Finland was subdivided into one hundred breeding districts with stallions called "crown stallions"  but some breeding districts lacked a stallion due to the scarcity of good quality horses.
Still later, Finland was subdivided into one hundred breeding districts (Finnish: ruununoripiiri), and each district was to have one state stallion. The stallions purchased and used in this programme were called "crown stallions" (Finnish: ruununori, ruununoriit), at first informally, but eventually as an official designation. However, most years, some breeding districts lacked a stallion due to the scarcity of good quality horses. 
