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SWEDES AND FINNS IN FINLAND 



parts of the country which are inhabited by Finns. The tallest Finns are the 

 West^Finns, whos eheight (and peculiarities of speech) indicate Germanic influence. 

 The shortest individuals are shown among the so«called Kavnerians in north 

 Osterbotton, where the influence of the short grown Lapps has probably made 



itself felt. 



The same differences between the Swedish and Finnish population, as well 

 as among the different Finnish groups can also be shown in regard to the shape 

 of the head. 



By means of the following tables Westerlund has made this quite clear : 



SWEDES. 



FINNS. 



As is seen the Swedes in the country, have on an average, a lower index 

 than the Finns. The relatively highest number of dolichocephalic types are to be 

 met with in Aland and the south»west archipelago, in correspondence with their 

 Swedish extraction. The Swedes in Nyland present nearly the same conditions, 

 while dolichocephalic and brachycephalic types appear, in southern Osterbotton, in 

 about the same numbers. — Within the Finnish population again, the West»Finns 

 (in Finland proper, Satakunta and South Osterbotton) are those, who stand 

 nearest to the Swedes. In several districts dolichocephalic types are dominant. The 

 Tavastians who form the majority of the population in the country, and who 

 inhabit not only Tavastland but also parts of Nyland and southern Osterbotton, 

 as well as smaller stretches of Satakunta and Savolax, show a larger percentage of 

 brachycephalic types and have an average index of 80—81. The Karelians, who 



