The Finland Rock Art Gallery presents a selection of photographs by Ismo Luukkonen, who has documented rock art sites throughout Finland. All known prehistoric paintings in Finland are made with red ochre; most are modest in appearance, sometimes with figures and sometimes with just a smear of red colour.

The Finnish rock paintings were rediscovered relatively recently, beginning in 1911 with the site at Kirkkonummi by the composer Jean Sibelius . About 750 individual images have now been documented on the 100 or so Finnish rock painting sites, with motifs that are bound to the life and beliefs of the Pit-Comb Ware hunter-gatherers.

New rock art sites are still being rediscovered today.

 Käpinniemi, Jämsä

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Ievasvuori, Luumäki

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Syrjäsalmi, Puumala

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Saraakallio, Laukaa

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Saraakallio, Laukaa

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Astuvansalmi, Mikkeli

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 Astuvansalmi, Mikkeli

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Värikallio, Suomussalmi

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Värikallio, Suomussalmi

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Vierunvuori, Heinävesi

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Karhusaari, Iitti

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Pakanavuori, Kouvola

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 Saraakallio, Laukaa

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Kannonalus, Mäntyharju

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Saraakallio, Laukaa

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Saraakallio, Laukaa

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Juusjärvi, Kirkkonummi

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Rapakko, Savonlinna

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 Astuvansalmi, Mikkeli

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Vitträsk, Kirkkonummi

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Haukkavuori, Mäntyharju

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Lapinvuori, Ruokolahti

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Kolmiköytisienvuori, Ruokolahti

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Astuvanslami, Mikkeli

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 Kolmiköytisienvuori, Ruokolahti

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Mertakallio, Iitti

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Avosaari, Luhanka

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Linnasaari, Lemi

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Uittamonsalmi, Mikkeli

 © Ismo Luukkonen

 

 Astuvansalmi, Mikkeli

 © Ismo Luukkonen

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