Ancestry's 201 New Nordic Regions

[farke1]

Pretty damn excited for this update now, if it will ever come out. If it can pinpoint the specific Norwegian fylker I have ancestry from with the same accuracy as it predicted the Irish counties I have ancestry from, I'll be impressed. :cool:


Central & Southern Sweden
Dalsland, Bohuslän & Norra Västergötland, Munkedal & Lysekil, Trollhättan & Vänersborg, Bengtsfors, Mellerud & Åmål, Södermanland, Östra Västergötland & Närke, Västra Bohuslän, Halland & Södra Västergötland, Falkenberg & Varberg, Svenljunga & Tranemo, Kungsbacka, Onsala & Veddige, Västergötaland, Falköping, Tidaholm & Ulricehamn, Göteborg, Borås & Alingsås, Lidköping

Northern Sweden
Uppland, Gästrikland & Hälsingland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten & Norrbotten, Norrbotten

Southern Sweden
Småland & Halland, Jönköping, Gränna & Nässjö, Värnamo & Ljungby, Halmstad & Varberg, Vaggeryd & Värnamo, Sävsjö & Vetlanda, Östra Småland & Blekinge, Tingsryd, Emmaboda & Ronneby, Lessebo, Uppvidinge & Växjö, Karlskrona & Torsås, Kalmar, Emmaboda & Orrefors, Skåne & Södra Halland, Helsingborg, Landskrona & Ängelholm, Malmö, Lund, Ystad & Österlen, Laholm & Båstad, Norra Småland & Östergötland, Hultsfred & Oskarshamn, Linköping, Åtvidaberg & Västervik, Högsby & Mönsterås, Nordöstra Skåne & Västra Blekinge, Sölvesborg, Karlshamn & Olofström, Älmhult, Hässleholm & Kristianstad

Central Sweden
Norra Värmland, Hagfors, Sunne, Torsby, Värmland, Arvika, Säffle & Åmål, Grums & Kil, Eastern Värmland, Karlstad, Kristinehamn & Storfors, Filipstad, Dalarna, Mora & Leksand, Orsa & Rättvik, Borlänge, Avesta & Ludvika, Falun

Western Norway
Luster, Jølster, Leikanger & Sogndal, Leikanger & Sogndal, Luster, Gjerde, Luster, Leikanger & Sogndal, Nordfjord, Sunnfjord & Møre og Romsdal, Sunnfjord Møre og Romsdal, Nordfjord, Sognefjord, Askvoll, Fjaler & Gaular, Aurland, Leikanger, Sogndal & Balestrand, Voss, Nordhordland & Midthordland, Nordhordland & Voss, Nordhordland, Midthordland & Voss

Eastern Norway
Buskerud, Hallingskarvet, Hallingdal Valley, Nes, Flå & Krødsherad, Oppland, Etnedal, Nord-Aurdal & Nordre Land, Nordre Land & Søndre Land, Nord-Aurdal & Sør-Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Slidrefjord, Valdres, Vestre Slidre, Telemark-Buskerud Border, Rollag, Tinn, Vinje & Notodden, Rollag, Sigdal & Krødsherad, Rollag, Sigdal, Flesberg & Krødsherad

Southern & Southwestern Norway
Southern Norway, Telemark & Aust-Agder, Bygland & Valle, Vinje, Kviteseid & Tokke, Vest-Agder & Aust-Agder, Mandal, Farsund & Lyngdal, Sørlandet, Lyngdal, Upper Telemark & Vestfold, Hjartdal, Telemark & Vestfold, Skagerrak Coast, Vest-Agder & Rogaland, Dalane, Sokndal, Flekkefjord, Boknafjord, Karmøy, Jæren, Stavanger & Sola, Hardanger & Sunnhordland, Hardanger, Midthordland & Sunnhordland, Sunnhordland, Suldal, Finnøy & Rennesøy, Suldal & Finnøy, Finnøy, Hordaland

Southeastern, Central & Northern Norway
Southern Hedemark, Eastern Akershus & Southern Oppland, Østfold, Oslo & Southern Akershus, Hadeland, Southeastern Hedmark, Central Hedemark, Southwestern Hedemark, Southern Åsnes & Western Grue & Kongsvinger, Southeast Oppland & Hedmarken, Southern Ringsaker & Hamar & Northern Stange, Toten, Nordre Land, Søndre Land & Northern Toten & Ringsakker, Nordland & Troms, Northwestern Oppland, East Central Oppland, Lillehammer, Northern Møre og Romsdal, Oppland & Northern Hedemark, Molde, Gjemnes, Vestnes & Northern Romsdal, Northern Oppland, Northeastern Oppland, Central Oppland, Trøndelag, Northern Hedemark & Jämtlands län, Northern Trøndelag & Jämtlands län, Central Norway, Smøla, Aure, Kristiansund, Halsa & Surnadal, Southwestern Trøndelag, Central Trøndelag, Southern Trøndelag, Northern Hedemark, Southeastern Trøndelag & Northeastern Dalarnas län, Northern Østerdalen, Southern Østerdalen, Central Østerdalen, Southeastern Trøndelag

