Scandinavia and the Netherlands?

I think we can all agree that the Nordic countries of Scandinavia are very closely related, and looking at Germany and the Netherlands they are very similar as well. Often I dig around the internet researching cultural aspects of Scandinavian culture, specifically Norwegian. I've found that there are a lot of cultural similarities between the Dutch and the Danes and Norwegians, (and even Swedes sometimes). Their language may not be similar, but the food they eat are very similar, lots of traditions, architecture, etc., do the Dutch have a signifigant amount of Scandinavians in their history. They were not a country for as long as Germany or any Scandinavian kingdoms. I know there is a bit of Spanish in Dutch ancestry, along with German, is there also a large portion of Scandinavian ancestry in the Dutch, if so how much? What are your opinions of the cultural similarities and/or other similarities the Dutch have with Scandinavia?