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. Ironically, tho, I think we are related through my mother’s mother’s family, some of whom came from the same area. The relationship is not particularly strong, about four generations back. So far I haven’t been able to identify the exact common ancestor.
I did the autosomal test on 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…