Finland by region - anthropometric averages

The data is from studies made in the 1930's and 1950's. Back then Finland was mainly a poor rural nation. Some (but not all) regional differences in height and other data may be explained by the different economic conditions on different regions and by the fact that these studies span between 1930 and 1950's. The average height data is quite irrelevant for our modern day and regional differences are minimal due to improved living standards. But here's a 1930's - 1950's look on things.

Measurements mm

*Average Carelian - male*
T.Y.Roschier - Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Karjala (Helsinki, 1931)

Height (cm) 166.29 cm (variation was between 144.7 - 186.6)
Head lenght 186.28 (154-208)
Head breadth 152.36 (124-185)
Minimum frontal breadth 109.86 (81-149)
Bizygomatic diameter 137.35 (96-191)
Bigonial diameter 107.22 (79-145)
Total facial height 122.11 (103-160)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 55.57 (39-73)
Nasal breadth 35.07 (22 - 51)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 31.90 (23-41)
Cephalic index 81.670 (66.31 - 97.37)
Facial index 89.343 (68.86 - 129.09)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 63.800 (37.10 - 100.00)
B.H.I 88.970 (61.49-130.67)
H.L.I 72.754 (53.73-105.95)

*Average Carelian - female*
T.Y.Roschier - Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Karjala (Helsinki, 1931)

Height (cm) 154.83 (128.8 - 173.1)
Head lenght (mm) 176.87 (147-212)
Head breadth 144.72 (121-180)
Minimum frontal breadth 104.94 (79-135)
Bizygomatic diameter 126.81 (97-147)
Bigonial diameter 96.81 (71-176)
Total facial height 113.04 (88-141)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 51.38 (33-65)
Nasal breadth 31.40 (25-40)
Biorbital width
Interorbital Width 31.33 (20-40)
Cephalic index 81.881 (66.04 - 97.22)
Facial index 89.448 (66.67-125.69)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 61.973 (41.07 - 89.19)
B.H.I 91.153 (69.80-114.88)
H.L.I 74.474 (55.19-91.77)

*Nyland - male (Finnish speaker)*
L.Löfgren - über die anthropologie der Bewohner von Uusimaa (Helsinki, 1937)

Height (cm) 169.65 (150.1 - 187.5)
Head lenght (mm)
Head breadth
Minimum frontal breadth 110.58 (97-133)
Bizygomatic diameter 139.04 (120-157)
Bigonial diameter 111.07 (94-126)
Total facial height 124.22 (106-145)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 54.51 (38-67)
Nasal breadth 35.22 (28-43)
Biorbital width
Interorbital width 32.39 (25-42)
Cephalic index 79.785
Facial index 89.611 (75.66 - 110.45)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 65.285 (49.10 - 102.60)
B.H.I 85.861 (71.34-103.52)
H.L.I 68.463 (57.79-83.91)

*Nyland - male (Swedish speaker)*
L.Löfgren - über die anthropologie der Bewohner von Uusimaa (Helsinki, 1937)

Height (cm) 172.14 (156.9 - 189.0)
Head lenght (mm)
Head breadth
Minimum frontal breadth 108.41 (91-127)
Bizygomatic diameter 130.85 (112-154)
Bigonial diameter 110.62 (95-132)
Total facial height 127.00 (97-150)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 57.35 (43-74)
Nasal breadth 35.90 (29-45)
Biorbital width
Interorbital width 33.13 (24-40)
Cephalic index 78.227
Facial index 97.554 (73.48 - 124.17)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 62.987 (45.95 - 86.96)
B.H.I 84.493 (71.15-100.16)
H.L.I 65.744 (56.32-77.35)

**Nyland - female (Finnish speaker)*
L.Löfgren - über die anthropologie der Bewohner von Uusimaa (Helsinki, 1937)

Height (cm) 159.33 (148.1 - 173.6)
Head length (mm) 183.98 (163-206)
Head breadth 147.78 (138-160)
Minimum frontal breadth 105.47 (96-117)
Bizygomatic diameter 130.43 (113-143)
Bigonial diameter 102.05 (90-123)
Total facial height 110.95 (94-130)
Upper facial heigth
Nasal breadth 31.94 (27-39)
Nasal height 48.68 (41-77)
Biorbital width
Interorbital width 31.05 (24-41)
Cephalic index 80.427 (73.30 - 89.08)
Facial index 85.239 (69.13-103.54)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 65.873 (45.45 - 85.70)
B.H.I 87.045 (71.71-104.96)
H.L.I 69.971 (55.61-85.12)

