Åland witch trials

From 1666 to 1678, women on the Åland islands were tried for witchcraft at the castle court of Kastelholm, and several were executed.

1666 CE · 60.23, 20.08 · status: official

The account

Åland, then part of Sweden, saw one of the few clusters of executions in what is now Finland, where many accused were men working as 'wise men'.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Witch trials in Finland