Iceland

Denmark
North Jutland, Hjorring, West Hjorring, Aalborg, Jutland, Zealand, Funen, Lolland & Falster, East Jutland, Funen, Lolland & Falster, West & South Jutland, Lolland, Falster & Møn, Viborg & Hjorring

Western Finland
Southern Ostrobothnia, Northern Satakunta & Northern Pirkanmaa, Central Southern Ostrobothnia, South Southern Ostrobothnia, Central & West Southern Ostrobothnia, West Coast of Finland & the Åland Islands, Vaasa Coast, Vaasa & Korsholm, Ostrobothnia & the Åland Islands, Satakunta, Pirkanmaa & Southern Ostrobothnia, Satakunta, Pirkanmaa & Southwest Finland, North Western Pirkanmaa & South Ostrobothnia

Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia & South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Central Ostrobothnia, Northwest Southern Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia, Northern Coast

North & East Finland
Oulu & Eastern Finland, Kainuu & Kuusamo Vaaramaa, Northern Ostrobothnia, Oulu Region and Kainuu, Southern & Eastern Karelia, Lake District & Southwest Finland, Eastern Finland, North Finland & the Sami Lands of Norway & Sweden, Lapland, Finland, Northern Sweden & Northern Norway, Finland–Sweden Border, Southern Lapland

[nittionia]

Omg yaaay :D


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[farke1]

Omg yaaay :D


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Wuhu somebody else actually cares :D

[nittionia]

For some reason Ancestry gave me more Norwegian than Swedish, I'll be interested if they actually pinpoint regions in Norway lol

[farke1]

For some reason Ancestry gave me more Norwegian than Swedish, I'll be interested if they actually pinpoint regions in Norway lol
That was a pretty common problem afaik :) Swedes would score half of their DNA as Norwegian and vice versa because Ancestry literally couldn't distinguish between them. Did you look at your beta leaks while they were active? I thought I had the same issue but reversed (I score a small amount of Swedish (6%) on Ancestry despite having nothing on paper-trail), but I've still got a similarly small amount in the new update apparently, so maybe it's legit. Will be interesting to see if I get assigned a region for that :P
Also, I can see the exact kommune that I supposedly have ancestry from in Norway (Gjemnes) and it's only got a population of 2000 people, so I'll be very surprised if they manage to actually narrow it down that specifically. It makes me wonder how many Scandinavians have taken the test since last year for them to have massively expanded their database like this.

[nittionia]

That was a pretty common problem afaik :) Swedes would score half of their DNA as Norwegian and vice versa because Ancestry literally couldn't distinguish between them. Did you look at your beta leaks while they were active? I thought I had the same issue but reversed (I score a small amount of Swedish (6%) on Ancestry despite having nothing on paper-trail), but I've still got a similarly small amount in the new update apparently, so maybe it's legit. Will be interesting to see if I get assigned a region for that :P
Also, I can see the exact kommune that I supposedly have ancestry from in Norway (Gjemnes) and it's only got a population of 2000 people, so I'll be very surprised if they manage to actually narrow it down that specifically. It makes me wonder how many Scandinavians have taken the test since last year for them to have massively expanded their database like this.

Interesting :D I looked at my beta and got swedish, Norwegian, anglo saxon, and volga ural (the same regions I have currently). I forgot what the percentages were though. Hopefully they get this update out soon.

Oh yeah I have Germanic Europe in my current results but I can’t recall seeing that in the beta

[farke1]

Interesting :D I looked at my beta and got swedish, Norwegian, anglo saxon, and volga ural (the same regions I have currently). I forgot what the percentages were though. Hopefully they get this update out soon.
They're apparently implementing the update for existing users starting tomorrow, (https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2019/10/17/check-your-ancestrydna-results-next-week-were-adding-new-portuguese-and-scandinavian-communities-empowering-you-to-discover-even-more-about-your-family-history-through-dna/) so I'd start checking from then. Also wtf is volga ural? :D My results are basically the same except my French disappeared and Anglo-Saxon went higher.

[nittionia]

They're apparently implementing the update for existing users starting tomorrow, (https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2019/10/17/check-your-ancestrydna-results-next-week-were-adding-new-portuguese-and-scandinavian-communities-empowering-you-to-discover-even-more-about-your-family-history-through-dna/) so I'd start checking from then. Also wtf is volga ural? :D

Wooohoo :D
Volga ural is just code word for their Finnish/northwest Russian


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[Mr.G]

They're apparently implementing the update for existing users starting tomorrow, (https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2019/10/17/check-your-ancestrydna-results-next-week-were-adding-new-portuguese-and-scandinavian-communities-empowering-you-to-discover-even-more-about-your-family-history-through-dna/) so I'd start checking from then. Also wtf is volga ural? :D My results are basically the same except my French disappeared and Anglo-Saxon went higher.

