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35: 492:), nominally the distance from the elbow to the fingertips; the unit of length used for measuring everyday lengths, and the base measure that all other units of length, both longer and shorter, were based on. Defined in law in 1605, replacing older regional units of length, based on an 180:, for example, used two sets of measures: a big one for collecting tax in kind from the populace and a smaller set to remit the assets to the king, keeping the difference for himself. However, nowadays the proverb 169:, including units of length being based on the Swedish "foot" (29.69 cm) that was defined in 1605, since Finland was part of Sweden from the Middle Ages to 1809, but later some 150:
Very few of these units are sometimes still used in everyday speech and even when buying and measuring things as shorthand for similar amounts in the metric system. For example,
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The measurements were first standardized by law in 1665 and were revised in 1735. Before this, measurements often varied between towns. The king's bailiff in the town of
52: 99: 2249: 71: 543:), though nominally the distance between the fingertips of both hands when the arms are raised horizontally to the sides. In maritime contexts, 2494: 2444: 78: 1632:; barrel for liquid measure. There were also several other sizes of barrel in common use, each standardized for a specific type of content. 17: 404:) though originally the distance between the tips of little finger and thumb, with fingers fully extended; today defined as 150 mm 3129: 3016: 2763: 2488: 85: 3041: 158:) is still used at markets to measure exactly five liters of potatoes. When ordering firewood, some customers (and even dealers) use 1892:, defined for all of Sweden, including Finland, during major reforms of units of length, area, mass and volume in the early 17th C; 3139: 67: 3036: 2753: 2573: 453:), replacing older regional units of length. And it being very similar to a Roman foot was known, since a proclamation from king 3134: 3072: 3067: 3021: 2672: 2662: 2168: 170: 2222: 3077: 2647: 2585: 2242: 3011: 2798: 3051: 3026: 2879: 2627: 2067:
can travel before needing to stop to urinate. Today used to describe something that is at a very obscure distance away.
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that are similar to those that were traditionally used in other countries and are still used in the United Kingdom (
2905: 2869: 2778: 2516: 2454: 92: 1858:; the namesake for a medieval Swedish, and through that also Finnish, monetary unit, originally consisting of one 2991: 2976: 2930: 2808: 2783: 2768: 2728: 2652: 2235: 2163: 2153:– 1 m (firewood or waste paper), also 1 dm in "motin pullo", a 1-litre bottle, usually of alcohol 2033:(pace) – Roughly one meter for an adult male—a rough but convenient way to measure distances while walking. 162:
to refer to a cubic meter, but some old people use the term to refer to various much larger amounts of firewood.
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in Finnish. It is within 1 mm of 296 mm, the commonly accepted length of the Roman foot (
2366: 2317: 45: 1753:); there were also a number of gradually even smaller units of mass, mainly used by pharmacists 2074: 2258: 2183: 1791:) of lead was perfect for a musket ball, leading to musket balls also being referred to as 184:(to measure in Porvoo units) has a positive meaning of measuring in excess or generously. 8: 3031: 2551: 2482: 2546: 2322: 2206: 2173: 1783:; when firearms were introduced during the late medieval period it was found that one 719: 454: 435:), and was defined in law in 1665 for all of Sweden, which then included Finland, as 2578: 2049:(approx 60 m), today used to describe something to be very near (from Swedish 2743: 3093: 2667: 2284: 1863: 140: 3118: 2541: 2413: 2353: 1107:); nominally the area (of field) that could be sown with one barrel of grain 774: 558: 457:
in 1627 referred to the "Roman foot" when ordering the 296.9 mm Swedish
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Old unit of length used in what today is Finland until replaced by the new
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that had been used in southern Sweden for at least 500 years by then.
1084:~53,134.7 sq ft (5,903.85 sq yd or ~1.22 acres) 754:, literally "one day's travel"; by law the maximum distance between 34: 2064: 1670:) in common use, each standardized for a specific type of content. 191:
in 1861, and Finland fully converted to the metric system in 1880.
