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The Finnish Heritage Agency has opened the Ilppari reporting service for all archaeological amateur findings
Ilppari, a service intended for reporting archaeological amateur findings, has been expanded. In addition to artefacts, the service can be used to report relics on land and sites under water. Over the past two years, a total of 10,000 findings have been reported via Ilppari. The service is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Read more about Ilppari →
Animal Art in Archaeology
Animal symbols tell about identity, world view and values.
This was already the case before modern humans and is still the case today.
Ancient objects from the bosom of the earth
Archaeological collections contain a variety of objects from the whole current territory of Finland as well as from the Karelia region.
Additionally, the collections contain artefacts from other lands, e.g. Russia, Egypt and Palestine.
The Archaeological Collections manages also the Archaeological Picture Collections.
Archaeological collections’s Finna search service can be used to search for, examine and in most cases also utilise the information
and digitised material of the collections any way you like.
If you cannot find the material that you are looking for, please contact the
customer service
See also the other collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency in Finna:
Cultural heritage for everyone
The majority of the pictures from the Finnish Heritage Agency’s collections that are available on Finna can be freely downloaded and utilised. When doing so, please include the name of the photographer and the collection and attribute the Finnish Heritage Agency as the source. Please adhere to the licences and terms of use and utilise the materials in compliance with generally accepted practice.
Couldn’t find what you were looking for?
Only parts of the Archaeological collections have been digitised and made available on Finna. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact our customer service.
The National Museum of Finland’s research and collections service →
Information elsewhere
- The Finnish Heritage Agency’s digital materials (in Finnish) →
- The Cultural Environment Service Window (in Finnish) →
- Archaeological finds report service Ilppari →
- 3D models by the Finnish Heritage Agency →
- The Finnish Heritage Agency’s collection and information services →
- The National Museum of Finland’s research and collections services →