finmark

[ fin-mahrk ]

noun

Origin of finmark

From Swedish; see origin at Finn, mark²

The sea Lapps are in some respects hardly to be distinguished from the other coast dwellers of finmark.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 | Various
The bird trustfully resorts to the neighbourhood of houses, and even enters the villages of East finmark in search of its food.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 | Various
It may also be recalled that Edrisi already knew the name of finmark.
In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2) | Fridtjof Nansen
But when the next governor was sent up to finmark, it was only the keel of the king's ship that came drifting in from the sea.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas | Jonas Lie
She should be the Queen of finmark and Spitzbergen, said he, if her husband would do according to his will.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas | Jonas Lie

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