Variations of the name ''Sweden'' are used in most languages, with the exception of Danish and Norwegian using ''Sverige'', Faroese ''Svøríki'', Icelandic ''Svíþjóð'', and the more notable exception of some Finnic languages where ''Ruotsi'' (Finnish) and ''Rootsi'' (Estonian) are used, names commonly considered as referring to the people from the coastal areas of Roslagen, Uppland, who were known as the ''Rus''', and through them etymologically related to the English name for Russia.