Seems not just the new communities but I believe the full update is currently being rolled out. I just compared myself to a relative, and I got a pop up indicator that my relative had a different version of the estimate.

[farke1]

Seems not just the new communities but I believe the full update is currently being rolled out. I just compared myself to a relative, and I got a pop up indicator that my relative had a different version of the estimate.
I think you're right. People who have taken the test very recently (i.e. in the last few weeks or so) are already getting their new estimates, hopefully won't be long now until the rest of us get one too :P

[Norb]

Sounds good but most likely another scam

[farke1]

Sounds good but most likely another scam
Don't crush my dreams :stop

[GreentheViper]

Now if they could just get the bloody update out, everyone would be happy :coffee:

[farke1]

Now if they could just get the bloody update out, everyone would be happy :coffee:
Checked this morning and I've got mine. Disappointing stuff though, I don't have any regions for Norway or Sweden and my English regions from before have disappeared now too. Hopefully they will implement these communities as time goes on.

[nittionia]

I got the update :) but no smaller regions like in 23andme.
I’m now half Scandinavian between my Swedish,Finnish, and Norwegian on there so i would probably be a likely candidate for the regions soon. It actually looks like my 23andme Report now if 23andme didn’t have broadly regions.


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[farke1]

I got the update :) but no smaller regions like in 23andme.
I’m now half Scandinavian between my Swedish,Finnish, and Norwegian on there so i would probably be a likely candidate for the regions soon. It actually looks like my 23andme Report now if 23andme didn’t have broadly regions.


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Welp, that sucks. Kinda reassuring that I'm not the only one without regions though. My mother said she apparently has 'Central Norway' as a region but it hasn't been narrowed down further than that, not to mention that our Norwegian side doesn't even come from that part of the country anyway. :picard1:

[Matty74]

Original Estimate:

https://i.imgur.com/vANc7rv.jpg


New update:

https://i.imgur.com/XubJfI7.png

I know my mom's side is from the Stavanger/Rogaland area. My grandparents were born there

[Oneeye]

For some reason Ancestry gave me more Norwegian than Swedish, I'll be interested if they actually pinpoint regions in Norway lol

I had the inverse...


https://i.ibb.co/pvfGJjC/Screenshot-20191028-120443-Samsung-Internet.jpg (https://ibb.co/1frh8GH)

[nittionia]

I had the inverse...


With my updated results they gave me more Swedish than Norwegian now :) but I still don't have any regions on there for some reason :/

[Oneeye]

With my updated results they gave me more Swedish than Norwegian now :) but I still don't have any regions on there for some reason :/

I'm thrilled to finally have an ancestry "community".

Of course it would be Norwegian... that's the most recent immigration I have. Wish I had some colonial I belonged to too.

[nittionia]

I'm thrilled to finally have an ancestry "community".

Of course it would be Norwegian... that's the most recent immigration I have. Wish I had some colonial I belonged to too.

Do you know if it's the correct region for Norway? On my 23andme they really nailed my Swedish regions I think.

[JamesBond007]

Sounds good but most likely another scam

I don't trust AncestryDNA they are trying tell me on the latest update that I am 67% Irish and that my only genetic community is in ireland ! However, almost every other source of analysis Eurogenes k15, interpretome, Eurogenes G25, Eurogenes Celtic VS Germanic, Tolan's Eurogenes k36 analysis, Lukasz k36 analysis, intepretome, myancestry geneology report from sequencing.com, and MyTrueHeritage all contradict AncestryDNA.

For instance, I just posted in another thread here that I scored 96.67% North Sea Germanic on Michal's Eurogenes' G25 global 50 custom calculator.

AncestryDNA is run by American morons I think.

[Oneeye]

Do you know if it's the correct region for Norway? On my 23andme they really nailed my Swedish regions I think.

Not from family records that I've seen.


Family from Norway is Dokken.. which apparently is associated with the region, and other relatives on 23andme have sent me messages asking if my family is from Flesberg in Buskurud.

[farke1]

Not from family records that I've seen.
Family from Norway is Dokken.. which apparently is associated with the region, and other relatives on 23andme have sent me messages asking if my family is from Flesberg in Buskurud.
Interesting. I have a friend with that surname and he also lives in Buskerud, although in a different village (Sætre). I wonder how common it is outside of that county.

[Rædwald]

Ancestry took away my Norwegian, 23andMe still shows it, but no regions.

[nittionia]

Ancestry took away my Norwegian, 23andMe still shows it, but no regions.

Well tell them to give him back :/

[Östsvensk]

Did you write them down yourself or did you copy the list from AncestryDNA? I'm asking because Uppland is not in Northern Sweden.

[farke1]

Did you write them down yourself or did you copy the list from AncestryDNA? I'm asking because Uppland is not in Northern Sweden.
You're right. Did not notice that. I copy pasted the entire list from somebody on reddit, who apparently took them from Ancestry's official blog. I noticed something similar where many kommunes in Møre og Romsdal in Norway are counted under "Central, Eastern and North Norway" rather than West Norway.