CHAPTER XIII 

 FINLAND 



TO the average British agriculturist Finland 

 — if he ever thinks of that country at 

 all — probably represents little more than a 

 geographical expression, and, so far as he is 

 concerned, a wholly negligible quantity. 



At first sight there would seem to be no 

 reason why he should regard it from any other 

 point of view. It is true that in superficial area 

 Finland is as large as England, Wales, Scotland, 

 and Ireland put together. But a considerable 

 proportion of this area extends into the Arctic 

 Circle, 12 per cent, of it is represented by lakes, 

 and 15 per cent, by marshes and bogs, while 

 of Finland's terra fir ma three-fifths consist of 

 forests. In fact, up to three or four years ago 

 only 8 per cent, of the surface of the country 

 was under cultivation. Then the entire popula- 

 tion of Finland represents an average of only 

 about twenty-two persons to the square mile. 



Living in such a land as this, and so remote 



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