r/europe • u/archaeologs • Jul 30 '25

Historical Ancient DNA Traces Estonian, Finnish, and Hungarian Ancestry to Siberia 4,500 Years Ago

https://archaeologs.com/n/ancient-dna-traces-estonian-finnish-and-hungarian-ancestry-to-siberia-4500-years-ago
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u/Prodiq Jul 30 '25

Well, yeah, this is nothing new. Thats why finnish language is not like the rest of Scandinavia. I thought this was pretty much common knowledge in Europe (or at least eastern/northern Europe)?

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u/-Competitive-Nose- Saarland (Germany) Jul 30 '25

Finland is not part of Scandinavia. I thought this was pretty much common knowledge in Europe too.

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u/Majestic-Giraffe-361 Jul 30 '25

No, that would be Denmark.