Top 10 traces of vikings in Scandinavian Islands

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In Scandinavian Islands, the memories of the Vikings never rest!

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Fire your imagination and return to the Viking Age! Your Nordic ancestors were warriors, merchants, farmers, explorers and pirates who fought fiercely and travelled all over Scandinavia, Europe and even to North America and Asia.


Vikings

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Top 10 traces of vikings in Scandinavian Islands

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The Viking Islands in Turku Archipelago consist of 2000 islands outside Hitis, Kimito. Find your own Viking islet or visit the Rosala Viking Village.

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Explore the Vikings` everyday life at The Viking Market in Röölä. Watch the Vikings go wild in live Viking battles and buy traditional handicrafts or delicious finger food.

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The market days of St.Olaf combines history, culture, games and music in the archipelago community Nagu.

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Travel a millennium back in time and see Vikings from all over Europe invade the Kvarnbo village in Saltvik every year! Meet bearded Viking warriors and their beautifully dressed wives.

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Birka, the former Hansa town is now a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to the Birka Museum. The museum’s permanent exhibition features a reconstructed Viking settlement.

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Visit the Iron Age farm in Tostesta with long house and a smithy. Visitors flock here to see how they built and lived 1,000 years ago.

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Hamnö at Kökar is known for its medieval Finnish Franciscan convent in the 1300’s. You can still breath the medieval atmosphere and imagine the longboats passing by.

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The high and rocky island Bornholm north of Nagu with its natural spring on top, sheltered locals while plundering vikings passed by. Archipelago guides and boat-taxi available.

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In the viking village of Storholmen at Norrtälje you will get a true historical experience of the viking period. Guided tours, activities for both children and adults, feasts and a real viking-party!

Through the archipelago you will find numerous ancient remains dating back to The Middle Ages. Such as the mysterious labyrinth “the Maiden’s Dance” in Finby, Nagu.

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St. Olaf Finby Maidens Dance

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7 The ferries of the Stockholm archipelago


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