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{{Infobox sheep breed
| name = Finnsheep
| image = Finnsheep ram close-up.jpg
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| image_caption = Finnsheep ram
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| country = Finland
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| use = Meat
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| note = Large litters of 3 or more is common
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The '''Finnish [[Landrace]]''' or '''Finnsheep''' is a breed of [[domestic sheep]] which has a high incidence of [[multiple birth]]s – it is common for a ewe to have three, four, or even five [[domestic sheep|lamb]]s at once. In North America, several instances of births of seven lambs have occurred, and the record in [[Finland]] is nine live lambs. The lambs are often small, but are vigorous at birth and grow well.{{Clarify me|date=May 2009}}<!-- Are these lambs normally reared by their own mother, or bottle-fed? --> The lambs mature early and can be mated at six months of age. Ewes commonly breed out of season and some may lamb twice in a year.<ref>''Finnsheep In Finland'', by H. Goot, 1973 (Special Publication No. 28, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel</ref> The breed belongs to the group of [[Northern European short-tailed sheep]], which also includes [[Shetland sheep|Shetland]], [[Icelandic sheep|Icelandic]], [[Romanov (sheep)|Romanov]], [[Spælsau (sheep)|Spaelsau]], and several other breeds.
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