Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Part I - Doctor Kaarlo Hildén, Helsingfors, Some Anthropological Data on the Inhabitants of Swedish and Finnish Extraction in Finland
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
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 Kävnerians in north
Österbotton, 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.
Province Average index Index 70.0—74.9 % Index 75.0-79.9 % Index 80.0—84.9 % Index 85.0-89.9 % Index 90.0—X %
Åland and Finland proper 79.2 8.2 53.8 33.6 4.1 0.3
Nyland 79.3 7.5 52.6 37.7 2.2 —
S. Österbotton 80.2 4.1 44.8 44.3 5.5 1.3
FINNS.
Province Average height Index 70.0—74.9 % Index 75.0—79.9 % Index 80.0-84.9 % Index 85.0-89.9 % Index 90.0-X %
Finland proper 79.4 7.2 51.2 38,2 3.4
Satakunta 80.4 3.1 73.1 47.9 5.7 0.2
Tavastland 80.9 2.5 37.2 50.9 9.2 0.2
Nyland 80.5 5.6 39.9 46.3 8.2 —
S. Österbotton 80.o 4.2 48.3 41.0 6.4 0.2
Savolax 81.3 2.1 33.2 52.9 11.0 0.8
Karelen 82.2 1.4 23.9 55.7 17.8 1.2
N. österbotton 82.6 1.7 21.7 52.5 21.8 2.5
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 Åland 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 österbotton, in
about the same numbers. — Within the Finnish population again, the West*Finns
(in Finland proper, Satakunta and South Österbotton) 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 österbotton,
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
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
