Haunted Places in Finland (218)

Explore 218 haunted places in Finland — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 🏯 Louhisaari Manor Egentliga Finland, Masku A jealous husband forgot he'd locked his wife away — she starved to death, and the White Lady still walks the third floor, sometimes with a child. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Olavinlinna Castle Södra Savolax, Savonlinna At this medieval fortress a maiden walled up alive is said to appear on the balcony at full moon — and a water spirit played the harp before every disaster. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Svartå Manor (Mustio) Nyland, Raseborg The White Lady wanders the rooms with a candelabra, King Gustav III drags his steps in the royal chamber, and a Grey Woman haunts the third floor. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Turku Castle Egentliga Finland, Åbo Nearly everyone who has worked here for long is said to have seen a ghost — a man in period dress on the stairs, and a green-shimmering veiled woman. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Alexandersteatern Nyland Reported haunted location in Helsingfors, Nyland, Finland.
• 👻 Finlands nationalteater Nyland Reported haunted location in Helsingfors, Nyland, Finland.
• 👻 Övergivna villor vid Kronbergsstranden Nyland Reported haunted location in Helsingfors, Nyland, Finland.
• 🏯 Tuomarinkylä herrgård Nyland Reported haunted location in Helsingfors, Nyland, Finland.
• 👻 The Devil's Shape Lean and ape-like, with short horns, glittering eyes, claws and goat's feet, so the devil was imagined.
• 👻 Maiden Nippa of Stenbacka Nyland The pretty woman by the road called herself Maiden Nippa, but fled on one horse's foot and one human foot.
• 👻 The Sauna in Vörå Österbotten The girl entered the sauna first, and saw the devil sitting so vast he reached from bench to ceiling.
• ⚰️ The Cab Driver at the Vasa Burial Ground Österbotten The unknown gentleman had the driver head for the cemetery, and the locked gates flew open by themselves.
• 👻 The White Mare on Karvat Forest Österbotten On Karvat forest they met the fiend driving a white mare, and the horse that glimpsed her vanished into thin air.
• 👻 The Tame Fox at Kusbacken Nyland The fox at Kusbacken was strangely tame, yet always slipped away, until someone said it was no ordinary fox.
• ⛪ The Black Dog in Nagu Church Egentliga Finland If a priest wears his cloak in the pulpit he can see whether the devil is in church, in Nagu he came as a black dog.
• 👻 The Devil's Nightly Ride By night the devil's wagon was drawn by hounds with fiery-red tongues and eyes that glowed like flame.
• 👻 The Encounter at Pissibackan Kymmenedalen At Pissibackan the devil rushed past at terrifying speed, fire from his mouth and sparks beneath his feet.
• 👻 The Cracked Stone at Särkjärvi Nyland In a great cracked stone by Särkjärvi the devil is said to dwell, and at a funeral he sat heavy on the horse's back.
• 👻 Laughter Mountain in Esbo Nyland In Laughter Mountain the devil dwelt and cooked in the rock's cauldrons, until the church bell's sound drove him out.
• 👻 The Maiden's Dance at Söderby Egentliga Finland At the Maiden's Dance the ground booms as if a great chamber lay beneath, the devil's lair, which he sometimes opens.
• 👻 Lazy Anders and the Grindstone Men Nyland When the idler flung down his scythe and swore all devils could sharpen it, he met man after man bearing a grindstone.
• 👻 The Farmhand Who Called on All Devils Nyland The farmhand swore all devils could grind his dull scythe, and at night they came in force, even the lame one.
• 👻 The Nagu Farmhand and the Horned Men Egentliga Finland He swore ninety-nine devils could sharpen his worn scythe, and on the Sunday road he met them all, whetstones in hand.
• 👻 The Vörå Woman and the Impaled Devil Österbotten She read scripture and drove the devil from cupboard to chimney, until at last he hung dead on a fence stake.
• ⚰️ Micks and the Cross in the Churchyard Österbotten On a dare drunken Micks went for a cross to the churchyard, and the little devils threw him into the canal.
• 👻 The Man Who Conjured the Devil Österbotten He drew a ring and swore until the devil sat at the table's end, but when he defied him he was torn to pieces.
