Ahrensburgian reindeer hunters range into ScandinaviaJan 1, 10950 BCELabels: Ahrensburgian culture, Reindeer hunters, Southern ScandinaviaAhrensburgian
Younger Dryas ends, opening Baltic–Scandinavian coastsJan 1, 9650 BCELabels: Younger Dryas, Holocene warming, Baltic coastBritannicaSHM
Maglemose culture spreads across wetlands and coastsJan 1, 8999 BCELabels: Maglemose culture, Wetland sites, Southern ScandinaviaMaglemoseNature Genetics
Fosna–Hensbacka coastal settlement begins in Norway and SwedenJan 1, 8299 BCELabels: Fosna Hensbacka, Norwegian coast, Western SwedenFosna HensbackaSHM
Maglemose technology shifts around a dated occupation gapJan 1, 8299 BCELabels: Maglemose culture, Technological shift, Radiocarbon gapSci Reports
Storegga Slide tsunami hits North Atlantic coastsJan 1, 6224 BCELabels: Storegga Slide, North Atlantic, Tsunami depositsBritannicaStoregga Slide
Nøstvet and Lihult traditions spread along Norwegian and Swedish coastsJan 1, 6199 BCELabels: N stvet, Lihult tradition, Norwegian fjordsN stvet Lihult
Kongemose culture emphasizes coastal fishing locationsJan 1, 5999 BCELabels: Kongemose culture, Fishing sites, Southern ScandinaviaKongemoseNature Genetics
Motala hunter-gatherer burials show complex Baltic lifewaysJan 1, 5999 BCELabels: Motala burials, Baltic waterways, SwedenMotalaMathieson 2015
Ertebølle culture forms shell-midden coastal settlementsJan 1, 5399 BCELabels: Erteb lle, Shell middens, Coastal settlementsErteb lleOpen Quaternary
Pottery appears among Ertebølle hunter-fishersJan 1, 4500 BCELabels: Erteb lle, Hunter-fishers, Ceramics adoptionErteb lleSHM
Neolithic Funnelbeaker farming replaces many Mesolithic coastal traditionsJan 1, 4000 BCELabels: Funnelbeaker culture, Neolithic farming, Southern ScandinaviaOpen QuaternarySHM