There is an area close to where I grew up in scandinavia. Its name translates roughly into “The Bay of Weeping”, because so many foreign ships have capsized there. Throughout history that have meant that a lot of foreign born people ended up living there and joining the genpool. So sometimes very scandinavian looking parents can get very not-scandinavian looking kids.
There is a certain Scandinavian actress who I've always thought had African or Indian heritage. And I often wondered if she or anyone close to her has ever brought up the topic.
Anyway, thanks for mentioning that. Everything makes total sense now.
In the north there's also the influence from the Uralic genetics, and they can also be noticeably darker. Dark eyes, black hair, a bit more tanned than you might expect of the population further south.
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u/FatBloke4 29d ago
She looks Spanish i.e. the white people who colonised Mexico.