Baltic region

The Baltic Sea Region, alternatively the Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states, refers to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, including parts of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

[1][2][3] Unlike the "Baltic states", the Baltic region includes all countries that border the sea.

The first to name it the Baltic Sea (Latin: Mare Balticum) was 11th century German chronicler Adam of Bremen.

Depending on the context the Baltic Sea Region might stand for:

Countries surrounding the Baltic Sea