42 THE FOREST LANDS OF FINLAND. 



Such narratives and statements, whatever may be 

 apparent of their immediate connection with the subject 

 of Forests and Forestry, have a connection, little obvious it 

 may be, but nevertheless real, with that subject, inasmuch 

 as they bring under consideration an important feature 

 of the physical geography of Finland a country in which 

 the lakes have a larger area in relation to that of the dry 

 land, and the islands a larger area in relation to that of the 

 mainland than is seen in most of the countries of Europe. 



