Vaaksa

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Vaaksa , also in the spelling Waaksa , was a Finnish measure of length and corresponded to the span .

  • 1 Vaaksa = 6 Tuumaa
  • 1 Vaaksa = 1 Korttelia = ¼ Kyynärää = ½ Jalkaa = 14.85 centimeters

See also

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.
  • Thomas Michell: Handbook for Travelers in Russia, Poland, and Finland. Murray publisher, London / Paris / Petersburg 1868, p. 379.