keskusherkän
Keskusherkän is a fictional coastal region commonly used in Nordic folklore and speculative fiction. The name mixes elements from Finnic languages and serves as a toponym rather than a literal description, with various writers attributing different etymologies to it.
Geography and landscape: The fictional region is described as lying along a sheltered gulf on a rugged
Population and economy: The imagined population runs to a few hundred residents in scattered settlements. The
Language and culture: The Keskusherkän language variety appears in many depictions as a Finnic-based dialect or
History and governance: In lore, Keskusherkän was settled in the early medieval period by seafaring families