How swarthy are the Sami?

Gene Expression
By Razib Khan
Jul 11, 2007 2:35 AMJul 11, 2023 3:55 PM

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Someone asked below if the Sami are actually darker than the Finns. Since I've been making this assumption in previousposts I thought I'd check this out. I found this source for the Finnish Sami where they cite a 1936 paper written in German. I've translated the relevant table (hair and skin color) below. The source above also has data on some provinces of central and southern Finland where one presumes the Sami presence is minimal, though I can't vouch for proper calibration of the metrics, I've included the appropriate snippets.

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