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  2. Finns - Wikipedia

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    Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic [41] ethnic group native to Finland. [42] Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled.

  3. Genealogy - Wikipedia

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    In the narrow sense, a "genealogy" or a "family tree" traces the descendants of one person, whereas a "family history" traces the ancestors of one person, [4] [5] [6] but the terms are often used interchangeably. [7] A family history may include additional biographical information, family traditions, and the like. [3]

  4. Category:People of Finnish descent - Wikipedia

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    This category includes articles on people who (or whose ancestors) emigrated from Finland to other countries. For the opposite, see Category:Finnish people by descent Subcategories

  5. Humankind: A Hopeful History - Wikipedia

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    If society were less adamant about the belief that humans are naturally lazy, there would be less reason to oppose the widespread introduction of poverty mitigation measures like basic income. The book takes a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing from history, economics, psychology, biology, anthropology, and archaeology findings.

  6. Baltic Finnic peoples - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Group of peoples around the Baltic Sea This article is about the Finnic peoples living near the Baltic Sea. For other uses, see Finnic peoples. Ethnic group Baltic Finnic peoples Finnic languages at the beginning of the 20th century Total population c. 7.4–8.2 million Regions with ...

  7. Biological anthropology - Wikipedia

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    Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a natural science discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly from an evolutionary perspective. [1]

  8. Finnish tribes - Wikipedia

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    The intention of this evolution was possibly to express specifically "Finnish" identity which was born from the image of common origin and mutual similarity. [5] Finnish tribes are frequently mentioned in historical sources, such as papal letters, the Novgorod First Chronicle and Erik's Chronicle.

  9. Ethnic groups in Finland - Wikipedia

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    Finnish Roma, like Roma elsewhere, chose to live apart from the dominant societal groups. A Roma's loyalty was to his or her family and to their people in general. Marriages with non-Roma were uncommon, and the Roma's own language, spoken as a first language only by a few in the 1980s, was used to keep outsiders away.