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Sammallahdenmäki Bronze Age Burial Site

Sammallahdenmäki was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage list in December 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. Sammallahdenmäki is located in Rauma. The site includes 36 burial cairns within an area of 36 hectares.

A view from the route in Sammallahdenmäki.  A family walking in the background.
People walking in Sammallahdenmäki.

Welcome to Sammallahdenmäki

A sign about UNESCO World Heritage sites in Sammallahdenmäki.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Nature scenery from Sammallahdenmäki.

Management plan

A crain in Sammallahdenmäki.

History

People looking at a crain in Sammallahdenmäki.

Bronze Age and Sammallahdenmäki – learning material


Page updated: 1.7.2025
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