Biocultural Adaptation at the Changing Arctic: How cold climate adaptations may affect metabolic health variation among reindeer herders and office workers in Finland

Research aims are to study:
• adaptability of Indigenous Sámi and other local reindeer herders and office workers to changing climate
• physiological and cultural strategies by which reindeer herders and office workers cope with cold, but changing climate
• influence of seasons on human health
• potential influence of climate change on human health
• perceptions of reindeer herders and office workers on the influence of climate change
• the importance of Indigenous and other local traditional knowledge & practices in cold, but changing climate