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 ...

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.

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 ...

Blue Zone lifestyles are linked to longer-than-average lifespans in places like Italy and Japan, but newly described longevity hotspots in Finland are presenting a different story. Reading time 2 ...

Around the world, health gurus and travellers alike are making 'Blue Zones' their next home. These select areas of the world have higher rates of people living above-average lifespans, with many ...

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 ...