Tuuma
Tuuma was a Finnish measure of length before the introduction of the metric system of units in 1887 and corresponded to the Swedish customs .
- 1 Tuuma = 12 Linjaa = 2.47 centimeters
- 12 Tuumaa = 2 Korttelia = 1 Jalka = 0.297 meters
literature
- Lauri Hakulinen: Handbook of the Finnish Language. Translated from Finnish and edited by on behalf of and with the support of Societas Uralo-Altaica. Volume 2, Verlag O. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1960, p. 68.
- Julkaisuja. Issue 16, 1931, p. 74.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Michell: Handbook for Travelers in Russia, Poland, and Finland. Murray publisher, London / Paris / Petersburg 1868, p. 478.