*Nyland - female (Swedish speaker)*
L.Löfgren - über die anthropologie der Bewohner von Uusimaa (Helsinki, 1937)

Height (cm) 160.08 (148.0 - 177.3)
Head lenght (mm) 185.97 (170-201)
Head breadth 146.72 (115-158)
Minimum frontal breadth 103.98 (94-116)
Bizygomatic diameter 128.66 (102-151)
Bigonial diameter 101.37 (86-114)
Total facial height 116.48 (99-135)
Upper facial height
Nasal breadth 31.88 (26-40)
Nasal height 51.51 (34-67)
Biorbital width
Interorbital width 31.93 (26-39)
Cephalic index 78.931 (62.16-86.52)
Facial index 90.815 (77.61-120.59)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 62.387 (47.76 - 100)
B.H.I 86.648 (74.51-116.52)
H.L.I 68.310 (59.16-82.94)

*Savo - male*
Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Savo (Helsinki, 1937)

Height (cm) 167.40 (158.9 - 181.6)
Head lenght 189.41 (166-214)
Head breadth 153.49 (137-174)
Minimum frontal breadth 113.20 (96-147)
Bizygomatic diameter 137.77 (105-55)
Bigonial diameter 109.19 (85-143)
Total facial height 118.11 (97-142)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 51.65 (34-68)
Nasal breadth 34.73 (27-49)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 31.95 (24-40)
Cephalic index 81.109 (71.08-90.76)
Facial index 86.025 (69.86-122.86)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 68.432 (44.62-111.43)
B.H.I 85.981 (69.32-103.23)
H.L.I 69.682 (58.03-88)


*Savo - female*
Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Savo (Helsinki, 1937)

Height (cm) 154.5 (140.8-172.6)
Head lenght 180.36 (162-197)
Head breadth 146.89 (134-159)
Minimum frontal breadth 106.10 (88-122)
Bizygomatic diameter 129.19 (102-145)
Bigonial diameter 100.34 (81-119)
Total facial height 110.25 (86-137)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 47.58 (38-59)
Nasal breadth 30.99 (19-41)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 31.19 (21-42)
Cephalic index 81.504 (71.66-92.31)
Facial index 85.564 (64.66-117.31)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 65.793 (33.33-100)
B.H.I 87.748 (72.48-104.03)
H.L.I 71.507 (58.20-87.36)

*Häme (male)*
Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Häme (Helsinki, 1952)

Height (cm) 170.55 (157-193)
Head lenght 191.37 (175-214)
Head breadth 154.85 (142-170)
Minimum frontal breadth 109.82 (94-129)
Bizygomatic diameter 141.39 (116-156)
Bigonial diameter 111.0 (85-132)
Total facial height 122.81 (96-149)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 53.72 (39-76)
Nasal breadth 35.35 (25-45)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.09 (21-44)
Cephalic index 80.99 (72-93.79)
Facial index 87.01 (69.54-108.80)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 66.59 (40.98-100)
B.H.I 85.83 (70.51-103.16)
H.L.I 69.49 (58.73-84.46)

*Häme (female)*
Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Häme (Helsinki, 1952)

Height (cm) 158.08 (140-178)
Head lenght 182.82 (162-199)
Head breadth 148.15 (132-164)
Minimum frontal breadth 108.00 (93-130)
Bizygomatic diameter 132.71 (104-146)
Bigonial diameter 102.26 (79-127)
Total facial height 112.79 (93-138)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 50.75 (37-66)
Nasal breadth 31.85 (23-46)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 30.51 (19-39)
Cephalic index 81.11 (69.11-93.36)
Facial index 85.10 (71.54-109.26)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 63.21 (43.40-97.30)
B.H.I 86.59 (67.33-107.75)
H.L.I 70.15 (55.80-87.64)

*Satakunta (male)*
Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Satakunta (Helsinki, 1935)