• 👻 The Youths of Pörtom and the Brimstone Prayer Österbotten Two youths joked through their evening prayer, then the devil filled the room with brimstone: such a prayer, such incense.
• 👻 The Black Dog Under the Card Table Kymmenedalen A woman who allowed card-playing on Sunday saw a great black dog with shining eyes under the table, unseen by the rest.
• 👻 The Black Dog of Snappertuna Nyland One Saturday evening the card players saw a black dog under the table, and gave up the game for a long time.
• 👻 The Priest's Galoshes in Esbo Nyland The servant saw nothing, but in the priest's galoshes a great black cat appeared, lashing its claws over the card table.
• 👻 The Shaggy Arm in Svenskby Nyland As the boys played cards all night in the malt sauna, a black, shaggy arm reached in through the door.
• 👻 The Fine Gentleman with the Horse's Foot in Sibbo Nyland The stranger won every hand, until a card dropped and they saw he had one human foot and one horse's foot.
• 👻 The Sunday Game in Finnby Egentliga Finland They played cards during church hours until a lucky fine gentleman revealed a horse's hoof beneath his foot.
• 👻 The Compelling Player of Kimito Egentliga Finland The goat-footed stranger forced the card players to keep going all night, and they never played again.
• 👻 The Card Game in the Övermark Sauna Österbotten Amid the card-playing youths in the sauna a stranger suddenly stood, with one horse's foot.
• 👻 The Flying Card Deck in Vörå Österbotten The stranger asked to join the game in the stable loft, then the cards took flight and flames shot from his mouth.
• 👻 The Devil in the Drying Barn at Solv Österbotten One dark autumn evening in the drying barn the devil himself appeared, horned and tailed, with fire from his mouth.
• 👻 The Noise in the Loft at Kungsböle Nyland Mid-game in the servants' quarters, a great beast was heard running back and forth in the loft till the rafters danced.
• 👻 The Hoofbeats on the Roof at Nystu Nyland At midnight an iron-shod horse was heard running on the roof, down the ladder and into the hall, but nothing was there.
• 👻 Provost Hofdahl's Holy Shoes Nyland Through the provost's shoes the guests could see the devil whirl among the dancers, and an old woman he rode upon.
• 👻 The Maid and the Goats at the Wedding Nyland Through the pastor's shoes the dance-loving maid saw the guests were really goats with horns and fire-forks.
• 👻 The Priest's Maid and the Galoshes in Kimito Egentliga Finland Through the priest's galoshes the girl saw the dancers transformed into horned devils, with a demon playing the tune.
• 👻 The Dance at Veckosk in Borgå Nyland A fine gentleman seized the fiddle on New Year's eve, but he had a horse's foot, and the master suffered long after.
• 👻 The Enchanted Dance at Södergården Nyland When the fiddler played, all were forced to dance, even a sick old woman, until someone cut the fiddle's strings.
• 👻 The Girl Who Danced Out Through the Window Nyland She had dreamed a final waltz would be her ruin, and the strange man waltzed her out through the window.
• 👻 Dancing Klara and the Death Waltz Egentliga Finland A girl called Dancing Klara danced the death waltz with a fine stranger, and danced until she died.
• 👻 Mrs. F. and the Dance at Bomarsund Åland The devil waltzed the best dancer all night and the fiddlers couldn't stop, until a priest pierced the lead.
• 👻 The Death Dance in Lappfjärd Österbotten The fiend danced the vainest girl until her feet left bloody tracks and she sank dead to the floor.
• 👻 The Bleeding Dance in Pörtom Österbotten The girl could not stop dancing until blood ran from her shoes, and then they saw the gentleman had a horse's foot.
• 👻 The Proud Girl of Vörå Österbotten The devil danced the proud girl until the skin came off her feet, and three priests had to try to drive him out.
• 👻 The Fiddlers in the Sauna at Sibbo Nyland As the dance-loving girl bathed alone, two men came in with fiddles and clarinets and struck up a waltz.
• 👻 The Girl Who Learned to Dance in Finnby Egentliga Finland She wept because she couldn't dance, so a gentleman promised to teach her, if she gave herself to him.
• 👻 The Doomed Dance of Närpes Österbotten A young woman only wanted to learn to dance - but the partner who appeared left her out of her mind.
