Itinéraires culturels

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

Itinéraire culturel

• Chemins de l’art rupestre préhistorique

Pays

• Finlande

Catégorie de membre

• PME
• Site patrimonial

Type de membre

Individual

Année d'adhésion

2019

Contacts

Sammonkatu 12
FI-50130 Mikkeli

Tel: +358 (0)15 361 600
Website: www.mikseimikkeli.fi
Email: info[at]mikseimikkeli.fi

Personne de contact

Maisa HAKKINEN (Director of Tourism)

Ville/Région du siège

Mikkeli (Southern Savonia)

Ville/Région du site

Ristiina (Mikkeli, Southern Savonia)

Localisation GPS du siège

61.682006, 27.254816

Localisation GPS du site

61.444187, 27.543419

Liste du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO

N/D

Label du patrimoine européen

N/D

Autres labels patrimoniaux

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/Images

Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings