Modern paganism in Scandinavia

On one hand, there is the Ásatrú movement represented by the "Eddaic" reconstructionists who aim to understand the pre-Christian Germanic religion based on academic research and the Edda, and implement reconstructions in their practice.

Both religions reject the ideas of Romanticist or New Age currents as reflected in Armanism or American Asatru.

At the other end of this scale are syncretist or eclectic approaches which merge innovation or "personal gnosis" into historical or folkloric tradition.

The "folkists" define their religion as Nordisk Sed ("Nordic Custom"), preferring this term over Ásatrú, which is mostly associated with the "eclectic" reconstructionists.

A third group, Vigrid, makes racial teachings a part of their ideological framework, as well as using Nazi Germany's flag colors and structure in their banner.

It is the largest non-Christian religious organization in Iceland and has some 3,583 members (as of January 1st, 2017),[4] making up just over 1% of the total population.