ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁borders ▁between ▁the ▁languages ▁do ▁not ▁align ▁with ▁the ▁ones ▁separ ating ▁the ▁region ' s ▁modern ▁nation ▁states . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁and ▁early ▁modern ▁period , ▁now - ext inct ▁Sam i ▁languages ▁were ▁also ▁spoken ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁and ▁southern ▁parts ▁of ▁Finland ▁and ▁K are lia ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁wider ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Pen ins ula . ▁Historical ▁documents ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Finn ish ▁and ▁K are li an ▁or al ▁tradition ▁contain ▁many ▁mentions ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁Sam i ▁inhab itation ▁in ▁these ▁areas ▁( It kon en , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ). ▁Also , ▁loan words ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁place - names ▁of ▁Sam i ▁origin ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁dialect s ▁of ▁Finn ish ▁and ▁K are li an ▁dialect s ▁test ify ▁of ▁earlier ▁Sam i ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁( K op onen , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁S aar ik ivi , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁A ik io , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ). ▁These ▁Sam i ▁languages , ▁however , ▁became ▁ext inct ▁later , ▁under ▁the ▁wave ▁of ▁the ▁Fin no - K are li an ▁agricult ural ▁expansion . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Pro to - Sam ic ▁language ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Finland ▁between ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁BC ▁to ▁ 7 0 0 ▁AD ,