The Women at Själö
The Women at Själö

The Women at Själö

Kvinnorna på Själö

Release date : 2008-01-14

Production country :

Finland

Production company :

YLE

Status : Released

Durasi : 57 Min.

Popularity : 0.392

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"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".