Turku Castle

Åbo, Egentliga Finland · Finland · Castle

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.

Turku Castle (Turun linna) at the mouth of the Aura River is Finland's largest medieval castle, founded in the 1280s. Many long-serving staff say they have seen ghosts: in the 1980s both a cleaner and the castle caretaker saw a man in historical dress on the stairs by the prison guard's room. Others tell of a green-shimmering veiled female figure, taken for a bride or a nun. An old legend holds that a man was walled up alive in a wall raised in the time of Gustav Vasa. Today the castle is one of Finland's most visited museums.

FAQ

Where is Turku Castle located?

Turku Castle is in Åbo, Egentliga Finland, Finland.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.