- How splint baskets came from Sweden to Denmark. The kind of basket I am talking about, in English is called a splint basket, in Danish spånkurv, and in Swedish spånkorg. A splint-basket is made of 4-10 cm broad splints of pine which are plaited and collected by some kind of nails with two rims, inside and outside, and provided with a handle.per-olof.dk/cdt/splint.htm