Timeline
The timeline depicts how close or far in time important events have occurred. The density of waypoints increases the closer you get to modern times… Read More »Timeline
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News archive
Time Trek in the public eye Please check out the archive on our Finnish pages. Articles in other languages than Finnish are marked with the… Read More »News archive
Icon explanations
Route length in kilometres Route location Urban Parks and forests Wilderness Information and guidance along the route Signs and plaques Web pages Guide book(let) Mobile… Read More »Icon explanations
The Milky Way
8 650 million years – 8.7 kilometres The disk of the Milky Way is born. The first third generation stars (Population I) form. These stars… Read More »The Milky Way
Climate warms up
Now – Here Humans are affecting the Earths climate. The genomes of organisms can be changed in a controlled way. Humans’ relationship to natural selection… Read More »Climate warms up
Humans are changing the Earth
60 years ago – 0.06 millimetres Rapid population growth associated with industrialization, intensive farming and urbanization are changing geological processes on the Earth and causing… Read More »Humans are changing the Earth
The industrial revolution
150 years – 0.15 millimetres The industrial revolution changes society and human relationship to earth. The scale of geological times is understood and the theory… Read More »The industrial revolution
The scientific revolution
400 years – 0.4 millimetres The natural sciences develop, people take more interest in the surrounding world, and the role of religion becomes smaller. The… Read More »The scientific revolution
The first civilizations
5 000 years – 5 millimetres The first civilizations are established in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. Writing is invented. Indicators of civilization are: advanced agriculture,… Read More »The first civilizations