There are certain natural occurrences in the world that leave us all scratching our heads. One such natural wonder is Kummakivi, a geological formation found in the dense forests of Finland. The mystifying sight is that of a giant rock performing an unbelievable balancing act on a seemingly smooth, curved mound. There is still no scientific explanation for how the rock, whose given name translates as “strange rock” in Finnish, has wound up in such a perplexing position, but doesn’t it look unusual?
Some Finnish folklore explains the odd locations of these giant stones by saying that trolls (or giants) carried, threw or rolled them there.
Location. Valtola, Southern Savonia, Finland
ETRS-TM35FIN coordinates
N 7385955 E 901850
– via retkipaikka.fi, mymodernmet.com.
Kummakivi is, most likely, a glacial erratic, nicely balanced.
Giants/trolls putting it there is the more interesting explanation so I’ll choose to believe that instead.
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If it’s a natural phenomenon why are there similar rocks all over the world?
Because there are natural phenomena all over the world. Hence the name. Natural.
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This huge Rock is located in Finland, at 61.5 degrees N. The Canary Islands, off shore NW Africa, are located at the complementary latitude of 90-61.5= 28.5 degrees N. In antiquity the use of complementary latitudes was very common. These were the first islands discovered in the North Atlantic Ocean, c.5700 BC (+/-100 years). For thousands of years people tried to cross the Atlantic, but in vain. In c.3200 BC people finally reached the West Coast of Greenland at this very latitude of 61.5 degrees N, but they gave up crossing Davis Strait to the west ! Finally America was discovered via the Bering Sea in the Fourth Dynasty ! It was called Fourth Dynasty Land, and finally the size of the North Atlantic Ocean was known: the Fourth Dynasty Ocean. – – – This huge Rock consists of four big layers, and on the front side down below is a large V-shaped carving, which resembles the coast of South Greenland. I wonder whether these features of the Stone relate to this ancient Story …? – – – In the next, Fifth Dynasty the Northern Crossing to America was discovered by the 3rd king Neferirkare (c.2498-2478 BC). The area of Karelia, due east of this Stone in NW Russia, is named after ths King.
We organize trips from Imatra, Finland to the rock Kummakivi. If you come from Helsinki, you take the train to Imatra. It takes about 2,5 hours. We will meet you at the Imatra Railway station. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Hi. Me and my family of three want to get to the balancing rock. We might not need you, but we would like to know the distance between Imatra and the rock, and how we can get there. Please reply by June 30th.
Miracle and only. How do they keep the balance, maybe this is super glue? 🙂