Reindeer husbandry in Finland

Reindeer are herded in the northernmost Finland over an area of 114 000 km2, about 35% of the area of the country. Herding is carried out both by Sami and Finns. The paper gives some statistics on the reindeer industry and underlines the importance of reindeer husbandry in Finland.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Rangifer
Main Author: Filppa, Jouni
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2005
Subjects:
Rangifer tarandus
reindeer industry
statistics
Finland
Rangifer
reindeer husbandry
sami
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/338
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.25.1.338
Description
Summary:Reindeer are herded in the northernmost Finland over an area of 114 000 km2, about 35% of the area of the country. Herding is carried out both by Sami and Finns. The paper gives some statistics on the reindeer industry and underlines the importance of reindeer husbandry in Finland.

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