SWEDES AND FINNS IN FINLAND 



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time these two races have become mixed in a rather high degree, especially on 

 the mainland in the south of Finland. Meantime Westerlund has shown that in 

 spite of this, one can still prove that there are evident differences between the 

 Swedish and the Finnish inhabitants in Finland. In the same way, grounded 

 upon his anthropological researches he has been able to verify that there are 

 natural race^groups within the Finnish population. West Finns (in Finland pro* 

 per, Satakunta, and south Osterbotton), Tavastians (in the central parts of the 

 country), Karelians (in the eastern parts), Kavnerians (in north Osterbotton). 

 In doing this he has based his observations principally upon the following cha« 

 racteristics: the height, shape of head, and the colour of the eyes and hair. 



The height of the Swedish population in Finland is shown in the following 

 table: 



The height of the Finnish race«groups is seen in the following table: 



A glance at these tables shows at once, that a considerable difference exists 

 between the Swedish and the Finnish population: there are more very tall 

 and the average height is greater among the former, while on the contrary 

 it can be remarked that there are more short and below the standard as well as 

 a lower average height among the latter. The tallest individuals among the Swedish 

 inhabitants are found in Aland and the south-west archipelago, where the popular 

 tion in regard to height corresponds with the tall grown population of adjacent 

 parts of Sweden. Hence the height decreases with a surprising regularity in 

 correspondence with the rest of the Swedish provinces as well as to the interior 



