The odd side of Finland.

Evidence-backed unusual places in Finland, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Bjurböle meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L/LL4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 330,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Haverö meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Ureilite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,544 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Hvittis meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A EL6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 14,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Luotolax meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Howardite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 885 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

St. Michel meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 17,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark

FI

Immerse yourself in Salpausselkä's rich history, with over 220 Stone Age settlement sites, including the significant Ristola site dating back 10,500 years.Kapatuosia hillfort, located in the

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Saimaa UNESCO Global Geopark

FI

The Puumala Art Path combines art and geology with eight checkpoints that reveal the geological stories behind landscape paintings.The Saimaa Geopark Visitor Centre, located in Imatra’s Cult

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Impact Crater Lake – Lappajärvi UNESCO Global Geopark

FI

Touch real impact-altered rocks and micro-diamonds formed 78 million years ago at Europe’s largest confirmed meteorite crater lake.Experience local heritage through the region’s 32 museums,

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark

FI

The Isterinkoski rapids in the Poikajoki River fall nearly thirty metres and span millions of years in the geological record.Visit Lake Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake in Finland, coverin

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas UNESCO Global Geopark

FI

Visit Susiluola (Wolf Cave), the oldest archaeological site in the geopark.The medieval road of Kyrönkankaantie is one of the best-preserved medieval roads in Finland.The region is home to v

Map, evidence and context →IMPACT CRATER · Expanded physical oddities

Aladdin

Location recorded in Wikidata

crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus

Map, evidence and context →IMPACT CRATER · Expanded physical oddities

Söderfjärden

Finland

impact crater in Ostrobothnia region, Finland

Map, evidence and context →BUNKER · Expanded physical oddities

Itäkeskus swimming hall

Finland

underground swimming center in Helsinki, Finland

Map, evidence and context →BUNKER · Expanded physical oddities

Ruoholahti air-raid shelter

Finland

air-raid shelter and tunnel in Helsinki, Finland

Map, evidence and context →UNDERGROUND CITY · Expanded physical oddities

Asematunneli

Finland

underground shopping center in Helsinki, Finland

Map, evidence and context →