rosinperäiset
Rosinperäiset is a Finnish term that translates roughly to "rosin-tailed" and refers to a type of Finnish agricultural practice, specifically related to the cultivation and use of flax. Historically, flax was a significant crop in Finland, used for producing linen and linseed oil. The term "rosinperäiset" describes a method of processing flax where the retting process, which softens the flax fibers, was done in a way that left a sticky residue. This residue, akin to rosin, was a byproduct of the retting.
The processing of flax involved several steps, including retting, scutching, and hackling. Retting is the process
This sticky residue might have had implications for the quality of the final linen product or its