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Kiuruvesi
Glacial Boulder in the Finnish Forest
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsFinlandEastern Finland
Kiuruvesi
Glacial Boulder in the Finnish Forest
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Klaske Schep
July 7, 2026
This boulder is definitely worth a stop. Glacial boulders like these are common in Finnish forests because massive continental glaciers scoured the landscape during the last Ice Age. As the thick ice sheets moved, they plucked giant chunks of bedrock and transported them hundreds of kilometers. When the glaciers melted roughly 10,000 years ago, they dropped these boulders onto the exposed bedrock. Now they lay scattered in the Finnish forests as silent witnesses to these massive geological changes.
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7.21km
01:57
100m
100m
Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
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Elevation 150 m
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