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Lapps on the contrary they appear more seldom. The brown colour of the eyes
is usual and appears most often among the Lapps and comparatively seldom
among the Swedes and Finns.
The mixed eyes are not frequent among the Lapps and in a still smaller
degree among the Finns and least of all among the Swedes. For more particu*
lars see the diagram itself.
Smaller groups of other races besides these three chief components, the Nor*
die, the Finnish and the Lappish races, appear also in Sweden; they may be sum*
marised briefly.
Walloons came from Belgium during the seventeenth century to improve the
Swedish iron industry. They settled near the great ironworks in East Gothaland
(Östergötland), Uppland, Värmland and Bergslagen. They are represented mostly
by a dark type. Even they are for the most part of short stature, thick=set growth,
DIAGRAM CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF DIFFERENT COLOURED
EYES AMONG DIFFERENT RACE*GROUPS IN SWEDEN.
The examinations, performed by the author, comprise all persons, of both sexes and of all ages,
living in a certain district.
SWEDES IN VÄRMLAND
(558 individuals)
SWEDISH NOMADIC LAPFS
(463 individuals)
FINNS IN NORRBOTTEN
(660 individuals)
Brown
Mixed
Light
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