• 👻 The Devil's Polska of Lojo Nyland One spring morning the Evil One is said to have struck up a sparkling polska about how unjustly hated he felt.
• 👻 The Farmer's Half a Polska in Finnby Egentliga Finland A farmer danced up the hill but never got further - until the Devil took over and danced him back down.
• 👻 The Fiddler and the Devil on Kumlinge Church Roof Åland A fiddler knew only the first half of his polska - until the Devil on the church roof played the rest for him.
• 👻 The Devil on Dragåsen near Lappfjärd Österbotten A fiddler heading home saw a stranger fiddling on a stone - and knew him by his horse's hoof.
• ⛪ The Scribe in Strömfors Church Nyland In church the Devil sat keeping a ledger of all who dozed off - and the one who laughed paid dearly.
• ⛪ The Herder Boy's Shoes to Sideby Church Österbotten A weeping herder boy was sent dry-shod to church by an old man - but one laugh gave everything away.
• 👻 The Maidens by the Barn in Lappfjärd Österbotten Three ever-fairer maidens came to the farmhand's barn - but their laughter revealed the skeleton beneath the beauty.
• 👻 The Herder Boy Who Became a Priest in Oravais Österbotten The Devil paid a poor boy's path to the priesthood - but soon regretted the condition he had demanded.
• 👻 The Sorceress of Tessjö Östra Nyland A man eavesdropping on the sorceress's nightly visitors was saved by a single blessing at bedtime.
• 👻 The Sorcerer and the Stolen Horse in Sjundeå Nyland A farmer slept in a haystack and overheard the sorcerer consulting the Devil himself about his missing horse.
• 👻 The Butter-Churner and Rafars in Karis Nyland A woman called three times on "Rafars" - and the Evil One smelt Christian blood in the barn.
• 👻 The Headless One in Flaka Åland A father sought his vanished son from the sorcerer - and a headless spirit pointed the boy out in the well.
• 👻 The Gentleman in the Övermark Stable Österbotten A farmer hid in the sorcerer's stable and saw a fine gentleman drive in - so that the houses shook.
• 👻 The Reins and the Long-Legged Man in Vörå Österbotten The sorcerer shook the reins and out stepped a man with enormous legs and great feet.
• 👻 The Sorcerer Behind the Hay Barn in Pedersöre Österbotten An old man in the fodder barn heard the sorcerer ask the Evil One where his devoured horse had gone.
• 👻 The Axe and the Cuckoo Call in Pernå Östra Nyland In the depth of winter the sorcerer called forth a cuckoo - which knew exactly where the stolen axe lay.
• ⛪ The Night Journey to Pernå Church Nyland To find a stolen horse the sorcerer measured the church backwards - and the door sprang open of itself.
• ⛪ The Captain and the Stolen Money in Västanfjärd Egentliga Finland A robbed captain was led into a church by night - where the Devil himself made the thief return everything.
• ⛪ Aron's Healing Journey to Pernå Church Östra Nyland A sick man was carried through the door with a shingle in hand - and a cloaked figure snipped with shears instead of greeting.
• ⛪ The Mistress's Healing Journey to Korsnäs Church Österbotten A tormented mistress was taken to church by night - and the Evil One met them on the road with a gun on his shoulder.
• ⚰️ The Sour One on the Bell Tower in Oravais Österbotten In the churchyard the Evil One lay with eyes like burning coals and a tongue red as a serpent - and the suitor fled.
• 👻 The Pike Luck of Högsar Egentliga Finland A labourer's unbeatable fishing luck came at a price - the pike were woody in the flesh and nearly inedible.
• 👻 The Fox Hunter of Korsholm Österbotten The Evil One is said to have ridden the foxes into the hunter's traps - until they were skinless beneath their feet.
• 👻 The Student Who Rhymed His Way Home from Uppsala Nyland Penniless and stranded, a student got the Devil's ride home - if only he could answer in rhyme.
• 👻 The Man on Råkullbacken in Strömfors Nyland A helpful rider lifted the wheel onto the axle with one hand - then rode straight through the forest, which parted for him.
• 👻 Dean Sadelin and the Wheel in Lemland Åland The dean made the Evil One himself run the whole way, holding up the wheel that had come off.
