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Revision as of 19:32, 27 May 2004 by 212.181.86.76 (talk) ("Finnic" establish the contrast to the nomadic Samis)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Finnic (Fennic) may refer to Finnish-similar languages spoken close to the Gulf of Finland, see: Finno-Ugric languages.
Finnic may also refer to the peoples speaking these languages, and their farmer-hunter culture, traditionally living in Karelia, Ingria, Estonia, Finland, Northernmost Norway and Northern Sweden. Finnic used in this way establish the contrast to the nomadic Samis, but also to the Slavonics, the Balts and the Scandinavians (or the Germanic peoples).
Fenni is first known to be used as a name for what was probably the nomadic Samis.