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Originally Posted by PeterThaGreat;123564[FONT=Garamond
The Finnishswedes are of direct Swedish extension, from the Swedish settlers that settled the previously unpopulated coastal areas of the country between 1100-1300, this fact does not change despite some additional German influence. To me Finnishswedish is, if speaking in racial context, a person born to Finnishswedish parents, not to a parent. Those bi-langual persons, born after the latter half of 1950's, after the intermarriages really kicked in, do not qualify.
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You just excluded a huge number of Finlandswedes
So, how many Finlandswedes are there exactly, in your opinion?
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Originally Posted by buccaneer
I am not claiming that they are racially similar to Finns but neither are they similar to Swedes. And yes, on average Finnish-Swedes often look more Germanic, that's natural since they have more Germanic blood.
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I disagree. Finlandswedes I have met, mostly don't look much different from Finns, except some are darker and thay is usually accompanied with that "Germanic look" whatever that is, sharper features and longer face I guess. West-coast Swedish speakers I have met and who speak that archaic dialect of Swedish, have often been more snub-nosed and round-skulled than your average borealized East-Baltid.