Researchers investigated the diet of people buried in the Ii Hamina cemetery from the 15th to the 17th centuries by analysing isotopes in the bones of the deceased. Isotopes preserve information on ...

Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia in Finland stands out as a potential Blue Zone, thanks to factors such as long life expectancy, good health and a lifestyle resembling those in well-known Blue Zones.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers in Finland have identified a potential Blue Zone in Ostrobothnia, Finland. A Blue Zone is a region recognized as having longer life ...

Through the Nature Positive Northern Ostrobothnia (NPOS) project, a new systems-based model is being tested to help organizations move beyond reducing harm toward actively creating positive impacts ...

Pancrace Ruzindana arrived in Seinäjoki Finland with his wife and five children two and a half years ago as a refugee. He is now studying Finnish language and culture at the Lapua Christian Institute.

While children dress as witches and collect chocolate from their neighbours already on Palm Sunday in the rest of Finland, in the western region of Ostrobothnia, the tradition is saved for Easter ...

Researchers investigated the diet of people buried in the Ii Hamina, Northern Finland, cemetery from the 15th to the 17th centuries by analysing isotopes in the bones of the deceased. Isotopes ...

Researchers in Finland have identified a potential Blue Zone in Ostrobothnia, Finland. A Blue Zone is a region recognized as having longer life expectancies and better overall health than other parts ...