 The Swedish map made the islands appear to be closer to the mainland of Sweden than to Finland; the Finnish map stressed the continuity of the archipelago between the main island and mainland Finland, while a greater gap appeared between the islands and the archipelago on the Swedish side.Although both Finns and Swedes argued for their respective interpretations, in retrospect it is hard to say that one is more correct than the other.One consequence is the oft-repeated number of "over 6,000" skerries, that was given authority by the outcome of the arbitration.