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The Women at Själö
The Women at Själö

The Women at Själö

4.3/10

0hr 57mins

Country:FI

2008

Documentary
Spoken Languages: svenska, suomi

Overview:

"You who enter, leave all your hope behind." Själö was Finland's first mental hospital. The hospital opened in 1622. Intended for those suffering leprosy. But Själö hospital also had a secret ward. A house for the insane. The ungodly and mentally ill were deposited here forever and their property fell to the church. In 1889 Själö became a storage area for women with "unbearable insanity".

Budget

$0.00

Production companies

YLE

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

0hr 57mins

Rating

4.3/10

Release Date

2008-01-14