diff --git a/Materials/regions/materials.xml b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
index 16d64ac9f..65379d18e 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/materials.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
@@ -1852,7 +1852,170 @@
     <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
   </material>
 
+  <!-- REGIONAL DEFINITIONS - SCANDINAVIA					-->
 
+  <material include="Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml">
+    <name>BuiltUpCover</name>
+    <name>Urban</name>
+	<texture>Terrain/town-europe-autumn.png</texture>
+    <object-mask>Terrain/town-europe.mask.png</object-mask>
+    <xsize>1024</xsize>
+    <ysize>1024</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>100000.0</light-coverage>
+    <emissive>
+      <r>0.05</r>
+      <g>0.05</g>
+      <b>0.02</b>
+      <a>1.0</a>
+    </emissive>
+    <object-group include="Materials/base/town-buildings.xml"/>
+    <building-coverage>500.0</building-coverage>
+    <building-small-ratio>0.9</building-small-ratio>
+    <building-medium-ratio>0.1</building-medium-ratio>
+    <building-large-ratio>0.0</building-large-ratio>
+    <building-medium-max-floors>4</building-medium-max-floors>
+    <wood-coverage>8000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/deciduous.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>15.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>10.0</tree-width-m>
+  </material>
+
+  <material include="Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml">
+    <name>EvergreenBroadCover</name>
+    <name>EvergreenForest</name>
+	<texture-set>
+     <texture>Terrain/forest1a.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_hires.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="12">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="15">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+	</texture-set>
+	<parameters>
+      <hires_overlay_bias>-0.1</hires_overlay_bias>
+      <transition_model>0.9</transition_model>
+	  <dot_density>0.2</dot_density>
+    </parameters>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>10000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <wood-coverage>4000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/coniferous.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>18.0</tree-width-m>
+    <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>1</bumpiness>
+   </material>
+  
+  <material include="Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml">
+    <name>ShrubCover</name>
+    <name>ShrubGrassCover</name>
+    <name>ScrubCover</name>
+    <name>Scrub</name>
+    <name>Sclerophyllous</name>
+	<name>Landmass</name>
+	<name>SoneSort</name>
+	<name>Default</name>
+	<name>Island</name>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/shrub1-autumn.png</texture>
+      <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="12">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+      <texture n="15">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <diffuse>
+      <r>0.86</r>
+      <g>0.86</g>
+      <b>0.86</b>
+      <a>1.0</a>
+    </diffuse>
+    <specular>
+      <r>0.1</r>
+      <g>0.1</g>
+      <b>0.1</b>
+      <a>1.0</a>
+    </specular>
+    <shininess>1.2</shininess>
+    <light-coverage>20000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <wood-coverage>48000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/coniferous.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>18.0</tree-width-m>
+    <rolling-friction>0.6</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.4</bumpiness>
+  </material>
+  
+  <material include="Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml">
+    <name>Marsh</name>
+    <name>FloodLand</name>
+    <name>SaltMarsh</name>
+    <name>HerbWetlandCover</name>
+    <name>WoodedWetlandCover</name>
+	<name>DeciduousBroadCover</name>
+    <name>DeciduousForest</name>
+    <name>Bog</name>
+    <name>Heath</name>
+	<texture-set>
+	 <texture>Terrain/marsh4a-autumn.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_hires.png</texture>
+     <texture n="12">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+     <texture n="15">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+	</texture-set>
+	<parameters>
+      <hires_overlay_bias>-0.1</hires_overlay_bias>
+      <transition_model>0.9</transition_model>
+    </parameters>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <light-coverage>40000000.0</light-coverage>
+	<wood-coverage>30000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/coniferous.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>18.0</tree-width-m>
+    <friction-factor>0.8</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.3</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.2</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+  </material>
+  
+  <material include="Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml">
+    <name>DryCropPastureCover</name>
+    <name>DryCrop</name>
+	<texture-set>
+     <texture>Terrain/dry_pasture4.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_hires.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="12">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+	</texture-set>
+	<parameters>
+      <hires_overlay_bias>-0.07</hires_overlay_bias>
+	  <transition_model>0.9</transition_model>
+    </parameters>
+    <object-mask>Terrain/drycrop1.mask.png</object-mask>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.9</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.6</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+    <light-coverage>2000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <object-group include="Materials/base/farm-buildings.xml"/>
+    <wood-coverage>10000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/mixed.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+  </material>
 
 
   <!-- REGIONAL DEFINITIONS - EUROPE                        -->
diff --git a/Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml b/Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05792c918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- General settings for all Scandinavia materials -->
+<PropertyList>
+  <!-- Define Scandinavia as a box with given latitude/longitude -->
+  <condition>
+   <and>
+   <equals>
+    <property>sim/startup/season</property>
+    <value>summer</value>
+   </equals>
+    <and>
+     <greater-than>
+      <property>position/longitude-deg</property>
+      <value>0.0</value>
+     </greater-than>
+     <less-than>
+      <property>position/longitude-deg</property>
+      <value>35.0</value>
+     </less-than>
+     <greater-than>
+      <property>position/latitude-deg</property>
+      <value>57.0</value>
+     </greater-than>
+     <less-than>
+      <property>position/latitude-deg</property>
+      <value>90.0</value>
+     </less-than>
+    </and>
+   </and>
+  </condition>
+
+</PropertyList>