• 👻 The Chart of the Baltic Seabed in Vörå Österbotten With Doctor Faust a man drove horse and cart across the entire bed of the Baltic, mapping every shoal.
• 👻 The Innkeeper and the Horse Trades in Kyrkslätt Nyland The Devil often rode along with the innkeeper - because he swapped horses so eagerly.
• 🏰 The Pact at Raseborg Castle Nyland For three Thursday evenings the farmer went to the castle ruin - and carried home a sack of silver he must not look back at.
• 👻 The Shop Boy and the Horse's Hoof in Kimito Egentliga Finland A shop boy bent down for dropped coins - and saw that the customer had a horse's hoof.
• 👻 The Murderer Who Shook Off His Irons in Pörtom Österbotten Fifteen pounds of iron could not hold a murderer - he had a contract with the Evil One.
• 👻 The Perjurer with the Frost-Free Field in Kronoby Österbotten His field stayed green when the neighbours' froze - until the Devil came in a glass carriage to fetch his servant.
• 👻 The Boy Who Tried the Noose in Sibbo Nyland A boy wanted to know what hanging felt like - until a voice in the forest cried "put your head in!"
• 👻 The Meat Thief in the Neighbour's Storehouse in Kimito Egentliga Finland A stranger helped the poor man steal meat - until the words "God bless me" snuffed out the light.
• 👻 The Grey Old Man Beneath the Foundation in Tenala Egentliga Finland Every evening a little grey old man stepped forth and asked for the child she carried under her apron.
• 👻 The Sneeze in the Bathhouse in Finnby Egentliga Finland A single sneeze and a "God bless you" left the mother unable to kill her child.
• 👻 The Sisters and the Bathhouse in Vörå Österbotten The sister coaxed out the secret and led the mother to the bathhouse - but a prayer saved the child.
• ⚰️ Twelve Laps Around the Graveyard in Kimito Egentliga Finland The greedy were lured to walk twelve laps round the churchyard - and at the twelfth the maples whispered a warning.
• 👻 The Farmhand Manker in Björnkärr Nyland The Devil wanted to give Manker wings and ride out with him - but a fence stake saved the farmhand every time.
• 👻 The Woman by the Roadside Ditch in Pargas Egentliga Finland A woman offered the traveller all the riches he wanted - until she gave up and became the Devil with horns.
• 👻 The Fisherman in the Storm-Bound Hut in Munsala Österbotten A weary, hungry fisherman turned away the Evil One who promised back all his lost fortune.
• 👻 Bäckman of Köpböle and the Order to Kill the Bride Nyland The Devil took the shape of a dog and a sledge - and commanded Bäckman to murder his own bride.
• 👻 The Uninvited Guest in Hitis Egentliga Finland A silent stranger sat for days with a quarrelling couple - and urged the man to kill his angry wife.
• 👻 The Race Against the Devil in Sibbo Nyland A man boasted he could outrun the Devil - and had to do it all night, through forest and field.
• ⚰️ The Dead Enemy by the Churchyard in Korpo Egentliga Finland He cursed his dead enemy at the grave - and was ridden by the Evil One all the way to the crossroads.
• 👻 The Sealed Perjurer's House in Vårdö Åland The couple had sworn falsely and fled to America - but in their empty house lamps and fires lit up at evening.
• 👻 Warlord Luxenborg's Twenty-Five-Year Contract in Strömfors Nyland Twenty-five years of victories ran out - and the Devil flayed the warlord in the midst of his own feast.
• 👻 Mrs. Viberg and the Bathhouse at Ånäs Nyland "The Devil will get there before you," the lady called after the maid - and on her return Mrs. Viberg's skin already hung drying.
• ⚰️ The Swearing Farmhand's Skin in Hitis Egentliga Finland A farmhand kept begging the Devil to flay him - and a watchman at his grave saved the skin from the Evil One.
• ⛪ The False Judge's Skin in Lappfjärd Church Österbotten A man held the skin on his stake and forced the Devil to fetch back every wrongfully taken coin.
• 👻 The Evil Spirits in the Forest Bathhouse in Birkala Österbotten An old man who stayed the night saw two spirits drag in a dead woman and strip off her skin.
• 👻 The Man Who Promised the Devil His Skin in Vörå Österbotten In return for luck a man promised the Devil his skin - and finally got his bath paid in full in the bathhouse.
