At the head of the Verlankoski Rapids is a series of rock paintings estimated to be 7000 years old. This ancient relic was discovered in 1974. Red marks can be seen on the vertical surface of the rocks about a metre above the surface of the water. Eight elk and three people can be clearly made out in the image. The paintings represent the earliest phase of Finnish rock paintings, predominantly of the Pit-Comb Ware culture. Verla Rock Paintings