Is Scandinavian law closer to Civil law or Common law?

I am not a lawyer, but I will copy in a conclusion from a pdf downloaded from Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law at Stockholm Univeristy. read more

“Returning by way of conclusion to the issue of classifying Scandinavian law within the system of legal families, it is my view Scandinavian law is clearly civil law as opposed to common law. read more

Scandinavian law is pliable and close to life, less dogmatic than other European legal systems, and relatively free of formal rules and exigencies. Great attention is paid to rules and principles that have evolved in practice, especially in the courts. read more

Introduction to Scandinavian Civil Law. Scandinavian civil law applies to the five Scandinavian countries, namely Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway. Historically, it has it roots set in Germanic law, but Scandinavian civil law is now more closely akin to the civil law of the common law countries such as the UK and Australia. read more