Unicode character testing for Nordic region

unicode_tests.py

"""Unicode character testing done for Unicode source."""

# Even in the year 2021, unicode is still not used everywhere so we must test our entire processing
# chain for uncommon or exceptional characters.
# Within the Nordic region, we must test for common letters that are used in the various
# languages of the region, which can also be found on our country-specific keyboards.
# Note: It is common for those with Russian heritage to live in Nordic countries, especially Finland.
# Our technology stack and tools must also handle these additional letters not found in the default code page.

NORDIC_SPECIAL_CHARS = [
  "ų",
  "ī",
  "ū",
  "ą",
  "ę",
  "į",
  "ų",
  "ū́",
  "Ż",
  "š",
  "č",
  "ẽ",
  "ä",
  "Ä",
  "ö",
  "Ö",
  "å",
  "Å",
]

for c in NORDIC_SPECIAL_CHARS:
  print(c)

Here's a Python statement to demonstrate the issue of convertic Nordic letters from utf-8 to latin-1 encoding:
print('öäå'.encode('utf-8').decode('latin-1'))

Expected output:
öäå