My strongest match on Family Tree DNA is a man living in Oskarshamn, the city where my dad’s mother’s family, and my dad and his family, all lived. The relationship is not particularly strong, about four generations back, and the link is two sisters, Stina and Cajsa Lisa Olofsdotter, born in Kristdala in 1808 and 1819.
I did the autosomal test with FTDNA. It’s the ‘family finder’ test, and it shows your shared DNA with everyone who’s been tested. I chose FTDNA because it is the most common test in Scandinavia where I have the majority of my ancestors. Recently, however, I’ve realized that I also have a lot of connections in the US. I’ve submitted a sample to Ancestry to hopefully catch some of the people who I wouldn’t be able to reach on FTDNA. Results should come back in a couple of months…