A new study suggests that during the Iron Age Finland was home to separate
and different populations.

Researchers at Helsinki and Turku universities mapping ancient Finno-Ugric ancestry say
modern-day Finns carry genes from diverse populations living in the region of Finland
during the Iron Age.

They said they were able to reconstruct 103 complete mitochondrial genomes from
archaeological bone samples, allowing them to trace maternal lineage. The samples were
collected from burial sites across Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
Scientists found that genes associated with ancient farmer populations were more
common in the east, whereas lineages inherited from hunter-gatherers were more
prevalent in the west.

The SUGRIGE Finno-Ugric genome project said its study is the most extensive
investigation to date focusing on the ancient DNA of people inhabiting the region of
Finland.

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