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- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement abstract "The obsolete Finnish units of measurement consist mostly of a variety of units traditionally used in Finland that are similar to those that were traditionally used in other countries and are still used in the United Kingdom (imperial units) and the United States (United States customary units).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, kappa (sometimes called isokappa) is still used at markets to measure exactly 5 liters of potatoes. When ordering firewood, some customers (and even dealers) use syli to refer to a cubic meter, but some old people use the term to refer to various much larger amounts of firewood. The Finnish obsolete units of measurement were derived from natural actions or objects such body parts, later standardised for the purpose of commerce. Some Swedish and, later, Russian, units were also used.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 Porvoo, 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 mitata Porvoon mitalla (to measure in Porvoo units) has a positive meaning of measuring in excess or generously.Certain units were standardized to the metric system in 1861, and Finland fully converted to the metric system in 1880.".
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- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Cubit.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink FFF_system.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Fathom.
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- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Fluid_ounce.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Foot_(unit).
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Furlong.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Gallon.
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- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Nautical_mile.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Obsolete_Russian_units_of_measurement.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Petrograd_Standard.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Pint.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Porvoo.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Quart.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Reindeer.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Span_(unit).
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- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Verst.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Öre.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLink Örtug.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLinkText "Obsolete Finnish units of measurement".
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wikiPageWikiLinkText "Obsolete Finnish units of measurement#Miscellaneous".
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- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement subject Category:Obsolete_units_of_measurement.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement subject Category:Science_and_technology_in_Finland.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement subject Category:Systems_of_units.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement subject Category:Units_of_measurement_by_country.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement type Unit.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement comment "The obsolete Finnish units of measurement consist mostly of a variety of units traditionally used in Finland that are similar to those that were traditionally used in other countries and are still used in the United Kingdom (imperial units) and the United States (United States customary units).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.".
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement label "Obsolete Finnish units of measurement".
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Q3500676.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Alte_Maße_und_Gewichte_(Finnland).
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Laevanael.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Vanhat_suomalaiset_mittayksiköt.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Skippund.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Skippund.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Fińskie_jednostki_miar.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs m.07s8j1.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Skeppund.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement sameAs Q3500676.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement wasDerivedFrom Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement?oldid=694347817.
- Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement isPrimaryTopicOf Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement.