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Metal detectorists Vegard Sørlie and Rune Sætre found 19 silver coins near Rena on 10 April 2026; the excavation by the Museum of Cultural History ended with 4,772 coins buried around 1046-47.

After a resident handed in two gold rings found beside a forest track on 22 April 2026, North Jutland archaeologists recovered six solid gold arm rings weighing 762.5 grams, now declared state property.

North Jutland Museums announced on 31 August 2026 an 18.5-kilogram hoard of about 700 silver pieces, struck by a homeowner preparing ground for a terrace in Rebild, nearly three times the size of the previous Danish record.

On 3 September 2026 Kalle Lappinen found about 4.5 kilograms of silver coins and objects buried in two birch-bark containers in a forest near Sysmä, far larger than the previous Finnish record from 1895.

Iron Gate and Coffee Stain Publishing released Valheim 1.0 on 9 September 2026, ending more than five years in Steam Early Access with the Deep North biome and new PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 versions. It ranks ninth on Steam's most-played chart for the week to 2 October 2026, with a peak of 180,507 players.