Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, Satakunta, Finland

5Deambulante 5:00 PM Aug 28, 2015

Go there really early
This is a bronze age burial site, which is a World Heritage Site, due to being the most significant such site of all Scandinavia, or to be more precise, Fennoscandia. It is composed by several groups of rocks, spread over 1.5 km. There are two parkings. I can only write about the north parking: it is very close to the first group of rocks (about 400 meters). At the parking there is some information about the site and leaflets with a map. However, the map is not needed at all, since all paths are clearly marked on the floor. By clearly marked I mean that one just need to follow the paths without moss. I went there very early, just after the sunrise. At that time there was morning mist, which added to the fact that I was the only person there, in the middle of the forest, made the whole scene magical. Note that one should read something about the site before, to avoid seeing just a bunch of rocks. If you are visiting Rauma (another World Heritage Site), you definitely should make the 15 km detour.

4aekrfk 5:00 PM Jun 1, 2022

Really interesting UNESCO burial site
We were driving through this area and we really like these kinds of sites and even more so when they are UNESCO designated. As with other reviews a guide would have been nice. But it was still a really nice walk through a beautiful forest and these burial sites are very interesting. Would not make a special trip to go there but if you are driving the Finland coast road it is well worth a 2 hour stop and walk through the forest to see them.