a Generation 4 camera, often appearing blurred, driving on a road.

Icelandic White Pickup Truck

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Iceland
Unique

Generation 4 white truck or sometimes appears fully blurred.

This specific combination of a white pickup truck with a Generation 4 camera is unique to Iceland within Europe.


Bollard with digit — Latvia

Bollard with digit

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Latvia
Unique

Flat rectangular white panel (plank-like). Latvian bollard appears almost 2D when viewed from the side, with a flat top and flat faces.

Reflector:

  • Front reflector – white (most common) or yellow (intersections, bridges and etc) rectangle inside the black diagonal stripe.
  • On the rear side, two small circular white reflectors

Unique numbers: A large black digit is usually printed below the front reflector. The number represents the distance marker toward the next kilometer post (in hundreds of meters)


Cylinder bollard — Estonia

Cylinder bollard

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Estonia
Unique

White cylinder with flat top

Reflector position: Main reflector – white (or orange/yellow) vertically oriented rectangle. On the rear side, two white (or orange/yellow) circles. Both side in a black diagonal frame


Swedish smaller road with white, dashed outer lines, distinctly shorter than those found in Norway.

Swedish Dashed Outer Lines

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Sweden
Unique
HookSWED = Short White Edge Dashes

Rural Swedish roads feature white, dashed outer lines. This is a key detail for identifying Sweden.

Line Length: These dashed lines are distinctly shorter compared to those found in neighboring countries.


Signpost stripes — Sweden

Signpost stripes

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Sweden
Unique

Signposts have these stripes:

  • white-and-blue
  • red-and-yellow

Pedestrian sign — Lithuania

Pedestrian sign

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Lithuania
Unique

Shape and color: Square light-blue background with white triangle

Figure: Black with thick torso. 4 separate parts - head, one leg, one arm and the rest of the body

Zebra stripes: 3 black stripes


Swedish bollard with a flat top and a grey rectangular reflector on a straight black stripe.

Swedish Bollard Reflector

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Sweden
Unique

Swedish bollards feature a flat top. Reflector: A grey rectangle is placed on a straight black stripe. This stripe does not wrap around the bollard.

Nearby countries use only a diagonal black stripe.


Swedish pedestrian crossing sign with a light-blue square, large white triangle, and a black pedestrian crossing four thick stripes.

Swedish Pedestrian Crossing Sign

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Sweden
Unique

This Swedish sign has a light-blue square background. A large white triangle covers most of the sign, touching the top and sides but not the bottom.

Figure: A realistic black pedestrian is shown. The figure has no separate parts, with one leg on each of two zebra stripes.

Zebra Stripes: There are four thick black stripes below the pedestrian.


Icelandic pedestrian crossing sign with a square blue background, a large yellow triangle, and a rounded black figure with four stripes.

Icelandic Pedestrian Crossing Sign

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Iceland
Unique

Background: The sign has a square blue background. It features a large yellow triangle.

Figure: A rounded black figure is shown. It is realistic and has no separate parts.

Stripes: The Icelandic pedestrian crossing sign has four black stripes.


Swedish alphabet letters Å, Ä, and Ö displayed in a clear, easy-to-read font.

Swedish Alphabet Letters

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Sweden
Unique

The Swedish alphabet includes three special letters: Å, Ä, and Ö. These letters are also found in other Nordic languages.

  • Danish and Norwegian: Use Å.
  • Icelandic: Uses Ö.
  • Finnish: Uses Ä and Ö. Finnish words are often longer and have double vowels, unlike Swedish

White-and-red chevron with red border — Lithuania

White-and-red chevron with red border

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Lithuania

Background: Black

Arrows: Bold white

Additional details: Red border


Blue-and-yellow chevron — Sweden

Blue-and-yellow chevron

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Sweden

Background: Blue

Arrows: Bold yellow


Red generation 4 google car — Sweden

Red generation 4 google car

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Sweden

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Red

Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side


Cyinder bollard — Finland

Cyinder bollard

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Finland

A cylindrical post with a flat top. The front features a white rectangular reflector on a diagonal black stripe near the top and the rear features two circular reflectors


Red-and-white chevron — Estonia

Red-and-white chevron

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Estonia

Background: Red

Arrows: Bold white


Icelandic white sedan with a Generation 3 camera and a long black antenna featuring a red light on its rear.

