Racial doctrine|The oldest of the skulls are probably from the 16th or 17th century.
Pirkanmaan The skulls taken from Pälkäne to Sweden in the 1870s are today buried back in the churchyard of the Pälkäne Ruin Church. The moment of prayer before the burial is conducted by the bishop Matti Repo and the vicar of Pälkäne Jari Kemppainen. The speech will be given by the Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala (cook).
Pälkäne municipality bulletin according to which the skulls are placed in a common grave in cross-shaped coffins. According to Kemppainen, in addition to invited guests, locals can also come to watch the event and participate in covering the grave. According to Kemppainen’s guesses, many of those buried may even still have descendants in Pälkäne.
Skulls migrated from Pälkänee to Sweden for racial research in 1873, when a group of racial researchers took a total of 82 skulls from Finland. The group excavated skulls from four locations: Pälkänee, Pielavede, Rautalammi and the area of the former Eno municipality, Joensuu. By far the most skulls were excavated from Pälkänee, a total of 45. The oldest skulls excavated from graves are probably from the 16th or 17th century.
The Swedish government decided to hand over the skulls in the collections of the Karolinska Institute back to Finland in April. The skulls arrived in Finland at the end of August.
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