Pohjoissuomenkarja
(most common name)

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

The Pohjois-Suomolainen Karja (PSK) is an authentic breed whose arrival to northern Finland is thought to be due to the migration of the Sami people — who either brought the cattle from the south of Finland, or from Sweden and Norway.

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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