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north of Norrbotten, right down to the northern parts of Idre, in Dalarne.1
It is actively pursued only by the Lapps, though a large number of mountain
reindeer are owned by peasants.
Migrations also occur among the forest reindeer, but always within the pine
forest, and in most cases to a very small extent. The forest reindeer finds his
summer pasturage principally in large bogs, abounding in horsetails and
marsh-trefoil, but in winter he feeds, like the mountain reindeer, on the pine-barrens.
The migrations of the forest reindeer are thus confined to journeys to and fro
between some suitable marshy region and a near-lying district with a good supply
of reindeer moss. The breeding of the forest reindeer is carried on actively not
only by the Lapps, but also by Swedes and Finns; as regards proprietorship, it is
a remarkable fact that the greater part of the forest reindeer are owned by
peasants. It is pursued, broadly speaking, in two districts, the chief of which
consists mainly of the Finnish-speaking districts below the frontier of the Lapp
territory, while the other lies between the lower reaches of the rivers, Luleälv
and Vindelälven, within the Lappland frontier. The most northerly region for the
breeding of the forest reindeer is the south part of the parish of Karesuando;
the most southerly, Malå in Västerbotten.
Photo. F. Svenonius.
Herd of Reindeer pasturing in summer among the mountains at Kvikkjokk.
The stock of reindeer belonging to Swedish subjects amounted in the years
1909—11 to 272 800 2 animals. Of these, 231 300 were mountain reindeer,
and 41 500 forest reindeer. Of the mountain reindeer, 207 700 belonged to
Lapps true, and 18 600 to peasants. Of the forest reindeer, only 18 800
were owned by Lapps, whereas 21 900 belonged to peasants.3 The value of
1 In winter, the reindeer sometimes move down to Central Hälsingland, although, as a
rule, they go only as far as Medelpad (cf. map).
2 All the fignres adduced here are given to the nearest hundred and must be looked upon
as quite approximate, minimum values. — 3 The peasants are mainly Swedes and Finns, but
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