Finnhorse
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![A founding sire, Jaakko (Tt 118), photographed in 1882](/Images/godic/202501/13/Finnhorse_jaakko2532.jpg")
![Black is one of the rarest Finnhorse colours.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Finnhorse_jumping2532.jpg")
![Draught-type stallion Murron-Ryhti 3531 pulling a stone cart at a pulling competition in the 1930s, exhibiting the typical low, effective pulling stature of the breed.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Murron-Ryhti_pulling2532.png")
The Finnhorse or Finnish Horse (Finnish:Suomenhevonen, literally "horse of Finland"; nickname: Suokki, or Swedish:Finskt kallblod, literally "finnish cold-blood") is a horse breed with both riding horse and draught horse influences and characteristics, and is the only breed developed fully in Finland. In English it is sometimes called the Finnish Universal, as the Finns consider the breed capable of fulfilling all of Finland's horse needs, including agricultural and forestry work, harness racing, and riding. In 2007, the breed was declared the official national horse breed of Finland.