2008
- Documentary
The Women at Själö
Kvinnorna på Själö
Runtime
1h
Countries
- FI
- Finland
Languages
- fi
- sv
"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".
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StatusReleased
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Release dateJan. 14, 2008
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Original LanguageFinnish
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Production Companies
- YLE