This paper explores how Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age contacts between Sweden and the Volga-Kama region in Russia have been discussed in Swedish archaeology, focusing on bronze axes of the Mälar (or Akozino-Mälar) type and Ananino type. We argue that research by Finnish archaeologists has played a central role for introducing and inspiring discussions in Sweden on interactions with areas in Russia. Furthermore, we stress the importance of including eastern perspectives in debates on the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in middle and northern Sweden.East and West in the North: Archaeology with and without borders in Northern FennoscandiaBronze Age Coast in the North: Eastern contacts and Bronze Age landscapes in Northern and Central Swede