• ⛪ The Shoemaker in the Pulpit in Vörå Österbotten Shielded by a drawn ring, the shoemaker sewed shoes in the church - and the Devil could not blow out his candle.
• ⛪ The Shoemaker at the Altar in Vörå Österbotten A gentleman promised a cow if the shoemaker sewed in the church - but the skin on his pincers made him rich another way.
• 👻 The Shoemaker Söderman and the Christmas Night Customers Egentliga Finland On Christmas night the shoemaker was driven to a strange stone house - where a friend twelve years dead saved him.
• 👻 The Wrestling Match on Skrattberg in Iniö Egentliga Finland An old man wrestled the Devil on his way home - and at last pinned him down into a pine root.
• 👻 The Hoof Print in the Rock in Norrby Egentliga Finland Where Nygårdsen wrestled the Devil, the mark of a horse's hoof can still be seen in the rock.
• 👻 The Restless Cabin of Lappfjärd Österbotten One night the planks began to lift by themselves, and a cat the size of a dog guarded the door.
• 👻 The Fiddler Beneath the Bridge at Gottby Åland The youngsters danced all winter - until something began to play from under the bridge.
• 👻 The Horse-Trader of Borgby Nyland On his way home from the fair, the old man gained a companion who flung the Bible off the shelf.
• 👻 The Man of Överboda Who Vanished on Christmas Eve Åland In the midst of Christmas calm he was suddenly gone - and returned breathless from Vaxholm.
• 👻 The Wrestling Match at the Bend in Solv Österbotten The notorious brawler challenged the wrong opponent on the dark country road.
• 👻 The Dancing Freemason of Sippola Nyland Every time the master came home his shirt was red with sweat - he had been forced to dance.
• 👻 The Bride Who Called the Wrong Name in Borgå Nyland Forced into a marriage she didn't want, the bride spoke words she should never have spoken.
• 👻 The Man in the Drying Barn at Oravais Österbotten A panicked promise at the collapsed oven followed him all the way to the grave.
• 👻 The Freemason and the Log of Wood in Nagu Egentliga Finland By his bier at night a log was placed in the coffin - and took the dead man's shape.
• 👻 The Night Carriage at Tessjö Nyland From the hay barn they heard a carriage halt and a voice boast of a soul it had carried off.
• 👻 The Sea Captain's Burial in Pernå Östra Nyland The coffin was heavy as stone and the bells refused to ring - until the earth closed over it.
• 🏰 The Tyrant of Ladugården Manor Nyland A black carriage drew up to the steps, and the cruel landowner was never seen again.
• 👻 The White Horse Toward Sibby Åland Three girls recognised the innkeeper's horse - but no gate could stop it.
• 👻 Luxemborg's Last Journey in Pörtom Österbotten He was carried out through the window into the air - only scraps of skin remained.
• 👻 The Hard Mistress of Ingå Nyland She sent a late-coming tenant after the forest's largest tree - and it proved her undoing.
• 👻 Lady Anna and the Bird Cherry of Vörå Österbotten The wood-spirit felled the mighty tree - and a glass carriage already waited in the yard.
• 👻 The Wheel of Fire at the Deathbed in Kronoby Österbotten When a godless soul lay dying, a rolling wheel of fire was said to come to the bed.
• 👻 The Man Who Lost His Shadow in Strömfors Nyland When the debt fell due, he gave up his shadow instead of himself.
• 👻 The Old Man of Överboda and the Trip to Vaxholm Åland He vanished one Christmas Eve and returned breathless, free only at Vaxholm.
• ⛪ The Red Eye in the Church at Strömfors Nyland She dared not look back - but the voice behind her wanted to know if its eye was red.
• ⛪ The Death-Red at the Altar in Vörå Österbotten The farmhand meant to scare the maid in the church - but something at the altar scared him to death.
• 👻 The Whirlwind in the Rye on Ormsö Like a serpent the deadly whirlwind tore through the field - all it touched fell.
• 👻 The Blessing at Mistjiss Hill Nyland When she blessed herself she was thrown from the cart - but a curse set things right again.
• 👻 The Dark Ride at Järsö Åland Fire crackled from the horse's hooves - and the prayer flung the pilot miles from home.
