Archaeological Sites in Finland
Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings
The Astuvansalmi rock paintings are located in Ristiina, Mikkeli, Southern Savonia, Finland at the shores of lake Yovesi, part of the large lake Saimaa [1]. The paintings sit 7.7 to 11.8 metres above…
Aulanko Castle
Aulanko Castle is an ancient hillfort located in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme, Finland [1]. The site has developed into a diverse, nationally significant cultural environment, now complemented by the…
Kastelli Giant's Church
Built around 2000 BC, Kastelli Giant's Church is a prehistoric stone enclosure near Pattijoki in North Ostrobothnia, Finland[1]. One of the largest of approximately forty "Giant's Churches" in the…
Kierikki
One of Finland's most important Stone Age archaeological sites, located in Yli-Ii by the Ii River. Excavations since the 1960s revealed that northern Finland's Stone Age inhabitants were not nomads…
Kuninkaanhauta
Kuninkaanhauta ("The King's Grave") is a Bronze Age burial cairn in the village of Panelia, Eura, in Finland's Satakunta province, dating to approximately 1500-1300 BC. Measuring 36 by 30 meters and…
Levänluhta
Levanluhta is a spring and archaeological site in Orismala, Isokyrö, Finland, used as an Iron Age water graveyard from the 5th to 8th centuries [1]. The site contains remains of approximately 100…
Mankby
Mankby is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval village site in the Espoonkartano district of Espoo, Finland, dating from the 13th to mid-16th century. At its peak in the Late Middle Ages, the…
Sammallahdenmäki
Sammallahdenmäki is a Bronze Age burial site in Finland near Rauma, in Satakunta. The site comprises 33 granite burial cairns dating to 1500-500 BC, representing over 3,000 years of history[1]. It is…
Saraakallio Rock Paintings
The Saraakallio Rock Paintings are prehistoric petroglyphs in Central Finland, dating to 4500–3000 BC [1]. Located on the eastern shore of Lake Saraavesi in Laukaa, the site features two distinct art…
Temple of Lemminkäinen
The Temple of Lemminkäinen is a cave in Gumbostrand village, Sipoo, Finland[1]. It is tied to The Bock Saga, which describes an underground temple beneath a rock Bock called Kyypelivuori[1]. The cave…
Ukonkivi
Ukonkivi ("Ukko's Rock") is a sacred Sami site on Ukonsaari island in Lake Inari, Finnish Lapland. The roughly 300-meter-long, 30-meter-high rocky island was considered an extremely important sieidi…
Virnamäki
Virnamäki is an Iron Age hill and ancient monument area in Turku, Finland [1]. This archaeological site served as both a dwelling area and contains cremation cemeteries beneath the ground surface…
Wolf Cave
Wolf Cave (Finnish: Susiluola) is a natural cave formation in the Pyhävuori mountain at the border of Kristinestad and Karijoki municipalities in Finland [1]. The cave formed when the upper part of a…