Height (cm) 170.79 (151.3-188.7)
Head lenght 191.12 (171-211)
Head breadth 153.60 (139-169)
Minimum frontal breadth 112.09 (98-130)
Bizygomatic diameter 141.63 (122-157)
Bigonial diameter 111.08 (94-128)
Total facial height 126.93 (106-155)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 57.65 (41-74)
Nasal breadth 35.32 (26-52)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.14 (23-49)
Cephalic index 80.478 (71.50-94.15)
Facial index 89.728 (72.39-111.38)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 62.028 (40.63-93.33)
B.H.I 86.343 (66.67-102.07)
H.L.I 69.421 (52.91-81.29)

*Satakunta (female)*
Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Satakunta (Helsinki, 1935)

Height (cm) 159.14 (142-177.4)
Head lenght 183.05 (155-207)
Head breadth 147.64 (122-172)
Minimum frontal breadth 107.97 (90-144)
Bizygomatic diameter 132.21 (110-159)
Bigonial diameter 102.33 (80-142)
Total facial height 117.12 (91-143)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 52.57 (31-71)
Nasal breadth 31.78 (23-49)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 30.40 (21-39)
Cephalic index 80.746 (67.22-96.13)
Facial index 88.777 (66.43-115.18)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 61.032 (41.07-103.23)
B.H.I 88.152 (69.33-107.48)
H.L.I 71.048 (50.59-89.33)

*Sami (male)*
Esko K. Näätänen - Über die anthropologie der Lappen in Suomi (Helsinki 1936)

Height (cm) 160.4 (142.2-175.5)
Head lenght 185.6 (167-198)
Head breadth 156.2 (137-171)
Minimum frontal breadth 107.9 (88-142)
Bizygomatic diameter 140.9 (127-155)
Bigonial diameter 109.9 (95-123)
Total facial height 111.2 (93-127)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 49.6 (34-62)
Nasal breadth 36.3 (30-47)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 33.3 (26-42)
Cephalic index 84.2
Facial index 79.1 (67.4-95.5)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 74.0 (54.6-102.8)
B.H.I 80.7 (61.8-101.8)
H.L.I 67.9 (52.6-90.6)

*Sami (female)*
Esko K. Näätänen - Über die anthropologie der Lappen in Suomi (Helsinki 1936)

Height (cm) 149.1 (135.9-163.4)
Head lenght 178.4 (160-193)
Head breadth 149.8 (137-162)
Minimum frontal breadth 103.9 (86-138)
Bizygomatic diameter 131.5 (110-145)
Bigonial diameter 101.1 (85-125)
Total facial height 104.1 (85-121)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 45.9 (32-56)
Nasal breadth 33.4 (27-40)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.4 (26-40)
Cephalic index 84.0
Facial index 79.2 (68-95.9)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 73.6 (56.9-102.6)
B.H.I 82.9 (69.2-97.2)
H.L.I 69.6 (58.8-85.1)

*Varsinais-Suomi (male) Finnish speakers (FI)*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 171.68 (150.4-193.5)
Head lenght 194.18 (177-209)
Head breadth 153.46 (141-168)
Minimum frontal breadth 111.32 (92-126)
Bizygomatic diameter 140.5 (118-157)
Bigonial diameter 110.11 (95-141)
Total facial height 131.75 (102-160)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 53.50 (38-69)
Nasal breadth 35.27 (28-44)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.67 (24-40)
Cephalic index 79.108 (71.50-89.83)
Facial index 93.875 (71.83-115.25)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 66.632 (49.15-93.02)

*Varsinais-Suomi (female) (FI)*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 159.99 (145.3-173.9)
Head lenght 185.74 (168-199)
Head breadth 146.98 (133-161)
Minimum frontal breadth 107.29 (97-128)
Bizygomatic diameter 131.42 (110-146)
Bigonial diameter 102.2 (83-117)
Total facial height 112.57 (94-145)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 46.86 (34-64)
Nasal breadth 33.10 (26-41)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 30.75 (23-38)
Cephalic index 79.201 (71.57-87.13)
Facial index 86.001 (70.15-107.26)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 72.247 (51.67-97.22)


*Åland Islands - Swedish speakers (SWE) male*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 174.23 (163.4-196)
Head lenght 196.58 (182-219)
Head breadth 155.09 (141-168)
Minimum frontal breadth 109.73 (98-124)
Bizygomatic diameter 142.82 (130-157)
Bigonial diameter 112.30 (99-128)
Total facial height 125.12 (107-146)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 54.22 (43-69)
Nasal breadth 34.88 (29-46)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.31 (25-37)
Cephalic index 78.928 (68.95-88.17)
Facial index 87.801 (75.89-102.10)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 64.596 (44.78-84.78)

