Finland's largest Viking Age silver hoard discovered by metal detectorist — and it has thousands of coins and pieces of jewelry

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What happened

The largest Viking Age silver hoard ever found in Finland was unearthed by a metal detectorist north of Helsinki.

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  • Reported by Live Science and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 UTC.

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