Skulls returned to Finland came from beyond its borders
aftonbladet.se · 20 October 2026
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Åbo University in Finland received human remains, primarily skulls, from Karolinska Institutet (KI) in August 2024, but researchers found not all came from Finnish graves.
KI had collected the skulls from 1873, exhuming them from Finnish burial sites for anthropological study. Ulla Nordfors, head of the research project, stated that most skulls from known Finnish graves have been reburied. The team continues to investigate the origins of the remaining individuals, finding their ancestry extends well beyond Finland.
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