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Discovery of the largest Viking treasure in Finland

In September 2026, a significant treasure of Viking silver coins was discovered in Finland, near the town of Sysmä. An amateur metal detectorist found 4.5 kilograms of coins hidden in birch bark containers, marking the largest known treasure from the late Iron Age in the country.

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  • 12 sources
  • updated
Covered by 4 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 6 sources
  • Big capital 4 sources
  • Readers and grants 1 source
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

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18 September

8 September

2 of 2 events

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