Finnskogen

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Finnskogen (lit. 'Forest of the Finns') is a forest area of Norway and Sweden situated in the counties of Innlandet and Värmland respectively, so named because of immigration of Finnish people in the 17th century, the so-called Forest Finns (Norwegian: Skogfinner). The core area of Finnskogen lies i

n the eastern part of a small region known as Solør, on the border with Sweden. It consists of a forested belt of land, about 32 km (20 mi) wide going through the present-day municipalities of Våler, Åsnes, Grue, and Kongsvinger. It is adjacent to the Swedish region with similar Finnish immigration, named Finnskogarna. There are also similar forested areas with people of Finnish descent in other parts of eastern Norway, including: Søre Osen in Trysil Municipality Finnemarka in Drammen Municipality Nordmarka in Oslo Municipality Finnefjerdingen in Ringerike Municipality Finneskogen in Bærum Municipality Vestre Finnemarka in Lier Municipality and Modum Municipality

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