*Åland Islands (SWE) female*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 161.79 (139.4-176.3)
Head lenght 187.20 (170-208)
Head breadth 149.13 (137-164)
Minimum frontal breadth 105.00 (93-121)
Bizygomatic diameter 132.92 (117-150)
Bigonial diameter 103.02 (88-119)
Total facial height 114.40 (92-137)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 50.76 (40-64)
Nasal breadth 31.74 (25-42)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 30.51 (25-36)
Cephalic index 79.715 (71.36-90.00)
Facial index 86.171 (67.83-103.31)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 62.906 (47.17-80.77)


*Åbo Archipelago (FI) male*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 172.07 (159.4-181.8)
Head lenght 196.83 (186-223)
Head breadth 157.04 (145-168)
Minimum frontal breadth 109.88 (97-118)
Bizygomatic diameter 141.64 (129-157)
Bigonial diameter 113.16 (96-145)
Total facial height 128.08 (102-140)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 56.92 (43-67)
Nasal breadth 34.76 (30-39)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 31.84 (26-38)
Cephalic index 79.855 (73.74-85.87)
Facial index 90.174 (79.07-103.70)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 61.398 (49.18-84.78)

*Åbo Archipelago (FI) female*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 159.16 (147.3-165.8)
Head lenght 186.40 (179-198)
Head breadth 145.80 (136-155)
Minimum frontal breadth 107.33 (97-117)
Bizygomatic diameter 133-03 (125-141)
Bigonial diameter 104.60 (90-113)
Total facial height 119.87 (93-130)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 52.67 (37-63)
Nasal breadth 31.20 (26-36)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 30.33 (26-33)
Cephalic index 78.274 (73.74-84.70)
Facial index 89.523 (70.45-97.62)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 60.551 (48.83-94.59)

*Åbo Archipelago (Swe) male*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 173.37 (160.4-187.9)
Head lenght 195.02 (179-208)
Head breadth 152.98 (130-168)
Minimum frontal breadth 109.20 (93-118)
Bizygomatic diameter 142.02 (126-161)
Bigonial diameter 110.00 (95-129)
Total facial height 127.89 (110-153)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 57.11 (42-70)
Nasal breadth 35.10 (30-42)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.02 (27-40)
Cephalic index 78.554 (66.67-87.36)
Facial index 90.181 (74.83-110.87)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 61.810 (45.71-86.36)

*Åbo Archipelago (Swe) female*
A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Height (cm) 161.34 (151.7-171.3)
Head lenght 185.19 (168-202)
Head breadth 148.76 (136-160)
Minimum frontal breadth 104.76 (91-117)
Bizygomatic diameter 134.44 (124-143)
Bigonial diameter 105.90 (93-118)
Total facial height 117.26 (101-133)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 52.11 (42-63)
Nasal breadth 32.19 (26-38)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 30.51 (25-36)
Cephalic index 80.371 (73.51-88.57)
Facial index 87.286 (76.52-100)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 62.096 (44.83-75.00)

*Southern-Ostrobothnia (FI) male*
Matti Mustakallio & Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern Süd-Ostrobottniens (Helsinki, 1951)

Height (cm) 170.60 (153.3-187.9)
Head lenght 193.25 (179-212)
Head breadth 153.95 (142-167)
Minimum frontal breadth 111.21 (100-127)
Bizygomatic diameter 140.26 (121-157)
Bigonial diameter 111.36 (95-127)
Total facial height 129.24 (105-152)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 58.82 (44-70)
Nasal breadth 34.61 (26-47)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.68 (24-41)
Cephalic index 79.71 (69.36-87.91)
Facial index 92.34 (73.89-112.8)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 59.20 (43.90-84.78)

*Southern-Ostrobothnia (FI) female*
Matti Mustakallio & Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern Süd-Ostrobottniens (Helsinki, 1951)

Height (cm) 158.24 (143.8-173.9)
Head lenght 185.31 (166-202)
Head breadth 148.27 (134-160)
Minimum frontal breadth 107.01 (95-123)
Bizygomatic diameter 132.92 (119-146)
Bigonial diameter 102.70 (88-119)
Total facial height 116.53 (94-139)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 53.69 (40-71)
Nasal breadth 30.17 (24-40)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 31.05 (23-41)
Cephalic index 80.239 (72.73-91.02)
Facial index 87.77 (71.76-115.50)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 56.66 (40.98-80.95)

