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Finland UNESCO world heritage sites

Central Finland region [capital = Jyvaskyla]

Old church in Petajavesi at Kirkkotie 12
The layout and interior of the church, with intricate perspectives, vaulting and a central cupola, combines the influences of Renaissance, Baroque and Gothic styles with the Finnish vernacular tradition of log construction.

Struve Geodetic Arc in Puolakka at Vanhanpantie 65
These are points of a survey, carried out between 1816 and 1855 by the astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, which represented the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian. This helped to establish the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping.

Kymenlaakso region [capital = Kouvola]

Groundwood and Board Mill in Verla at Verlantie 295
The property itself consists of approximately 50 buildings in an area of 23 ha. The Verlankoski Rapids separate the production area from the residential area. On the rapids, there are three water power plants from three different decades, the newest one dating from the 1990s. The mill owner's residence and a park from the late 19th century dominate the village. The sheer rock face above the rapids bears a prehistoric rock painting, representing fishing and hunting.

Struve Geodetic Arc in Loviisa at Kungshamnintie 275
See Struve Geodetic Arc above.

Lapland region [capital = Rovaniemi]

Struve Geodetic Arc in Tornio + Aavasaksa + Enontekio
See Struve Geodetic Arc above.

Ostrobothnia region [capital = Vaasa]

Kvarken Archipelago in Bjorkoby
The Archipelago is continuously rising from the sea in a process of rapid glacio-isostatic uplift, whereby the land, previously weighed down under the weight of a glacier, lifts at rates that are among the highest in the world. As a consequence islands appear and unite, peninsulas expand, and lakes evolve from bays and develop into marshes and peat fens.

Satakunta region [capital = Rauma]

Old town of Rauma at Luostarinkatu 1
The architecturally homogenous urban area of Old Rauma is a well preserved and representative example of traditional Nordic wooden town building techniques and traditions.

Bronze Age Burial Site in Sammallahdenmaki at Sammallahdentie
The cairns can be classified into several different groups according to their shapes and sizes. Sammallahdenmaki also contains two unusual structures: one oval and elongated structure, which seems to have been enlarged in successive stages, and a large quadrangular cairn, known as the "Church Floor", which is unique in Finland and extremely rare in Scandinavia.

Uusimaa region [capital = Helsinki]

Fortress of Suomenlinna in Helsinki @
Covering an area of 210 ha and consisting of 200 buildings and 6 km of defensive walls, the fortress stretches over six separate islands.

Struve Geodetic Arc in Lapinjarvi at Pyhajarventie 162
See Struve Geodetic Arc above.