Decision : CONF 209 VIII.C.1
The Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki (Finland)
Property: The Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
Id. N°: 579 Rev
State Party: Finland
Criteria: C (iii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv):
Criterion (iii): The Sammallahdenmäki cairn cemetery bears exceptional witness to the society of the Bronze Age of Scandinavia.
Criterion (iv): The Sammallahdenmäki cemetery is an outstanding example of Bronze Age funerary practices in Scandinavia.
Delegates drew the attention that the inscription of this nonmonumental property responds to the objectives of the global strategy.
Decision Code: CONF 209 VIII.C.1
Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties (1): Finland
Properties (1): Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
Year: 1999