heepst
@heepst.bsky.social
Finnish architect rants about geopolitics, politics, and culture
Russia's war in Ukraine as seen from the frontline states
The future of Europe and global democracy
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Russia's war in Ukraine as seen from the frontline states
The future of Europe and global democracy
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We were neutral when the Soviet Union invaded us.
We were invaded a couple of months after Poland was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union.
Poland had allies.
Stalin gave the Red Army two weeks to march to Helsinki.
A puppet government was set up in Karelia, ready to take over. It never did.
We were invaded a couple of months after Poland was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union.
Poland had allies.
Stalin gave the Red Army two weeks to march to Helsinki.
A puppet government was set up in Karelia, ready to take over. It never did.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We were neutral when the Soviet Union invaded us.
We were invaded a couple of months after Poland was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union.
Poland had allies.
Stalin gave the Red Army two weeks to march to Helsinki.
A puppet government was set up in Karelia, ready to take over. It never did.
We were invaded a couple of months after Poland was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union.
Poland had allies.
Stalin gave the Red Army two weeks to march to Helsinki.
A puppet government was set up in Karelia, ready to take over. It never did.
I see your fish pie and I raise you vendace in rye crust
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I see your fish pie and I raise you vendace in rye crust
I wouldn't trust this lot
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I wouldn't trust this lot
The verdict is in:
It's a Russian peace plan.
No one thinks it's weird that Russia dictates US foreign policy now.
It's a Russian peace plan.
No one thinks it's weird that Russia dictates US foreign policy now.
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The verdict is in:
It's a Russian peace plan.
No one thinks it's weird that Russia dictates US foreign policy now.
It's a Russian peace plan.
No one thinks it's weird that Russia dictates US foreign policy now.
Russian plan, approved and endorsed by American leadership.
How the mighty have fallen.
How the mighty have fallen.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Russian plan, approved and endorsed by American leadership.
How the mighty have fallen.
How the mighty have fallen.
I visited a Russian website once and now I get these ads all the time
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I visited a Russian website once and now I get these ads all the time
Thanks for the reminder.
Time to read Moominvalley in November again.
Time to read Moominvalley in November again.
November 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thanks for the reminder.
Time to read Moominvalley in November again.
Time to read Moominvalley in November again.
That's not the issue here
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
That's not the issue here
There was a more recent migration from Siberia ~4,000 years ago, by which time the northern skiers and skaters had started farming in Southern Finland and Estonia.
The spread of Uralic languages is attributed to this migration. We don't know what language(s) Baltic Finnic peoples spoke before.
The spread of Uralic languages is attributed to this migration. We don't know what language(s) Baltic Finnic peoples spoke before.
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
There was a more recent migration from Siberia ~4,000 years ago, by which time the northern skiers and skaters had started farming in Southern Finland and Estonia.
The spread of Uralic languages is attributed to this migration. We don't know what language(s) Baltic Finnic peoples spoke before.
The spread of Uralic languages is attributed to this migration. We don't know what language(s) Baltic Finnic peoples spoke before.
Fennoscandians have traces of Amerindian, i.e. indigenous peoples of the Americas, due to early human migration from North Eurasia/Siberia.
Note the absence of French, Italian, Iberian, Balkan, Mediterranean, and Caucasian in the charts below.
Note the absence of French, Italian, Iberian, Balkan, Mediterranean, and Caucasian in the charts below.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Fennoscandians have traces of Amerindian, i.e. indigenous peoples of the Americas, due to early human migration from North Eurasia/Siberia.
Note the absence of French, Italian, Iberian, Balkan, Mediterranean, and Caucasian in the charts below.
Note the absence of French, Italian, Iberian, Balkan, Mediterranean, and Caucasian in the charts below.
Finns are ~70% European hunter-gatherers and ~20% Ancient North Eurasians.
Notice the near absence of Early Neolithic Farmer from Anatolia.
WHG were largely replaced in parts of Europe where farming was viable. They continued hunting and gathering in the north
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
Notice the near absence of Early Neolithic Farmer from Anatolia.
WHG were largely replaced in parts of Europe where farming was viable. They continued hunting and gathering in the north
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Finns are ~70% European hunter-gatherers and ~20% Ancient North Eurasians.
Notice the near absence of Early Neolithic Farmer from Anatolia.
WHG were largely replaced in parts of Europe where farming was viable. They continued hunting and gathering in the north
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
Notice the near absence of Early Neolithic Farmer from Anatolia.
WHG were largely replaced in parts of Europe where farming was viable. They continued hunting and gathering in the north
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
We're talking about the Medieval or Viking Age.
My population admixture matches are dotted along two major Viking trade routes in Eastern Europe:
1) Daugava-Dnieper
e.g. Belarusian, Ukrainian
2) Onega-Volga
e.g. Erzya, Mari, Moksha.
Other Volga Finns have gone extinct.
My population admixture matches are dotted along two major Viking trade routes in Eastern Europe:
1) Daugava-Dnieper
e.g. Belarusian, Ukrainian
2) Onega-Volga
e.g. Erzya, Mari, Moksha.
Other Volga Finns have gone extinct.
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We're talking about the Medieval or Viking Age.
My population admixture matches are dotted along two major Viking trade routes in Eastern Europe:
1) Daugava-Dnieper
e.g. Belarusian, Ukrainian
2) Onega-Volga
e.g. Erzya, Mari, Moksha.
Other Volga Finns have gone extinct.
My population admixture matches are dotted along two major Viking trade routes in Eastern Europe:
1) Daugava-Dnieper
e.g. Belarusian, Ukrainian
2) Onega-Volga
e.g. Erzya, Mari, Moksha.
Other Volga Finns have gone extinct.
This could be Livonian ancestry. It's a now extinct Finnic tribe from Latvia. Finland, Estonia, and Livonia were all part of the Swedish Empire in the 1600s.
It was previously believed that I have no non-Finnish ancestors in at least 700 years, though, so this trace could be older.
It was previously believed that I have no non-Finnish ancestors in at least 700 years, though, so this trace could be older.
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This could be Livonian ancestry. It's a now extinct Finnic tribe from Latvia. Finland, Estonia, and Livonia were all part of the Swedish Empire in the 1600s.
It was previously believed that I have no non-Finnish ancestors in at least 700 years, though, so this trace could be older.
It was previously believed that I have no non-Finnish ancestors in at least 700 years, though, so this trace could be older.
As DNA data gets more accurate and representative, new information comes in, which I try to supplement studying archaeological findings and linguistics.
It's a hobby.
I recently learned that I'm 1% Latvian/Estonian. Population matches are found along River Daugava (Väina).
It's a hobby.
I recently learned that I'm 1% Latvian/Estonian. Population matches are found along River Daugava (Väina).
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
As DNA data gets more accurate and representative, new information comes in, which I try to supplement studying archaeological findings and linguistics.
It's a hobby.
I recently learned that I'm 1% Latvian/Estonian. Population matches are found along River Daugava (Väina).
It's a hobby.
I recently learned that I'm 1% Latvian/Estonian. Population matches are found along River Daugava (Väina).