Mass
| Unit | Relative value |
Metric value |
Imperial value |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luoti | 1/16 | ~13.95 g | The weight of a musket ball. | |
| unssi | 1/8 | ~27.9 g | ||
| markka | 1 | ~213.8 g | Name of the Finnish monetary unit 1861-2002 | |
| naula | 2 | ~425.6 g | metrinen naula = 500 g | |
| leiviskä | 40 | ~8.5004 kg | metrinen leiviskä = 10 kg | |
| sentneri | 200 | ~42.56 kg | 1 Senttaali = 200 metrinen naula = 100 kg. | |
| kippunta | 800 | ~170 kg |
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