• 👻 The Ill-Fated Girl of Iniö Egentliga Finland She always dressed backwards - and two unknown men decided how.
• 👻 The Changeling at Nickby Nyland Something sat on the fence and waited with a sack - and another child inside it.
• 👻 The Horse's Hoof in Replot Österbotten The well-dressed guest lied about his name - but his foot gave him away.
• 👻 The Beggar and the Alder Log in Strömfors Nyland By the road a stranger was carving a child from a log - the beggar knew what was coming.
• 👻 The Praying Beggar in Pernå Östra Nyland In a godless home he could swap children freely - but a praying guest stood in the way.
• 👻 The Merry Old Man of Korpo Egentliga Finland Leave an unbaptised child alone in the cottage - and something comes to take it.
• 👻 The Storehouse Key in Munsala Österbotten She thought she pledged away the key under her apron - but it was the child he wanted.
• 👻 Pontus de la Gardie and the Mismatched Footwear Nyland He pledged himself in full attire - but one boot and one shoe saved him.
• 👻 The Folded Boot-Top of Laiska-Jako Nyland He fiddled constantly with his boot - a slap reminded him why.
• 👻 Laiska-Jakob and the Unlaced Shoes Mellersta Österbotten He knew every shoal in the sea - the price was his soul, once fully shod.
• ⛪ Jakob de la Gardie and St. James's Church A garter or a shoe was always missing - until a church broke the pact.
• 👻 The Sorcerer Widell in Ekenäs Nyland He never dared be fully dressed - no matter how cold it was.
• 👻 The Farewell Glass in Nagu Egentliga Finland He asked for one last drink with his friends - and never drank it.
• 👻 The Student Who Became a Bishop Kymmenedalen A black-clad gentleman offered learning for a soul - fifty years on, the debt came due.
• ⛪ The Rebaptism in the Church at Nagu Egentliga Finland A sermon on forgiveness gave him one last way out of the pact.
• 👻 The Promised Child of Lojo Nyland A poor father pledged what his wife carried under her apron - and meant the keys.
• 👻 The Boy at the Window-Lead in Vörå Österbotten Through a needle-prick in the window the evil one was forced out of the priest's chamber.
• 👻 The Girl of Hälsingby and the Priest Chydenius Österbotten The bricks shifted in the wall until the priest drove the evil out through a hole.
• ⛪ The Night Beneath the Altar in Strömfors Nyland Beneath the altar the boy withstood oxen, dogs and iron hooks - and a false priest.
• ⛪ The Altar Ring in Lappfjärd Österbotten Only one who spoke the right name could lead the boy out of the ring.
• ⛪ The Three Riddles at the Altar in Nagu Egentliga Finland Mother's milk, a mother's embrace and her heart - three answers that defeated the evil one.
• ⛪ The Third Riddle in Vörå Österbotten What is harder than hard? A mother's heart, when she pledged away her child.
• ⛪ The Chalice on the Altar in Lappfjärd Österbotten Only if the stranger dared drink from the chalice would the boy follow him.
• ⛪ The Evil Room and the Pulpit in Lappfjärd Österbotten He was carried to a desolate shoal and back - until a ring on the pulpit held.
• ⛪ The Cattle in the Forest at Närpes Österbotten A farmer's wife traded her stray cows for what she carried under her apron.
• ⛪ The End of the World and the Altar in Vörå Österbotten The father set out to see the world's end - and came home with an unintended pledge.
• ⛪ The Wedding Procession in the Church at Vörå Österbotten Bible and silver cup in his hands - and a ghostly wedding entered the church.
• ⛪ The Ring on the Altar in Vörå Österbotten As priest, dog and cawing raven the boy was tested - but he stood firm.
• ⛪ The Roma Woman's Son in Munsala Österbotten A mother pledged her son away for good fortune - and repented only at fifteen.
• ⛪ The Bunch of Keys in Nykarleby Österbotten She thought she pledged away the keys - but it was the girl he wanted.
• 👻 The Broken Axe in Sjundeå Nyland For a sack of money the farmer pledged what he 'wouldn't miss' - his own child.
• 👻 The Crowned Pike of Lappfjärd Österbotten A crowned pike offered everything - for the first thing to meet the old man on his way home.
