The Leather Sack Along the Gulf of Finland, Strömfors

Nyland · Finland · Site of legend

The dark one carried the Swedes in a sack along the coast, but it tore and people dripped out.

According to a legend from Strömfors, the Finns meant to destroy the Swedes when they came, but the dark one put them in a leather sack and carried them along the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic. The sack was so long it dragged and tore, so that one after another dripped out along the shore. When the dark one reached Pyttis, he ripped the sack open entirely.

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Where is The Leather Sack Along the Gulf of Finland, Strömfors located?

The Leather Sack Along the Gulf of Finland, Strömfors is in Nyland, Finland.

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