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Post by pinkpitcher on Jun 1, 2015 23:19:55 GMT
Hailsa Friends,
I am an American traveling to Finland and Estonia just after the Solstice. I read about the legal recognition of your group (congratulations!) and I thought this might be a place to get some travel advice. While visiting this summer I would like to see sites of interest or importance to Pagans, shamans, or lovers of pre-history and ancient culture. Any suggestions? Thank you all, in advance.
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Post by Saaga on Jun 2, 2015 5:30:42 GMT
Hi.  There are so many ancient sites in Finland (and without doubt in Estonia too), that it's very hard to pick wich ones you should see. Where in Finland are you going to travel? And welcome! |
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Post by pinkpitcher on Jun 5, 2015 19:40:06 GMT
We will be there for at least 10 days, I was hoping to rent a car, so I feel like we could go just about anywhere! My Fiancee is interested in seeing the remnants of the Mannerheim Line, which I assume is near the Russian Border. I was planning to drive to the far north of the country at some point... I was hoping to discover things like ancient cult sites, or really good museums?
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Post by Saaga on Jun 6, 2015 6:50:59 GMT
We have this site: kulttuuriymparisto.nba.fi/netsovellus/rekisteriportaali/portti/default.aspxIt has listed thousands of sites that are hundreds and thousands of years old, sites where people have lived, cult sites, and other ancient structures and areas that go as far as stone age, and so on. Ofcourse it's in finnish, so.. I don't know if there is anything like that in english. |
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Post by kalaniemi on Jun 6, 2015 18:02:35 GMT
We will be there for at least 10 days, I was hoping to rent a car, so I feel like we could go just about anywhere! My Fiancee is interested in seeing the remnants of the Mannerheim Line, which I assume is near the Russian Border. I was planning to drive to the far north of the country at some point... I was hoping to discover things like ancient cult sites, or really good museums? Sorry for offtopic, but Mannerheim Line is in Russia, so you have to cross border to get there. |
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Post by ranys on Jun 7, 2015 13:02:37 GMT
We really have many places worth going to. I can recommend the following ones: Rapola en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapola_CastleIt is an ancient hill fort and there is much to see especially if it doesn't rain. The cupstone is a must see. Korkeakoski fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korkeakoski_%28Maaninka%29This is not actually holy place, but it has been used for a very long time for water mills etc. I didn,t find English site, but the address for navigator is "Korkeakoskentie 107, Maaninka". This is longest waterfall in Finland. Koli en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koli_National_ParkWhat should I say? It is good place to visit. And dangerous: if You go there, You might not want ever leave. And as I said, there is so much places to see in Finland that it is hard to recommend before You know where You are driving.. |
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Post by pinkpitcher on Jun 7, 2015 16:39:45 GMT
Thank you all for the input! And kalaniemi , that is not off topic too much, that's good to know! I've put the Fiancee in charge of researching that, so I hope he realizes that soon. |
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Post by KJP on Jun 14, 2015 8:37:47 GMT
You might also want to visit Bronze-age burial site Sammallahdenmäki, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located close to the city of Rauma, which is also a lovely place to visit and the old part of which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I recommend reading about Sammallahdenmäki before going there, or arranging a tour guide, otherwise you will just see a bunch of rocks scattered in the forest.
Renting a car in Finland is a good idea, because the distances between places are significant.
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