132 H. LUNDBORG 



The Nordic race seems to be about as strongly represented among 

 the Finnish-speaking popuhition of Norrbotten as the Lappic race 

 (the Nordic and Lappic race togetlier form about 60 % ). The pure 

 Finnic race-component is somewhat greater than the other two taken 

 separately; it amounts to about 40 % . 



Table 4, w'hich gives some values as to the morphological facial- 

 index, points in the same direction, although with a slight prepon- 

 derance of Nordic (Swedish) race as a race-component in the Finnish 

 population. Diagrams 7 — 9 show this clearly. 



As the investigations in Norrbotten are not finished yet — new 

 material is being collected every year — the conclusions at which 

 I have arrived, must be considered preliminary. I have myself been 

 surprised to find the Nordic as well as the Lappic race-compo- 

 nent so great among the Finnish-speaking population of Norrbotten, 

 that on the whole it may be considered as equal to the Finnic race- 

 component. This may fully explain the differences, which in many 

 respects are found between our »Finnish» population and the more 

 purely bred population of Finland. 