*Southern-Ostrobothnia (SWE) male*
Matti Mustakallio & Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern Süd-Ostrobottniens (Helsinki, 1951)

Height (cm) 171.19 (155.5-187.5)
Head lenght 190.23 (171-210)
Head breadth 153.30 (140-168)
Minimum frontal breadth 107.29 (94-120)
Bizygomatic diameter 138.01 (115-153)
Bigonial diameter 108.90 (92-126)
Total facial height 122.69 (100-141)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 54.63 (44-70)
Nasal breadth 35.59 (27-52)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 32.41 (26-40)
Cephalic index 80.69 (69.65-88.52)
Facial index 89.17 (69.44-111.29)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 65.50 (42.86-88.14)

*Southern-Ostrobothnia (SWE) female*
Matti Mustakallio & Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern Süd-Ostrobottniens (Helsinki, 1951)

Height (cm) 159.03 (144.1-173.5)
Head lenght 181.50 (164-199)
Head breadth 147.42 (132-161)
Minimum frontal breadth 104.27 (91-117)
Bizygomatic diameter 129.38 (109-145)
Bigonial diameter 101.72 (86-118)
Total facial height 112.14 (97-130)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 50.08 (32-69)
Nasal breadth 32.49 (24-51)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 31.15 (24-38)
Cephalic index 81.459 (73.16-91.52)
Facial index 86.91 (72.99-107.14)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 65.25 (40.32-94.44)

*Northern-Ostrobothnia - male*
Erkki Kivalo, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Nord-Ostrobottnien (Helsinki 1957)

Height (cm) 167.62 (149.4-186.3)
Head lenght 188.40 (170-207)
Head breadth 155.78 (139-177)
Minimum frontal breadth 111.29 (92-139)
Bizygomatic diameter 139.80 (110-158)
Bigonial diameter 110.39 (93-133)
Total facial height 122.56 (100-154)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 55.03 (38-69)
Nasal breadth 35.05 (27-50)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 31.64 (21-43)
Cephalic index 82.780 (72.4-93.68)
Facial index 87.853 (71.9-108.45)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 64.144 (47.54-94.74)

*Northern-Ostrobothnia - female*
Erkki Kivalo, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Nord-Ostrobottnien (Helsinki 1957)

Height (cm) 156.4 (137.9-175.5)
Head lenght 179.33 (162-197)
Head breadth 149.67 (133-172)
Minimum frontal breadth 106.06 (90-124)
Bizygomatic diameter 130.80 (111-150)
Bigonial diameter 102.50 (85-119)
Total facial height 111.31 (99-129)
Upper facial height
Nasal height 49.74 (39-60)
Nasal breadth 32.26 (25-38)
Biorbital Width
Interorbital Width 30.70 (22-39)
Cephalic index 83.527 (74.48-93.83)
Facial index 85.237 (71.74-101.57)
Upper facial index
Nasal index 65.181 (50.85-85.37)

Updated 6.9.2007 - added B.H.I and H.L.I data for Satakunta, Sami, Carelia, Häme and Savo and Nyland.

BIGONIAL DIAMETER (go-go) (bigonial breadth) - men - MAP

Note - Yellow S - marks missing. But to make it clear, the same coastal areas as in the previous maps contain data measured from only Swedish speakers (excluding the Åbo Archipelago, which uses mixed data as usual)

Sources

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

A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Satakunta (Helsinki, 1935)

Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Savo (Helsinki, 1937)

L.Löfgren - über die anthropologie der Bewohner von Uusimaa (Helsinki, 1937)

Erkki Kivalo, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Nord-Ostrobottnien (Helsinki 1957)

Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Häme (Helsinki, 1952)

Matti Mustakallio & Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern Süd-Ostrobottniens (Helsinki, 1951)

Width of the zygomatic arch (women) - MAP

Yellow S = Areas where only Swedish speakers were measured



Sources

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

A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Satakunta (Helsinki, 1935)

Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Savo (Helsinki, 1937)

L.Löfgren - über die anthropologie der Bewohner von Uusimaa (Helsinki, 1937)

Erkki Kivalo, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Nord-Ostrobottnien (Helsinki 1957)

Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Häme (Helsinki, 1952)

Matti Mustakallio & Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern Süd-Ostrobottniens (Helsinki, 1951)

Width of the zygomatic arch (men) - MAP

Yellow S = Areas where only Swedish speakers were measured



Sources

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

A.O.Arho - Anthropologische Untersuchungen in den Landschaften Åland und Varsinais-Suomi (Helsinki, 1934)

Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Satakunta (Helsinki, 1935)

Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Savo (Helsinki, 1937)

L.Löfgren - über die anthropologie der Bewohner von Uusimaa (Helsinki, 1937)

Erkki Kivalo, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Nord-Ostrobottnien (Helsinki 1957)

Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern der Landschaft Häme (Helsinki, 1952)

Matti Mustakallio & Antti Telkkä, Anthropologische Untersuchung von Bewohnern Süd-Ostrobottniens (Helsinki, 1951)

BIGONIAL DIAMETER (go-go) (bigonial breadth)

BIGONIAL DIAMETER (go-go) (bigonial breadth)
Unterkieferwinkelbreite (go-go)


- Carelia



- Carelian men - regional averages

Area 1 - 106.55 mm
2 - 107.25 mm
3 - 107.99 mm
4 - 106.00 mm
5 - 106.66 mm
6 - 108.64 mm

Carelian men on average 107.22 mm

- Carelian women - regional averages

Area 1 - 96.96 mm
2 - 98.32 mm
3 - 97.31 mm
4 - 96.82 mm
5 - 93.93 mm
6 - 94.81 mm

Carelian women on average 96.81 mm

- Sami of Finnish Lapland (men)



Utsjoki 111.5 mm
Inari 112.4 mm
Kolten 105.8 mm

Sami men on average 109.9 mm

- Sami of Finnish Lapland (women)

Utsjoki 103.4 mm
Inari 103.0 mm
Kolten 98.2 mm

Sami women on average 101.1 mm

- Nyland (Swedish speakers) men

1 - 111.92 mm
2 - 108.44 mm
3 - 111.29 mm
Nyland (Swedish speakers) men on average 110.62 mm

- Nyland (Finnish speakers) men

4 - 111.78 mm
5 - 110.38 mm
Nyland (Finnish speakers) men on average 111.07 mm

- Nyland (Swedish speakers) women

1 - 102.73 mm
2 - 99.46 mm
3 - 101.20 mm
Nyland (Swedish speakers) women on average 101.37 mm

- Nyland (Finnish speakers) women

4 - 102.80 mm
5 - 101.32 mm
Nyland (Finnish speakers) women on average 102.05 mm


Other regions will be added later! Scans for Nyland region will be added later.

Width of the zygomatic arch

Jochbogenbreite (width of the zygomatic arch)

- Savo (men) regional averages



Area 1 - 138.81mm
2 - 139.77 mm
3 - 136.34 mm
4 - 138.49 mm
5 - 137.76 mm

Savo region (men) on average 137.77 mm

- Savo (women) regional averages

Savo region (women) on average 129.19 mm




Area 1 - 132.17mm
2 - 129.61 mm
3 - 127.22 mm
4 - 128.57 mm
5 - 130.80 mm

- Carelia (men) regional averages



Area 1 - 138.19mm
2 - 137.12 mm
3 - 138.36 mm
4 - 135.93 mm
5 - 135.96 mm
6 - 138.93 mm

Carelia region (men) on average 137.85 mm


- Carelia (women) regional averages

Area 1 - 128.30mm
2 - 128.73 mm
3 - 127.96 mm
4 - 125.22 mm
5 - 123.43 mm
6 - 129.14 mm

Carelia region (women) on average 126.81 mm

- Sami of Finnish Lapland



Utsjoki - 142.4 mm
Inari 143.3 mm
Kolten 137 mm

Sami men on average 140.9 mm

Utsjoki 135.mm
Inari 132.6 mm
Kolten 129.3 mm

Sami women on average 131.5 mm


- Varsinais Suomi/Finland Proper (men) regional averages




Area 3 - 140.96 mm
4 - 140.71 mm
5 - 140.38 mm

Finland Proper (men) on average 140.50 mm

- Åland Islands (men) regional averages

Area 1 - 141.99 mm
Area 2 - 143.58 mm

Åland Islands (men) on average 142.82 mm

- Åbo Archipelago(men) regional averages (Finnish speakers)