1866:), and later also the name of the Finnish monetary unit 1861–2002 3103: 584: 136: 2773: 1328: 562: 177: 1297: 621: 502: 165:
Most Finnish obsolete units of measurement were identical to
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consist mostly of a variety of units traditionally used in
508: 2111:– 31 (lampreys; 30 as a bunch and one for tying) 1027:~26,537.37 sq ft (2,951.93 sq yd) 2209:(first edition 1876-1899). Retrieved 20 February 2022 2099:, previously used for 20 of anything, not only eggs) 1896:= 500 g; the Imperial pound may be translated 59:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 970:~1,660.46 sq ft (184.5 sq yd) 461:to be used in the mining areas of central Sweden 913:~948.83 sq ft (105.43 sq yd) 3116: 2053:also literally meaning "throw of a stone/rock") 1610:, literally meaning "anchor"; used for liquids 1208:Used for both length (14.845 cm, same as 625:, which was of almost exactly the same length 2243: 809:of a nautical mile. Used for measuring depth. 619:; the Finnish name is related to the Russian 2073:– (poronkusemas per month) similar to 1888:, with the weight given, based on an older 2257: 2250: 2236: 2083:– 12 (from Swedish "dussin" = dozen) 2137:– 500 (paper sheets) (from Swedish 815:– nautical miles per hour. Same as 119:Learn how and when to remove this message 2063:measurement of distance; the distance a 1654:; used for liquid measure, equalling 12 1212:) and volume. Name derives from Swedish 2059:– (approximately 7.5 km). A 1956:Introduced in the mid 19th C, with one 1216:, meaning "quarter". As unit of length 187:Certain units were standardized to the 68:"Obsolete Finnish units of measurement" 14: 3117: 1311:at market places to measure potatoes. 1303:Still in use (as exactly 5 liters) as 2231: 2169:List of obsolete units of measurement 386:(both meaning "quarter"); defined as 133:obsolete Finnish units of measurement 2121:= 12 dozens; originally from French 1246:~46.72 fl. oz (2.336  583:The furrow's length on a field. Cf. 57:adding citations to reliable sources 28: 339:), nominally the width of a thumb. 24: 2280:International System of Units (SI) 2117:– 144 (items) (from Swedish 2039:– hectoliter, 100 liters, potatoes 1662:). There were also other sizes of 25: 3151: 3130:Science and technology in Finland 2216: 1498:), and volume, as a quarter of a 1397: 995:) and thus equal to 1,750 square 938:) and thus equal to 1,000 square 764: 2095:– 20 (eggs) (from Swedish 2024: 1588:; also used for dry substances. 777:. One angular minute at equator. 33: 3140:Units of measurement by country 2164:Historical weights and measures 1403:Table of volume (liquid) units 758:along main long-distance roads 674:) in Finnish during the 19th C 44:needs additional citations for 2196: 2045:(Throw of a rock) – 100 1118: 773:– 1,852 m. Same as 13: 1: 3135:Obsolete units of measurement 2290:US customary units (USCS/USC) 2189: 2179:International System of Units 145:United States customary units 1989: 1984: 1947: 1942: 1913: 1908: 1875: 1870: 1837: 1832: 1808: 1803: 1762: 1757: 1714: 1709: 1641: 1636: 1619: 1614: 1597: 1592: 1571: 1566: 1541: 1536: 1515: 1510: 1465: 1460: 1435: 1430: 1376: 1357: 1338: 1315: 1284: 1261: 1234: 1185: 1181:, virgin. Also for liquids. 1151: 1124:Table of volume (dry) units 1077: 1072: 1012: 1007: 955: 950: 898: 893: 735: 701: 678: 629: 591: 568: 516: 465: 408: 355: 294: 227: 167:Swedish units of measurement 18:Finnish units of measurement 7: 2157: 2131:– 40 (squirrel pelts) 1390: 1381: 1371: 1362: 1352: 1343: 1333: 1320: 1302: 1289: 1275: 1266: 1252: 1239: 1207: 1190: 1176: 1156: 1091:, defined as 14,000 square 740: 707: 684: 634: 596: 573: 521: 470: 413: 360: 299: 232: 10: 3156: 1997: 1995: 1992: 1955: 1953: 1950: 1921: 1919: 1916: 1883: 1881: 1878: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1778: 1776: 