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Ekeberga Burial Site

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Ekeberga gravröse i Sjundeå
Ekeberga gravröse i Sjundeå

Ekeberga Burial Site (Swedish: Ekeberga gravplats, Finnish: Ekebergan kalmisto) is a prehistoric burial site in Siuntio in Finland. The burial site dates back to the Roman time and is located on a hill near Siuntio Church Village, approximately 370 meters northeast from Suitia Manor. The site is protected by law and forms a part of the Nationally significant archaeological sites in Finland. Ekeberga Burial Site consists of a burial mound built of stone. The mound, 18 x 13 meters in size, is dated back to the younger Roman Iron Age. The burial mound itself has never been located by a former sea shore, and the landscape around it is very much the same as the landscape during the time when the mound was originally built. Due to post-glacial rebound coastal areas of Finland have slowly been rising out of the Baltic Sea causing the shoreline to move. Several items have been found from the site during archaeological excavations, such as burned bones, bronze and iron objects as well as glass pearls.

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Ekeberga Burial Site
Suitiantie, Helsinki sub-region

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N 60.189 ° E 24.2025 °
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Suitiantie
02570 Helsinki sub-region, Suitia
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Siuntio Local History Museum
Siuntio Local History Museum

Siuntio Local History Museum (Finnish: Siuntion kotiseutumuseo, Swedish: Sjundeå hembygdsmuseum) is a museum that exhibits the local history and culture of Siuntio in Finland. The museum has been run by a local Swedish-speaking organisation called Hembygdens Vänner I Sjundeå (translates to The Friends of Homeland in Siuntio) since 1965. Siuntio Local History Museum is usually open during summer and during other times by request. Siuntio Local History Museum is located in Siuntio Church Village. The main exhibition is inside an old school building, Fredriksberg school. Apart from the school building, there are also several other old buildings in the museum area, such as two granaries, a shed, a smaller cottage, and a caretaker's residence. The main exhibitions in the Fredriksberg school building showcase items to visitors, ranging from prehistory to modern times in independent Finland. Points of interest include items from the Soviet rental era of Porkkala Naval Base, parts of an 18th-century organ from St. Peter's Church in Siuntio, and dolls from Mona Leo's puppetry. Originally, the museum was located in Fanjunkars croft, which was destroyed after the Second World War during the Soviet rental era of Porkkala Naval Base. During that time, the museum was relocated to Siuntio Church Village. The hill of Krejansberget is situated adjacent to Siuntio Local History Museum, known for Bronze Age burial mounds on top of it. A nature trail leads from the museum area to the top of Krejansberget, offering a panoramic view of the river valley of Siuntio Church Village, Siuntio Church, and Suitia Manor.