Archaeological Sites in Finland

Cave Structures in Finland (2)

Temple of Lemminkäinen

Temple of Lemminkäinen

The Temple of Lemminkäinen is a cave in Gumbostrand village, Sipoo, Finland. It is tied to The Bock Saga, which describes an underground temple beneath a rock Bock called…

Cave Structures
Wolf Cave

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. The cave formed when the…

Cave Structures · < 4500 BC

Cemetery in Finland (2)

Levänluhta

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. The site contains remains of…

Cemetery · 1500 - 500 BC
Sammallahdenmäki

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…

Cemetery · 3000 - 1500 BC

City/town/settlement in Finland (2)

Kierikki

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…

City/town/settlement · 4500 - 3000 BC
Mankby

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…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Rock art in Finland (2)

Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings

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. The paintings sit 7.7 to…

Rock art · 4500 - 3000 BC
Saraakallio Rock Paintings

Saraakallio Rock Paintings

The Saraakallio Rock Paintings are prehistoric petroglyphs in Central Finland, dating to 4500–3000 BC. Located on the eastern shore of Lake Saraavesi in Laukaa, the site features…

Rock art · 4500 - 3000 BC

Castle/palace in Finland (1)

Aulanko Castle

Aulanko Castle

Aulanko Castle is an ancient hillfort located in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme, Finland. The site has developed into a diverse, nationally significant cultural environment, now…

Castle/palace · 1500 - 500 BC

Megalithic structures in Finland (1)

Kastelli Giant's Church

Kastelli Giant's Church

Built around 2000 BC, Kastelli Giant's Church is a prehistoric stone enclosure near Pattijoki in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. One of the largest of approximately forty "Giant's…

Megalithic structures · 3000 - 1500 BC

Monument in Finland (1)

Virnamäki

Virnamäki

Virnamäki is an Iron Age hill and ancient monument area in Turku, Finland. This archaeological site served as both a dwelling area and contains cremation cemeteries beneath the…

Monument · 1500 - 500 BC

Mound/tumulus in Finland (1)

Kuninkaanhauta

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…

Mound/tumulus · 3000 - 1500 BC

Sacred site in Finland (1)

Ukonkivi

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…

Sacred site · 1000 - 1500 AD

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