1773: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1649: 1647: 1644: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1605: 1603: 1600: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1481: 1479: 1476: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1387: 1384: 1368: 1365: 1349: 1346: 1326: 1323: 1295: 1292: 1272: 1269: 1245: 1242: 1204: 1201: 1170: 1167: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1029: 1026: 1023: 972: 969: 966: 915: 912: 909: 846:* – 0.51444 m. 830:* – 30.8666 m. 749: 746: 743: 716: 713: 710: 692: 689: 686: 643: 640: 637: 605: 602: 599: 582: 579: 576: 530: 527: 524: 479: 476: 473: 422: 419: 416: 377: 374: 371: 316: 313: 310: 249: 246: 243: 3086: 3060: 3004: 2944: 2898: 2817: 2706: 2509: 2475: 2468: 2437: 2406: 2399: 2352: 2343:English Engineering Units 2310: 2272: 2265: 1327:38.72 qt (9.68  1205:~11.51 fl. oz. 1113: 194: 143:) and the United States ( 2141:, with the same meaning) 2071:Poronkusemaa kuukaudessa 1456:, meaning maiden/virgin 1372:Barrel for dry measure. 1296:9.67 pt (4.84  1276:Lit. "jug". Also called 697:below during the 17th C 427:, which translates into 2382:Quantum chromodynamical 2105:– 20 (matchboxes) 1676: 1099:), i.e. 56,0000 square 1052:) and thus equal to 16 860: 2495:centimetre–gram–second 2259:Systems of measurement 2125:meaning "large dozen") 2075:furlongs per fortnight 1890:skĂĄlpund viktualievikt 1391:Used for dry measure. 1353:Used for dry measure. 1334:Used for dry measure. 1280:(exactly 2.5 L). 799:– 1.852 m. 783:– 185.2 m. 200:Table of length units 182:mitata Porvoon mitalla 173:units were also used. 3017:Biblical and Talmudic 2483:metre–kilogram–second 2077:, about 2.9 mm/s 1562:(exactly 2.5 L) 717:= pre-metric Swedish 2184:Weights and measures 1682:Table of mass units 1257:. Also for liquids. 1060:), or 28,000 square 866:Table of area units 723:, defined as 18,000 561:(1.852 m). Cf. 53:improve this article 2089:– 12 (lumber) 1683: 1532:; used for liquids 1404: 1125: 867: 793:of a nautical mile. 500:= 500 mm. Cf. 201: 2489:metre–tonne–second 2285:UK imperial system 2223:Scandinavian units 2207:Nordisk Familjebok 2174:Petrograd Standard 1681: 1486:, also written as 1402: 1123: 865: 666:); referred to as 199: 154:(sometimes called 3112: 3111: 3000: 2999: 2464: 2463: 2455:Foot–pound–second 2395: 2394: 2372:Heaviside–Lorentz 2022: 2021: 1951:~42.5076 kg 1936:metrinen leiviskä 1674: 1673: 1395: 1394: 1388:464.14 gal. 1111: 1110: 1081:~4,936.38 m 1024:~2,468.19 m 762: 761: 711:~10.6884 km 600:~1,068.84 m 455:Gustavus Adolphus 129: 128: 121: 103: 16:(Redirected from 3147: 3125:Systems of units 2579:Mesures usuelles 2473: 2472: 2404: 2403: 2270: 2269: 2252: 2245: 2238: 2229: 2228: 2210: 2200: 2002:, defined as 20 1993:~170.03 kg 1926:, defined as 20 1879:~425.076 g 1849:~212.538 g 1846: 1845: 1841: 1817: 1816: 1812: 1771: 1770: 1766: 1744: 1743: 1739: 1723: 1722: 1718: 1684: 1680: 1645:~1,507.4 L 1623:~125.616 L 1474: 1473: 1469: 1444: 1443: 1439: 1405: 1401: 1369:38.49 gal. 1350:19.36 gal. 1225: 1224: 1220: 1202:~327.15 ml 1199: 1198: 1194: 1165: 1164: 1160: 1126: 1122: 1043: 1042: 1038: 1021: 1020: 1016: 986: 985: 981: 964: 963: 959: 929: 928: 924: 907: 906: 902: 868: 864: 856:of nautical mile 855: 854: 850: 840:of nautical mile 839: 838: 834: 808: 807: 803: 792: 791: 787: 657: 656: 652: 638:~2,672.1 m 614: 613: 609: 580:~700.78 ft 556: 555: 551: 498:Metrinen kyynärä 444: 443: 439: 395: 394: 390: 372:~148.44 mm 369: 368: 364: 343:translates into 330: 329: 325: 308: 307: 303: 281: 280: 276: 263: 262: 258: 241: 240: 236: 202: 198: 124: 117: 113: 110: 104: 102: 61: 37: 29: 21: 3155: 3154: 3150: 3149: 3148: 3146: 3145: 3144: 3115: 3114: 3113: 3108: 3082: 3056: 2996: 2940: 2894: 2813: 2702: 2505: 2460: 2433: 2391: 2348: 2306: 2261: 2256: 2219: 2214: 2213: 2201: 2197: 2192: 2160: 2123:douzaine grosse 2027: 1980:= 100 kg. 1917:~8.501 