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live in the eastern part of the country have still shorter heads with an average 

 index exceeding 82. Among the Finnish race^groups in Finland the Kavnerians 

 show the most brachycephalic types, their average index is considerably over 82, 

 and among them can be met, numerous individuals, whose index exceeds 85. 



Lastly we give here the numbers respecting the colour characteristics according 

 to Westerlund. (Relative numbers.) 



SWEDES. 



FINNS. 



Province 



Finland proper 



Satakunta 



Tavastland 



Nyland 



S. Osterbotton , 



Savolax 



Karelen 



N. Osterbotton 



Colour of the eyes 



blue 



grey 



45.63 

 45.51 

 46.63 



46.18 



52.98 



42.11 



40.34 



42.17 



37.47 

 35.25 

 33.83 

 33.67 



28.52 



34 14 



32.82 

 29.63 



mixed 



11.20 

 10.43 

 11.86 

 14.25 

 11.95 

 18.20 

 18.89 

 19.09 



5.72 

 8.71 

 7.68 

 5.90 

 6.55 

 5.55 

 7.95 

 9.11 



Colour of the hair 



light 



15.48 

 18.53 

 18.87 

 19.90 

 19.27 

 18.78 

 15.62 

 13.32 



cendre 



49.89 

 42.63 



38.14 



42.26 



32.18 



30.26 



34.10 



41.06 



brown 



30.35 

 33.26 

 36.39 



30.% 



58.73 

 39.26 



45.60 



35.63 



black 



3.67 



3.% 



5.66 

 4.67 

 9.25 

 2.56 

 3.83 

 9.21 



red 



0.61 

 1.62 

 0.94 

 2.21 

 0.57 

 0.14 

 0.85 

 0.78 



As can be seen from the tables, the two races of people living in Finland 

 differ regarding the colour of the eyes and hair to a very small degree from each 

 other. Among the Swedes we find blue eyes in about 52 %, and grey eyes in 

 about 30 %, or light eyes therefore in more than 80 %. Among the Finns we 

 meet identically the same percentage: blue eyes in about 45 %, grey eyes in about 

 33 %, together therefore light eyes in 78 %. The least number of brown eyes 

 among the Swedes we find among the inhabitants of Aland and Finland proper, 

 among the Finns the least number is found among the inhabitants of Finland 

 proper and Nyland, where the mixture with the Germanic element has been grea* 

 test. The greatest percentage of brown eyes is found with the Kavnerians in North 

 Osterbotton but even among these it is less than 10 %. The colour of the hair 

 shows a similiar correspondence: in the Swedes there are 18.5 per cent having light 

 hair, and 34.5 % with cendre hair, or taken together 53 % with fair hair, in the 

 Finns there are 17 % with light hair and 40 % with cendre hair, or taken toge» 

 ther 57 % having fair hair. 



