A metal detectorist uncovered 4.5 kg of Viking-era silver in Finland; thousands of coins were buried in two birch-bark containers | World News
A metal detector enthusiast has uncovered Finland’s largest known Viking-era silver hoard in Sysmä, with thousands of coins and other silver objects found buried at the site. Kalle Lappinen discovered on 3 September after his detector picked up an unusually large number of signals. The hoard contains around 4.5 kilograms of silver and was buried…