Icelandic Gen 3 White Car

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Iceland

This Icelandic vehicle is a white regular sedan, equipped with a Generation 3 camera.

Antenna: Look for a long black antenna that has a visible red light on its back. This is a key identifier.


Pedestrian crossing sign — Norway

Pedestrian crossing sign

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Norway

Shape and color: Square blue background with white triangle. Large triangle but doesn't touch the top and the border of the sign

Figure: Black thick. 2 separate parts - head and the rest of the body. Legs and arms are square shape (not rounded)

Zebra stripes: 4 black thick stripes


Generation 4 red car with short antenna — Sweden

Generation 4 red car with short antenna

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Sweden

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Red

Additional details (unique): Small black antenna on the back side


White-and-red chevron — Denmark

White-and-red chevron

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Denmark

Background: White

Arrows: Bold red


White-and-red chevron — Latvia

White-and-red chevron

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Latvia

Background: White

Arrows: Bold red


Blue google car generation 4 — Estonia

Blue google car generation 4

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Estonia

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Blue

Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side


Pedestrian sign — Estonia

Pedestrian sign

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Estonia

Shape and color: Square blue background with white triangle

Figure: Black realistic person. 2 arms and one hand is not visible. No separate parts

Zebra stripes: 3 black thick stripes


Pedestrian sign — Latvia

Pedestrian sign

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Latvia

Shape and color: Square blue background with white triangle

Figure: Black with very long legs. 3 separate parts - head, one leg and the rest of the body

Zebra stripes: 5 black stripes


Pedestrian sign — Denmark

Pedestrian sign

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Denmark

Shape and color: Square blue background with the white big triangle

Figure: Rounded black. 2 separate parts - hard and the rest of the body. Doesn't touch the zebra

Zebra stripes: 5 black short stripes. Started directly from the blue background


Blue google car with antenna generation 4 — Latvia

Blue google car with antenna generation 4

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Latvia

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Dark blue (darker)

Additional details (unique): Short black antenna on the back


Generation 4 blue google car — Finland

Generation 4 blue google car

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Finland

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Blue

Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side


White google car generation 4 — Finland

White google car generation 4

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Finland

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: White

Additional details (unique): Small or big no-blur slot on the rear side


Blue google car generation 4 — Lithuania

Blue google car generation 4

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Lithuania

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Blue

Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side


White google car with antenna generation 4 — Latvia

White google car with antenna generation 4

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Latvia

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: White

Additional details (unique): Small antenna on the back


Google car with antenna generation 4 — Lithuania

Google car with antenna generation 4

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Lithuania

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Additional details (unique): Black antenna on the back


White google car with antenna generation 4 — Lithuania

White google car with antenna generation 4

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Lithuania

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: White

Additional details (unique): Small or big no-blur slot on the rear side


Black google car with antenna generation 4 — Latvia

Black google car with antenna generation 4

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Latvia

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Black

Additional details (unique): Thin black antenna is visible on the back


Swedish flat white bollard with a diagonal black stripe and a grey reflector on its flat top.

Swedish Diagonal Stripe Bollard

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Sweden

This Swedish bollard is flat and white.

Stripe: It has a diagonal black stripe.

Reflector: A grey reflector is visible. The top is flat.


Swedish GeoGuessr car, red in color, with a long black antenna visible on its roof, indicating a Gen 3 camera.

Red Car With Long Antenna Gen 3

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Sweden

This Swedish GeoGuessr car is a red sedan. It features a Gen 3 camera system.

Antenna: Look for a long black antenna on the car's roof. This detail helps identify the vehicle.


Generation 3 google car with antenna — Lithuania

Generation 3 google car with antenna

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Lithuania

Camera: Generation 3

Car: Regular sedan

Additional details (unique): Black antenna on the back of the car


Greenlandic license plate, long and fully white, with a red outline that is often hard to see.

Greenland License Plates

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Denmark
HookGreenland plates match its ice: long and fully white

Greenlandic license plates are long and fully white.

Contrast: They differ from standard Danish plates. A red outline is present, but it is often blurry and hard to see.


Swedish blue direction sign with white text and border, showing a thin arrow pointing left.

Swedish Direction Signs

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Sweden
HookS = Skinny (Sweden), F = Filled (Finland)

Color: Swedish direction signs are blue with white text and a white border. Arrow: They feature a thin white arrow pointing the direction. Contrast: Finnish signs have a filled-in white arrow, not thin.

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