Looming out of a forest clearing in the southeastern part of Finland is an enormous 7-meter-long, 500-ton rock whose sheer size is enough to turn heads. However, this rock is an ancient gymnast. Some have speculated that it was carried by melting glaciers during the last glacial period to its final resting place. This rock has been balancing on top of a much smaller boulder for some 11,000 years.
Kummakivi, meaning “strange rock” in Finnish, is a natural wonder that is found in the forest region of Ruokolahti in South Karelia in southeastern Finland and despite its jaw-dropping presence, it does not see a huge amount of tourist traffic.
