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Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd. / Mikkelin kehitysyhtiö Miksei Oy [Business Development]

Cultural Route
  • Prehistoric Rock Art Trails
Country
  • Finland
Member Category
  • SME
  • Heritage Site
Member Status
Individual
Year of Accession to Membership
2019
Contact Details
Sammonkatu 12
FI-50130 Mikkeli

Tel: +358 (0)15 361 600
Website: www.mikseimikkeli.fi
Email: info[at]mikseimikkeli.fi
Contact Person
Maisa HAKKINEN (Director of Tourism)
Main Town/Region
Mikkeli (Southern Savonia)
Site Town/Region
Ristiina (Mikkeli, Southern Savonia)
Main GPS Location
61.682006, 27.254816
Site GPS Location
61.444187, 27.543419
UNESCO World Heritage List
N/D
European Heritage Label
N/D
Other Heritage Labels
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List: The Rock paintings of Astuvansalmi at Ristiina (1990)(whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/220)
Description
Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd. is a company owned by the Municipality of Mikkeli (Southern Savonia) working to increase local business activity and attractiveness.
Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd represents the Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings on Lake Saimaa (Ristiina). Around 80 pictures have been found on Astuvansalmi’s rock. The motifs include human figures, moose, boats, fish, lines, as well as hand and paw prints. In addition, the rock shows a covering layer of red. The most common pictures are a moose, a human figure, or a boat. The pictures at Astuvansalmi therefore date back to approximately 4000-2200 BC.
Logos/Pictures
Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings
certification logo

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