141.64 mm

- Åbo Archipelago (men) regional averages (Swedish speakers)

142.02 mm

- Varsinais Suomi/Finland Proper (women) regional averages



Area 3 - 131.94 mm
4 - 131.09 mm
5 - 131.63 mm

Finland Proper (women) on average 131.42 mm

- Åland Islands (women) regional averages

Area 1 - 131.18 mm
Area 2 - 134.19 mm

Åland Islands (women) on average 132.92mm

- Åbo Archipelago(women) regional averages (Finnish speakers)

133.93 mm

- Åbo Archipelago (women) regional averages (Swedish speakers)

134.44 mm

- Nyland (Swedish speakers - men)

1 - 133.15 mm
2 - 135.98 mm
3 - 125.75 mm
Nyland (Swedish speakers) men on average 130.85 mm

- Nyland (Finnish speakers - men)

4 - 140.11 mm
5 - 138.01 mm
Nyland (Finnish speakers) men on average 139.04 mm

- Nyland (Swedish speakers - women)

1 - 129.29 mm
2 - 130.41 mm
3 - 126.87 mm
Nyland (Swedish speakers) women on average 128.66 mm

- Nyland (Finnish speakers - women)

4 - 130.55 mm
5 - 130.32 mm
Nyland (Finnish speakers) women on average 130.43 mm

Data for other regions will be added later!

Savo region

Extracts from Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Savo (Helsinki, 1937) Please remember that the 1930's data on height for example is absolutely void.

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Average height (men)


1. 166.82 cm
2. 166.76 cm
3. 168.06 cm
4. 165.80 cm
5. 167.33 cm
Savonian men on average 167.40 cm

The tallest area on average was Area 3 (Anttola, Haukivuori, Hirvensalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Jäppilä, Kangasniemi, Mäntyharju, Pertunmaa, Pieksämäki, Ristiina, Virtasalmi, Pieksämä and Mikkeli)

Average height (women)


1. 154.30 cm
2. 154.45 cm
3. 154.53 cm
4. 152.26 cm
5. 155.78 cm
Savonian women on average 154.53 cm

The tallest area on average was Area 5 (Joutseno, Lappee, Lemi, Luumäki, Ruokolahti, Savitaipale, Suomenniemi, Taipalsaari, Lauritsala and Lappeenranta.)

Men divided by height, into groups of short, medium-tall and tall

small (-159.9cm)
medium-tall (160-169.9cm)
tall (170.0 - x)



Women divided by height, into groups of short, medium-tall and tall

small (-148.9cm)
medium-tall (149-158.9cm)
tall (159.0 - x)



Head length and breadth averages (men)



1. 190.58 mm
2. 190.20 mm
3. 188.70 mm
4. 190.49 mm
5. 189.31 mm
Savonian men on average 189.41 mm

Longest heads on average were found in Area 1 (Kiuruvesi, Lapinlahti, Pielavesi, Sonkajärvi, Varpaisjärvi, Vieremä and Iisalmi.)

1. 153.54 mm
2. 154.40 mm
3. 153.18 mm
4. 152.51 mm
5. 152.90 mm
Savonian men on average 153.49 mm

Widest heads on average were found in Area 2 (Juankoski, Karttula, Leppävirta, Maaninka, Muuruvesi, Nilsiä, Riistavesi, Siilinjärvi, Suonenjoki, Tervo, Tuusniemi, Vehmersalmi, Varkaus and Kuopio.)

Head lenght and breadth - Frequency table (men)



This post will be updated later on with more scans (including female head length/breadth data and so forth)

Head length and breadth averages (women)



1. 181.88 mm
2. 179.95 mm
3. 180.25 mm
4. 179.71 mm
5. 181.85 mm
Savonian women on average 180.36 mm

Longest heads on average were found in Area 1 ((Kiuruvesi, Lapinlahti, Pielavesi, Sonkajärvi, Varpaisjärvi, Vieremä and Iisalmi.)

1. 147.58 mm
2. 146.52 mm
3. 146.82 mm
4. 145.79 mm
5. 148.73 mm
Savonian women on average 146.89 mm

Widest heads on average were found in Area 5 (Joutseno, Lappee, Lemi, Luumäki, Ruokolahti, Savitaipale, Suomenniemi, Taipalsaari, Lauritsala and Lappeenranta.)