• 👻 The Boy on the Hill at Östersundom Egentliga Finland A stepmother's curse made the boy vanish - visible only at noon on the hill.
• 👻 The Promised Child of Iniö Egentliga Finland A careless girl pledged her unborn child to the dark one, and for years the child knew no peace.
• 👻 The Blood Contract of Kyrkslätt Nyland A woman thought she was bargaining away a bundle of hay, but the dark one meant the child in her womb.
• 👻 The Riddles That Saved the Boy of Sjundeå Nyland A child was promised away at the washtub, but three right answers broke the dark one's hold.
• 👻 The Beggar and the Oxen of Liljendal Nyland A poor farmer won seven good years from the dark one, but the price was six impossible questions.
• 👻 The Westrogoth and the Seven Questions of Ekenäs Nyland A drunken farmer forgot the answers that would save his soul, but a guest came to his rescue.
• 👻 The Beggar at the Door of Bromarv Nyland A farmer in want of money signed away his soul, but a beggar's sharp answers outwitted the dark one.
• 👻 The Beggar Boy at the Manor of Vörå Österbotten A gentleman had pledged himself to the devil, but an unwanted boy answered right and turned all to fortune.
• 👻 The Smith's Counting Duel in Vörå Österbotten A smith who had thoughtlessly pledged himself to the dark one saved himself by counting from one to twelve.
• 👻 The Impossible Task of Strömfors Nyland A girl promised the dark one her company by night, but first he had to straighten singed hair.
• 👻 Water in the Sieve of Strömfors Nyland The dark one demanded a girl, but could not even carry water in a sieve for her.
• 👻 The Sea Captain and the Sinking Ship of Helsinge Nyland A captain bought riches from the dark one, but tricked him with a task that could not be done.
• 👻 The Bride's Dog of Bromarv Nyland A captain promised the dark one whatever came aboard first, counting coldly on the bride's dog.
• 👻 The Stockholm Skipper and the Dog Aboard Egentliga Finland A skipper pledged away the first aboard, trusting his faithful dog would save him.
• 👻 The Cook's Warning of Hitis Egentliga Finland A captain pledged the first aboard, but the cook's shout saved his wife at the last moment.
• 👻 The Mate's Dog of Sottunga Åland The dark one signed on as a sailor, but was cheated of his wage by a dog pushed forward first.
• ⛪ The Devil's Book in Uppsala Cathedral Nyland The count was to sign the dark one's book, but wrote of Christ's blood instead and trapped the book at the altar.
• 👻 The Dark One in Oll-Eiro of Strömfors Nyland A swindler with double measures harboured the dark one, and the priest drove him out through the window lead.
• 👻 Mrs Wellick at Frunsbacken in Sibbo Nyland A godly woman in Borgby could cast out evil spirits, even as they confessed her old sins.
• 👻 The Horse-Trader at Smeds Croft in Sibbo Nyland The dark one came to trade horses with a drunken crofter, but Mrs Wellick's words drove him out at last.
• 👻 Nix and Nax at Korsudden in Finnby Egentliga Finland Two boy-like devils plagued a croft until the dean forced them out through the window lead.
• 👻 The Spectres That Mocked Pastor Hjerpe in Pargas Egentliga Finland Unseen voices refused to leave a woman's house until the priest set his own dress right and asked forgiveness.
• 👻 The Curate Who Cast Out the Devil in Pörtom Österbotten The dean fell silent as the dark one listed his sins, but a young curate dared face him.
• 👻 The Travelling Gentleman at Sneckendal's in Munsala Österbotten A pastor unmasked a fine guest as the dark one himself and forced him out as smoke through an awl-hole.
• 👻 The Fine Gentlemen at the Mayor's in Nykarleby Österbotten Two devils in a glass carriage dined with the mayor, but the dean of Kyro forced them out through the window lead.
• 👻 Mora Battjon in the Mora Forest, Ingå Nyland In a charcoal-burner's hut on Good Friday night, a stranger asked the man whom he believed in.
• 👻 Bröteskärran and the Dying Woman of Bromarv Nyland A woman tending a deathbed claimed she saw Satan flee from the dying woman.
