Finland’s largest Viking Age silver hoard found near Sysmä
Finland’s largest known Viking Age silver hoard has been found near the town of Sysmä. A metal detectorist found the hoard on September 3, 2026. Kalle Lappinen found the silver near Sysmä’s church village and contacted a local museum. Archaeologists inspected the site the next day and recovered the find under archaeologist Esko Tikkala’s lead...
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Finland’s largest known Viking Age silver hoard has been found near the town of Sysmä. A metal detectorist found the hoard on September 3, 2026. Kalle Lappinen found the silver near Sysmä’s church village and contacted a local museum. Archaeologists inspected the site the next day and recovered the find under archaeologist Esko Tikkala’s lead.