The Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, located in Rauma, was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999 as the first prehistoric archaeological site in Finland. The burial cairns were included on the list as the most representative site of Western Bronze Age culture in Finland and the entire Scandinavia. The Bronze Age relics and the well-preserved rocky landscape form a valuable whole. The site includes 36 burial cairns within an area of 36 hectares. Situated at the Gulf of Bothnia Bronze Age burial site of Sammallahdenmäki forms the largest most varied and most complete burial site from the Scandinavian Bronze age.
Unesco: Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
RR: 10 Countries RR (20)
Date: Dec 7
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