Länsisuomenkarja
(most common name)

(transboundary/brand name):
• Western Finncattle
(local/other name):
• Länsi-Suomalainen Karja (LSK)
• Länsisuomalainenkarja
local/other name (English):
• Brown Finnish
• Red Finnish
• West Finncattle
• West Finnish
local/other name (Swedish):
• Västfinsk

The Länsisuomenkarja is believed to have ancestors that may have arrived in West Finland via Vikings or Finns from the south. Most are now naturally polled due to selection. Before this, they were often dehorned to avoid safety hazards posed by keeping horned cattle indoors during winter.

The three Finncattle breeds are:
• West Finncattle
• North Finncattle
• East Finncattle

(Finnish) suomalaiset = Finns

Karelia (Karjala in Finnish) is an area currently divided between Russia and Finland.

This page was last updated on: 2023-07-05

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