Forest Finns
E816894
Forest Finns were a Finnish-speaking ethnic group known for their slash-and-burn farming communities in the forested border regions of Sweden and Norway from the 16th century onward.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finnish diaspora community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Forest-Finns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skogfinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Finnskogen region on the Swedish–Norwegian border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSettlement |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus |
recognized minority culture in Norway
ⓘ
recognized minority culture in Sweden ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
influence on local farming practices in forest areas
ⓘ
influence on local place names in border regions ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Finnskogen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hedmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Solør NERFINISHED ⓘ Värmland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend |
gradual assimilation into Norwegian majority population
ⓘ
gradual assimilation into Swedish majority population ⓘ |
| descendants |
Forest Finn communities in Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forest Finn communities in Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation |
cultural associations in Norway
ⓘ
cultural associations in Sweden ⓘ museums in Finnskogen ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | from the late 16th century onward ⓘ |
| impactOnLandscape | creation of temporary cultivated clearings in forests ⓘ |
| languageShift |
from Finnish to Norwegian
ⓘ
from Finnish to Swedish ⓘ |
| legalStatusHistorical |
subject to special regulations on slash-and-burn in Norway
ⓘ
subject to special regulations on slash-and-burn in Sweden ⓘ |
| migrationReason |
population pressure in parts of Finland
ⓘ
search for new land for slash-and-burn farming ⓘ |
| originCountry | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish migration to Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| regionOfSettlement | forested border regions of Sweden and Norway ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Finns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBuildingType |
log houses
ⓘ
smoke cabin ⓘ |
| traditionalFarmingMethod |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| typicalCrops |
barley
ⓘ
rye ⓘ turnips ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.