Complex sentence: In a cultural sense, Fennoscandia is more or less a synonym for the Nordic countries, signifying the historically close contact between Finnic, Sami and other Scandinavian peoples and cultures, but not including Iceland, Greenland or other geographically disconnected overseas areas.
Split into simpler sentences: In a cultural sense, Fennoscandia signifies the historically close contact between Finnic, Sami and other Scandinavian peoples and cultures. Unlike the term "the Nordic countries", Fennoscandia does not include Iceland, Greenland or other geographically disconnected overseas areas.