Grey Finn sheep


Origin and diversity of North European sheep breeds

	Finnish Grey landrace sheep, (02) The Grey Finn sheep is grey or blue-grey in colour as the name indicates. Both sexes are polled with short tails. The sheep grow single coated wool type. The population is probably a subgroup of Finn sheep and numbers less than 200 animals (year 2000). Local name: Kainuun harmas References: Juha Kantanen Agrifood Research Finland MTT, FIN-31600 Jokioinen, Finland. Photographs: Agrifood Research Finland MTT, FIN-31600 Jokioinen, Finland.	List of North European sheep breeds: Ålands sheep Cheviot sheep Dala sheep Dala fur sheep Danish landrace sheep Estonian Ruhnu sheep Faeroe sheep Fine wool sheep -Finnish Grey landrace Finnsheep Forest sheep Fuglestad sheep Gotland sheep Greenland sheep Grey Troender sheep Gute sheep Icelandic leader sheep Icelandic sheep Latvian darkheaded sheep Lithuanian coarse wool sheep Norwegian feral sheep Norwegian Old Spael sheep Norwegian Spael sheep Romanov sheep Roslags sheep Russian Viena sheep Rya sheep Rygja sheep Steigar sheep Texel sheep White faced Marsh

Created by ThEP and EE Edited by Emma Eythorsdottir for the North SheD group. Agricultural Research Institute of Iceland.