North Finncattle
(local/other name in English)

(most common name):
• Pohjoissuomenkarja
(transboundary/brand name):
• Northern Finncattle
(local/other name):
• Lapinlehmä
• Pohjoissuomen Karja
• Pohjois-Suomolainen Karja (PSK)
local/other name (English):
• North Finnish
local/other name (Swedish):
• Nordfinsk

The North Finncattle are the smallest type of Finncattle. The first herdbook for North Finncattle was started in 1905.

The three Finncattle breeds are:
• West Finncattle
• North Finncattle
• East Finncattle

(Finnish) suomalaiset = Finns

Karelia (Karjala in Finnish) is an area currently divided between Russia and Finland.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-19

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