Haunted Places in Finland (47)

Explore 47 haunted places in Finland — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 🏯 Louhisaari Manor Masku, Egentliga Finland 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) Raseborg, Nyland 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 Åbo, Egentliga Finland 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 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.
• 📖 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.
• ⚰️ 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 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 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.
• 📖 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 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 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 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 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 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 Innkeeper and the Horse Trades in Kyrkslätt Nyland The Devil often rode along with the innkeeper - because he swapped horses so eagerly.
• 📖 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 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.
• 📖 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.
• ⚰️ 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 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 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 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 Promised Child of Lojo Nyland A poor father pledged what his wife carried under her apron - and meant the keys.
• 📖 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 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 Crowned Pike of Lappfjärd Österbotten A crowned pike offered everything - for the first thing to meet the old man on his way home.
• 📖 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 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.
• 📖 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.
• 📖 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.
• 📖 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 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.
• 📖 The Red Rooster of Borgby Nyland Mid-sermon a fiery-red rooster perched on the mantel, but it was no ordinary bird.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Finland?

Haunted Places lists 47 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 — 4 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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