Ancient DNA from Finland
10 ancient people from Finland have had their genome published, from AD 550 to AD 584. Here they are on a map and period by period, with their archaeological cultures and haplogroups.
10ancient individuals
3excavation sites
3published studies
AD 550oldest individual
Main archaeological groups: Finland Levanluhta (4), Finland Levanluhta-2 (3), Finland IA Saami (1), Finland Kaldamaki IA (1), Finland Levanluhta IA (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: K1a (3), U5a (2), H1 (1).
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Period by period
AD 1 to 1000 (10 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD 550 | Finland Levanluhta | Levanluhta | ||
| AD 550 | Finland Levanluhta | Levanluhta | ||
| AD 550 | Finland Levanluhta | Levanluhta | U5a1a1a'b'n | |
| AD 550 | Finland Levanluhta | Levanluhta | U5a1a1 | |
| AD 550 | Finland Levanluhta-2 | Levanluhta | K1a4a1b | |
| AD 550 | Finland Levanluhta-2 | Levanluhta | K1a4a1b | |
| AD 550 | Finland Levanluhta-2 | Levanluhta | K1a4a1b | |
| AD 552 | Finland Kaldamaki IA | Käldamäki | ||
| AD 562 | Finland IA Saami | Levanluhta | H1 | |
| AD 584 | Finland Levanluhta IA | Levänluhta |
Excavation sites
- Levanluhta 8, AD 550 to AD 562
- Käldamäki 1, AD 552
- Levänluhta 1, AD 584
Source: Allen Ancient DNA Resource v66 (Mallick et al. 2024), individuals with a date and coordinates; samples the AADR flags as misdated are left out. Group names are those of the original studies. Haplogroups are shown when they could be read from the ancient DNA.
Which of these ancient peoples are in your DNA?
Our Sarmatia (Balto-Slavic world) report compares your own raw DNA file with the ancient and modern populations of the region, era by era, and explains your result in plain language with your haplogroups.