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Mysterious monolith disappears from Savonlinna

The structure had been in place for a little over a week.

Savonlinnalaisia ihmetyttänyt monoliitti on kadonnut kuin tuhka tuuleen. Jäljelle on jäänyt enää vain kuoppa.
The monolith had been located on a former campsite near Kyrönniemi sports field. Image: Kati Rantala / Yle
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The mysterious metal monolith which suddenly appeared in the southeastern Finnish town of Savonlinna earlier this month has just as suddenly disappeared.

Local daily Itä-Savo reported on Sunday that the column, which had stood for about 10 days at a former campsite near a sports field in Savonlinna’s Kyrönniemi neighbourhood, was no longer there.

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The structure was discovered on 10 December. Image: Kati Rantala / Yle

There is still no information about the creator or installer of the monolith, or whether it was placed in Kyrönniemi as part of a coordinated effort involving similar columns seen in other countries – all of which have disappeared within a matter of days of being discovered.

Similar gleaming structures have appeared and disappeared since November 13 in the US states of Utah, California and Texas as well as in France, Romania, England’s Isle of Wight and elsewhere.