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bn:00416146n

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Forest Finns were Finnish migrants from Savonia and Northern Tavastia in Finland who settled in forest areas of Sweden proper and Norway during the late 16th and early-to-mid-17th centuries, and traditionally pursued slash-and-burn agriculture, a method used for turning forests into farmlands. Wikipedia

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ethnic group

PART OF

Sweden Finns

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Savonia