Our small DNA haplogroup is not very common, as we make up only about 2-3% of the European population. What I've learned over the years is that we need to separate our DNA thinking from our geopolitical thinking. In other words, a haplogroup is not defined by any political boundary, such as a country, but a particular country may contain people with many unrelated haplogroups. DNA is really the study of our prehistoric ancestors, where they lived and where they migrated leaving some of their DNA behind. Perhaps the leading theory is that our ancestors first emerged in the Ural Mountain region of Western Russia about 7,000 years ago. With the approaching Ice Age, some or all of them migrated southward, through the Levant and into the Iberian Peninsula, where they hunkered down during the Ice Age. As the glaciers began to retreat, our ancestors split into two main groups. One group migrated into North Africa and were the forefathers with the Berber people of today. The other group migrated all over Europe and, a small group, migrated into Scandinavia and Finland. They were the ancestors of the Sami people, who are European in origin. Some Sami also have a slight Eurasian admixture. The eight Sami languages are in the Uralic family of languages and are closest to Finnish and Estonian, and more distantly related to Hungarian. HOWEVER...while some forms of our haplogroup are found at highest levels among the Sami, that doesn't mean that you descend from the Sami people. Our haplogroup is found all over Europe (Ireland, Britain, Germany, Poland, Sweden, France, etc.), North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and into central Africa). In DNA matching, I've found genetic cousins in all those areas. My maternal ancestors lived in Ireland. Good luck with your learning and enjoy the journey!