Carelia - Male noses

Height - width index

Hyperleptorrhin x - 54.9
Leptorrhin 55.0-69.9
Mesorrhin 70.0-84.9
Chamaerrhin 85.0-99.9
Hyperchamaerrhin 100 - x



Hyperleptorrhin x - 54.9
Leptorrhin 55.0-69.9
Mesorrhin 70.0-84.9
Chamaerrhin 85.0-99.9
Hyperchamaerrhin 100 - x


Carelia (men)

Hyperleptorrhin 14%
Leptorrhin 65.2%
Mesorrhin 19.4%
Chamaerrhin 1.1%
Hyperchamaerrhin 0.3%

Area 1

Hyperleptorrhin 4.8%
Leptorrhin 71.4%
Mesorrhin 19%
Chamaerrhin 2.4%
Hyperchamaerrhin 2.4%

Area 2

Hyperleptorrhin 6.6%
Leptorrhin 70.3%
Mesorrhin 23.1%
Chamaerrhin -
Hyperchamaerrhin -

Area 3

Hyperleptorrhin 11.3%
Leptorrhin 72.2%
Mesorrhin 14.9%
Chamaerrhin 1.5%
Hyperchamaerrhin -

Area 4

Hyperleptorrhin 14.2%
Leptorrhin 53.3%
Mesorrhin 32%
Chamaerrhin -
Hyperchamaerrhin 0.8%

Area 5

Hyperleptorrhin 27.8%
Leptorrhin 53.2%
Mesorrhin 16.5%
Chamaerrhin 2.5%
Hyperchamaerrhin

Area 6

Hyperleptorrhin 17.8%
Leptorrhin 75.4%
Mesorrhin 5.1%
Chamaerrhin 1.7%
Hyperchamaerrhin -

Area A

Hyperleptorrhin 10.2%
Leptorrhin 72.0%
Mesorrhin 15.7%
Chamaerrhin 1.7%
Hyperchamaerrhin 0.4%

Area B

Hyperleptorrhin 11.8%
Leptorrhin 58.7%
Mesorrhin 29.2%
Chamaerrhin -
Hyperchamaerrhin 0.3%

Area C

Hyperleptorrhin 13.3%
Leptorrhin 63.2%
Mesorrhin 22.2%
Chamaerrhin 1.0%
Hyperchamaerrhin 0.3%


The highest percentage of narrow nosed induviduals (hyper + leptorrhin) were found in Area 6 (Rautjärvi, Ilmee, Hiitola, Kirvu, Jääski, Antrea, Vuoksenranta, Heinjoki, Vuoksela, Ihontala, Kaukola, Räisälä, Pyhäjärvi, Nuijamaa, Äyräpää, Vahviala, Johannes, Ylämaa, Koivisto, Säkkijärvi, Miehikkälä, Virolahti, Muolaa, Valkjärvi, Sakkola, Metsäpirtti, Rautu, Kyyrölä, Kuolemanjärvi, Kivennapa, Uusikirkko, Kanneljärvi, Kuokkala, Terijoki, Käkisalmi and Viipuri.) the least in Area 4 (Korpiselkä, Soanlahti, Suojärvi, Suistamo, Impilahti and Salmi.) The most typical nose in all areas was leptorrhin. Area 1 (Nurmes, Valtimo, Rautavaara, Juuka, Säyneinen and Kaavi) had the largest percentage of chamaerrhin and hyperchamaerrhin noses (2.4% of each).

Sources - T.Y.Roschier - Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Karjala (Helsinki, 1931)