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In the following it will be shown separately how the total land-area 

 of Finland and the total forest-area (lakes and rivers thus omitted) 

 are divided among the various groups of owners. Petsamo (Pet- 

 schenga) 1 ) has here been left out of account. 



Proportion of ownership 



Ordinary State lands 



State fief-lands 



Ecclesiastical fief-lands 



Joint Stock Companies and associations 



Municipalites 



Rural communities 



Other landed property (mainly private- 

 ownership) | 53.4 



The comparatively small area of lands in .the possession of the 

 State Railways and of certain lands bought by the State for various 

 purposes is included in the item 0ther landed property. 



The ownership of forest lands is shown graphically in the following 

 diagram, in which certain groups have been combined. See also Fig. 3. 



36.9 



A/% 



State. 



Ecclesiastical fief-lands and municipalities. 

 Companies and associations. 



Others. 



Fig. 7. 



The proportion of ownership of land. 



*) The district on the Arctic coast, with an area of slightly over 1 000 000 

 hectares, acquired by Finland at the Peace of Tarto, 1920. 



