I first heard about the Lemminkäinen Temple, or in Finnish: Lemminkäisen Temppeli, over ten years ago. I went to Finland in 2011 and in 2021, but also twice in 2024 and twice in 2025, on two of the 2024 trips and on one of the 2025 trips I did manage to visit the temple however, along with many other ancient sites. This site is known as a temple, but its status as a temple is not confirmed, although I am a firm believer that there is something there, and to the story. Ior Bock, a Finnish mystic, was the first to talk about the temple, an underground domed structure, accessed via a passage beginning just beneath a group of megalithic rocks, beside a crag, not far from the village of Gumbostrand on the southern coast of Finland - not far from Helsinki. According to Ior Bock, and, according to my own beliefs, albeit because of somewhat different  - Finland is a very mysterious place, to say the least. Ior Bock, from what I understand, tended to think of Finland as the original "Garden of Eden", and the Finns as keepers of esoteric wisdom for the good of mankind. He believed that, inside the Lemminkäinen Temple, is located a treasure, which, from my understanding, will help mankind to restore its original wisdom in the most profound and unexpected of ways. 

Some think of this treasure as being a literal, physical treasure. And there is implication that there are artifacts within the temple, from what some say. Perhaps the sampo of Finnish mythology is inside, or perhaps Lemminkäinen himself is sleeping inside. I do not know, this is just speculation. But another important aspect to this is that, it is said to be something that will help to restore humanity's spiritual awareness. Is this site really a "temple"? Who knows. But Ior Bock seems to have been proven right, in that a cave was found, and there also seems to be indication of some kind of chamber located deeper underground. I for one, feel that there is something very special about this place. Something about the whole area around the temple just makes me smile and feel joy for some reason. All the photos in this article were taken in late September 2025, and the photo descriptions above the photos give more details and observations I made of this site when there (others of which are also in the main text before the photos and photo descrptions).

I personally feel that this temple is not yet ready to reveal its secrets though, and I do not think that the treasure inside will be one gold and riches. The greatest treasures cannot possibily have a purpose favoured by materialism. Some think also that the crag next to the temple entrance has what looks like incredibly degraded and eroded polygonal masonry visible in the walls. I am not so sure, although there is polygonal masonry in Finland which I have discussed many times elsewhere, so it is possible I think that the Lemminkäinen Temple could be one of the ancient examples of this in and near Finland. Following are seven photos, each with detailed descriptions above them, and further notes at the end of the article. Not all of the photos show the temple itself, but one shows the megaliths from above, two show the entrance from different angles, one shows inside the entrance showing down the tunnel, and three others show the surrounding nature.

Photo below: the entrance to the Lemminkäinen Temple in Finland. On the sign is written: Varo sortumaa-vaara meaning "beware/warning collapse danger/peril" (danger of collapse), the sign below says: läpikulku kielletty meaning "entry/passage through forbidden" (to the site). Indeed the large megalithic block on the right is dangerously unsupported, as are some of the loose rocks supporting it. In the centre can be seen the central megalithic block, both it and the one to the right are of enormous size. Note how the central block is unusually shaped, which in my opinion is not natural. The photo below was taken in late September 2025.

Photo below: the forests just above the Lemminkäinen Temple, which I find incredibly beautiful and peaceful, even though in Finland I always feel this way about the forests - above the Lemminkäinen Temple this feeling is especially powerful and sacred to me. When I think of places like that depicted below, I feel I am in the realm of the Finnish nature spirits, in particular, I feel when I physically go to these places, I am in the realm of Tapio the forest god of Finnish tradition.

Photo below: autumn colours above the large megalithic boulders that in part form the entrance to the Lemminkäinen Temple. Photo taken in late September 2025. This place above the boulders is good for meditation in my opinion and also feels very sacred, like the nearby forests depicted in the image previous to the one shown below.

Photo below: another photo taken in late September 2025, this one showing the interior of the Lemminkäinen Temple's entrance, inside the tunnel visible in other photos. Note that the first two times I visited this site (the photos in this article are from the third visit) - when visiting the first and second times, the entrance area of the tunnel was completely flooded, and even the tunnel entrance was invisible. But on the third visit, the weather had been dry, and so the tunnel entrance was visible, although, as the photo below shows, the tunnel is filled mostly with water, and is flooded some way down the inclined tunnel. The tunnel was much wider and also generally bigger than I expected it to be. Note the way that the light is shining upon the water in the tunnel and upon areas of its roof, some believe that this entrance is aligned with the evening sun in some way. 

Photo below: another photo of the entrance to the temple taken in late September 2025, in this image the sunlight cast upon the walls is more dramatic and a little more golden, as it was taken later in the day to that shown in the first image in this article. Note again the incredible smoothness of the front face of the megalith in the centre, right above the entrance tunnel. I do feel that in many ways this central megalith is in part what has "sealed" the site, whilst also being symbolic and energetically important in some way. Note the way in which the megalith on the right is dangerously overhanging.

Photo below: the late afternoon sunlight shining across the beautiful forests, on the road leading to the Lemminkäinen Temple. This photo was also taken in late September 2025 and on my way back from the site, back towards Gumbostrand. These forests feel so incredibly sacred to me.

Photo below: beautiful autumn forests, primarily with birch and fir trees, also taken in late Septembe 2025 when walking back from the temple in the late afternoon. This area is just abounding in natural beauty, and I feel that to just visit there is somehow a very healing and deeply personal experience.