4. Scandinavia
Throughout his travels, Bond has visited every country in what is considered 'Western Europe' apart from Belgium, the tiny nation of Luxembourg and three other somewhat notable locations Denmark, Sweden and Norway which collectively make up the region that is known as Scandinavia. With climates ranging from temperate to polar, the three countries are a mixture of well developed cities (where standards of living are amongst the highest in the world) and cold, icy wildernesses. The Arctic Circle, in particular, could be used in a Bond film as a bleak backdrop for something such as a pre-credits sequence and could incorporate a polar bear (perhaps the world's most dangerous animal), giving 007 a break from the sharks or similar creatures that he is usually forced to deal with. Meanwhile, one of the most popular genres in fiction right now is 'Scandinavian noir'. Though noir is typically set in the thirties, fourties and fifties (best seen in films ranging from the Maltese Falcon to L.A Confidential), Scandinavian authors such as Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson have more than adequately adhered to the tropes of the genre in contemporary novels such as Headhunters, the Wallander series and the Millenium Trilogy, whilst television series such as The Killing and Borgen have depicted them on screen and won several critics awards for doing so. A Bond story with a noir influence would be an interesting prospect, and where better to set it than in the three countries that have become renowned as settings for the genre in the last few years.
Example Scenario Bond is sent to investigate the murder of a high-ranking British diplomat in Stockholm, becoming drawn into the dark and murky world of organised crime as he delves deeper into the case.