Can my land-mass realistically work?

I've come up with an idea of building a fantastical continent inspired by the climates of Scandinavia.

It will be shaped similar to a crescent, and based on two tectonic plates that go over each other (the side of the crescent is basically a mountain range that rose from the interaction between the plates). As for north and south it will work just like in the real world, colder north and a bit less chilly south.

The farther you move from the mountains the lower the land gets (obviously). There are plenty of fjords as a result of a previous ice-age as well.

So, my questions are:

1. Is this idea realistic? Could such a continent actually form?
2. How would the climate be affected by the given situation? Could it actually be a not!Finland?

Any other tips are very much welcome, I'm very new to world-building and would love some help with this.

posted almost 7 years ago

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