Subfossil pine dates and pollen diagrams from northern Fennoscandia

New finds of subfossil pine are reported from sites in Finnish Lapland, and at one location in North Norway. Two pollen diagrams from lake sediments are also presented, one from Finland, the other from Norway. The megafossil, pollen, and radiocarbon data provide a more or less consistent picture of the history of the pine forests of northern Fennoscandia. Pine spread to the Kilpisjaervi and Lyngen area around 7500-7000 B.P., and the pine forests were at their maximum there from about 7000 to 4000 B.P. Discussions are provided on climatic variations in the area, and on possible further research into these and other palaeo-ecological changes. (Author)