page_title: Finnskogen
hierarchical_section_title: Finnskogen
context_page_description: Finnskogen is an area of Norway and Sweden situated in the counties of Innlandet and Värmland respectively, named so because of immigration of Finnish people in the 17th century, the so-called Skogfinner/"Forest Finns".
  The core area of Finnskogen lies in 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 wide. It is adjacent to the Swedish region with similar Finnish immigration, named Finnskogarna. There are also similar forested areas in other parts of eastern Norway, Brandval, Vinger Finnskog of Kongsvinger, Søre Osen, Finnemarka near the city of Drammen and in Nordmarka just outside Oslo.
context_section_description: Finnskogen ("Forest of the Finns") is an area of Norway and Sweden situated in the counties of Innlandet and Värmland respectively, named so because of immigration of Finnish people in the 17th century, the so-called Skogfinner/"Forest Finns".
  The core area of Finnskogen lies in 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. It is adjacent to the Swedish region with similar Finnish immigration, named Finnskogarna. There are also similar forested areas in other parts of eastern Norway, Brandval, Vinger Finnskog of Kongsvinger (Austmarka), Søre Osen, Finnemarka near the city of Drammen and in Nordmarka just outside Oslo.
caption: Grue in Innlandet county, Eastern Norway is the center of the revived Skogfinn minority culture.