Metal detectorist unearths Finland's largest Viking Age silver hoard near Sysmä
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Europe · Finland · Sep 07, 2026
Primary source: Yle
A hobbyist found about 4.5 kg of late Iron Age silver coins and jewellery in two birch-bark containers buried between stones in a forest near Sysmä, twice the weight of the 1895 Nousiainen hoard that held Finland's previous record.
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