A printed wiring board includes a first conductor layer, a resin insulating layer formed on the first conductor layer, a second conductor layer formed on the resin insulating layer and including a seed layer and a metal layer on the seed layer, a via conductor formed in the resin insulating layer such that the via conductor is connecting the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, and a base layer formed on the resin insulating layer and including resin and one of iron and chromium in a range of 0.2 at % to 5.0 at % with respect to the resin such that the base layer includes part formed between the resin insulating layer and the seed layer.