• 👻 Strand Greta Meets the Dark One in Pedersöre Österbotten She had always mocked belief in evil, until something black seized her behind the barn in the meadow.
• 👻 The Cruel Mistress Carried Off in Dragsfjärd Egentliga Finland A gentleman with a horse's hoof invited the harsh mistress to a wedding, but a priest by the lake broke his power.
• 👻 The Dark One in the Bottle, Strömfors Nyland A farmer freed the dark one from a bottle beneath a birch root, then talked him back inside again.
• 👻 The Witch Cisla of Strömfors Nyland A man had to show the dark one something he would not want, and the witch Cisla became his salvation.
• 👻 The Unknown Bird of Strömfors Nyland A hunter had to show a bird the dark one did not know, and a wise woman became the very quarry.
• 👻 The Hag Who Cheated the Devil in Lojo Nyland A merchant sold himself for good trade, but a witch in a glass cabinet outwitted the dark one.
• 👻 Long Lisa in the Glass Cabinet, Bromarv Nyland A hag so dreadful that even the devil wished to be rid of her became the merchant's salvation.
• 👻 Kittar Grå in the Glass Cabinet, Vörå Österbotten A merchant cleared his old wares but fell into the dark one's clutches, until a hag rescued him.
• 👻 The Dark One Buys the Hair in Helsinge Nyland A fine gentleman bought a poor woman's hair on Easter night, and the silver turned into a piece of wood.
• 👻 The Horse Swap on the Heath in Kimito Egentliga Finland A horse-dealer traded for an unbeatable steed, but by morning only a tar-stump stood in the stable.
• 👻 The Leather Sack Along the Gulf of Finland, Strömfors Nyland The dark one carried the Swedes in a sack along the coast, but it tore and people dripped out.
• 👻 The Sacks of Farmers and Cavalry-Holders in Helsinge Nyland A sack burst as it was carried, and so the cavalry-farms lie thickest in Malm.
• 👻 The Noblemen in the Leaking Ship, Helsinge Nyland The dark one shipped noblemen to Finland, but the ship sprang a leak and the heaviest flew furthest inland.
• 👻 How Loppis Got Its Name, Sjundeå Nyland Having divided all of Finland, the dark one reached the bogs of Loppis and cried in Finnish: let it end now.
• 👻 The Cartload of Gentry and Korpo Manor, Sottunga Åland The dark one dropped gentry here and there across Finland, and at last flung his own coachman down in Korpo.
• 👻 The Finns on the Sledge at Långängsbergen, Sibbo Nyland A farmhand saw the dark one drag a loaded sledge down the hill, full of Finns turned away everywhere.
• 👻 The Sand in the Forge in Mörskom Nyland A smith could not weld iron until the dark one accidentally let slip the secret of the sand.
• 👻 The Smith Who Learned to Weld, Mörskom Nyland The steel would not bind until the dark one himself let slip that one must use sand.
• 👻 The Devil's Tracks on Sandön near Obbnäs While the rocks were still soft, the dark one crossed the island and left prints of feet and hooves in the stone.
• 👻 The Dark One's Fingers in the Stone at Rötkel He meant to crush Rötkel church with a stone, but the cock's crow stopped him and he pressed his fingers into it.
• 👻 The Viborg Stone Between Villinge and Ärtholmen, Sibbo Nyland The devil carried a great stone all the way from Viborg, but tired and dropped it in the sound.
• 👻 The Sauna at Pajpis Nyland He swore he'd bathe even if the devil came, and a great black dog seized the whisk and bathed him.
• 👻 Gravedigger Oljelund and the Black Cat Nyland As the gravedigger thawed a drowned corpse, an unusually large black cat with strange eyes entered the room.
• 👻 The Red Rooster of Borgby Nyland Mid-sermon a fiery-red rooster perched on the mantel, but it was no ordinary bird.
• 🗡️ Suomenlinna Nyland, Helsingfors "The Gibraltar of the North" — the 1748 sea fortress built by Sweden, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 🛏 Book a night here

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Finland?

Haunted Places lists 218 haunted locations in Finland, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Finland?

Among the most notable in Finland: Louhisaari Manor, Olavinlinna Castle and Svartå Manor (Mustio).

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Finland?

Yes — 5 of the haunted places in Finland are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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