Finland to repatriate American Indian artefacts to the United States from its national collections
Finland will be repatriating artefacts of human origin and goods found in the graves from the National Museum of Finland’s Mesa Verde collection to representatives of Native American peoples. The remainder of the Mesa Verde collection consisting of some 600 items will remain in the possession of the National Museum of Finland. Finland is approaching the repatriation request with great respect, and that the preconditions for the repatriation have been explored with the utmost care.