kg 1843: 1839: 1838: 1820:~26,566 g 1814: 1810: 1809: 1774:~13.283 g 1768: 1764: 1763: 1741: 1737: 1736: 1720: 1716: 1715: 1701: 1696: 1691: 1679: 1601:~39.255 L 1519:~1.3085 l 1477:~327.1 ml 1471: 1467: 1466: 1447:~81.78 ml 1441: 1437: 1436: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1400: 1324:~43.986 L 1293:~5.4961 L 1270:~2.6172 L 1243:~1.3274 L 1222: 1218: 1217: 1196: 1192: 1191: 1162: 1158: 1157: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1121: 1116: 1040: 1036: 1035: 1018: 1014: 1013: 983: 979: 978: 967:~154.26 m 961: 957: 956: 926: 922: 921: 904: 900: 899: 885: 880: 875: 863: 852: 848: 847: 836: 832: 831: 805: 801: 800: 789: 785: 784: 767: 747:~12.42 mi 654: 650: 649: 611: 607: 606: 553: 549: 548: 535:, defined as 3 474:~593.8 mm 441: 437: 436: 420:~11.68 in 417:~296.9 mm 392: 388: 387: 366: 362: 361: 327: 323: 322: 311:~24.74 mm 305: 301: 300: 278: 274: 273: 260: 256: 255: 247:~0.081 in 238: 234: 233: 219: 214: 209: 197: 125: 114: 108: 105: 62: 60: 50: 38: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3153: 3143: 3142: 3137: 3132: 3127: 3110: 3109: 3107: 3106: 3101: 3096: 3094:Absolute scale 3090: 3088: 3084: 3083: 3081: 3080: 3075: 3070: 3064: 3062: 3058: 3057: 3055: 3054: 3049: 3044: 3039: 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2052: 2048: 2044: 2041: 2038: 2035: 2032: 2029: 2028: 2025:Miscellaneous 2017: 2013: 2010:) each of 20 2009: 2005: 2001: 1987: 1983: 1979: 1975: 1971: 1967: 1963: 1959: 1945: 1941: 1938:= 10 kg 1937: 1933: 1929: 1925: 1911: 1907: 1903: 1899: 1895: 1891: 1887: 1873: 1869: 1865: 1861: 1857: 1835: 1831: 1828: 1806: 1802: 1798: 1794: 1790: 1786: 1782: 1760: 1756: 1752: 1748: 1735:, defined as 1734: 1712: 1708: 1704: 1699: 1694: 1689: 1686: 1685: 1669: 1665: 1661: 1657: 1653: 1639: 1635: 1631: 1617: 1613: 1609: 1595: 1591: 1587: 1583: 1569: 1565: 1561: 1557: 1553: 1539: 1535: 1531: 1527: 1513: 1509: 1505: 1501: 1497: 1493: 1489: 1485: 1463: 1459: 1455: 1433: 1429: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1407: 1406: 1379: 1375: 1360: 1356: 1341: 1337: 1330: 1318: 1314: 1310: 1306: 1299: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1264: 1260: 1256: 1249: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1215: 1211: 1188: 1184: 1180: 1177:From Swedish 1174: 1154: 1150: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1094: 1090: 1075: 1071: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1055: 1051: 1047: 1034:, defined as 1033: 1010: 1006: 1002: 998: 994: 990: 977:, defined as 976: 953: 949: 945: 941: 937: 933: 920:, defined as 919: 896: 892: 888: 883: 878: 873: 870: 869: 845: 842: 829: 826: 825: 824: 819:. 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2102: 2096: 2092: 2086: 2080: 2070: 2056: 2050: 2046: 2042: 2036: 2030: 2015: 2011: 2007: 2003: 1999: 1985: 1977: 1973: 1969: 1965: 1964:) being 100 1961: 1957: 1943: 1935: 1931: 1927: 1923: 1909: 1901: 1897: 1893: 1889: 1885: 1871: 1862:silver (cf. 1859: 1855: 1833: 1826: 1804: 1796: 1792: 1788: 1784: 1780: 1758: 1750: 1746: 1732: 1710: 1667: 1663: 1659: 1655: 1651: 1637: 1629: 1615: 1607: 1593: 1585: 1581: 1567: 1559: 1555: 1551: 1537: 1529: 1525: 1511: 1503: 1499: 1495: 1491: 1487: 1483: 1461: 1453: 1431: 1377: 1366:~175 L 1358: 1339: 1316: 1308: 1304: 1285: 1277: 1262: 1254: 1235: 1227: 1213: 1209: 1186: 1178: 1152: 1104: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1088: 1073: 1065: 1061: 1057: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1031: 1008: 1000: 996: 992: 988: 974: 951: 943: 939: 935: 931: 917: 894: 843: 827: 822: 812: 796: 780: 770: 751: 744:~20 km 736: 728: 724: 718: 702: 694: 679: 671: 667: 663: 659: 646:fjärdingsväg 645: 630: 620: 616: 592: 569: 544: 540: 536: 532: 517: 507: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 481: 466: 458: 450: 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