The Swedish National Heritage Board has paid out four million kronor as a finder's reward for a large medieval silver treasure discovered in the Stockholm area.
The treasure was found in August 2025 by private individuals searching for fishing bait in a small forest grove. It consists of more than 24 000 silver coins and 144 other objects from the Viking Age and early Middle Ages that had been placed in a copper kettle.
The Swedish National Heritage Board decided in May to redeem the find. The decision became legally binding after a three-week appeal period and the payment has now been completed.
– The decision became legally binding after a three-week appeal period, we have paid out 4 million kronor, says communications chief Fia Rolfsdotter.
Over-antiquarian Magnus Larsson states that the finder's reward is the largest ever paid out by the authority. Antiquarian Sofia Andersson has previously described the treasure as likely one of the largest from the beginning of the Middle Ages found in Sweden.
