West Finncattle
(transboundary/brand name)

(most common name):
• Länsisuomenkarja
(local/other name):
• Länsi-Suomalainen Karja (LSK)
• Länsisuomalainenkarja
local/other name (English):
• Brown Finnish
• Red Finnish
• West Finnish
local/other name (Swedish):
• Västfinsk

The West Finncattle are the largest of the three Finncattle breeds. They are kept in small herds (16 animals on average) — usually in the company of other breeds.

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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