Norway News » Finnmark News Norway » Finnmark » Commerce: A Norwegian winter storm led to the burning of 91 people at the stake and became one of the deadliest witchcraft trials
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Published on: Sunday 11 January 2026
In 1617, a winter storm in Norway sparked the Finnmark witch trials, leading to the burning of 91 people at the stake. It was the deadliest witchcraft trials in Norwegian history. On Christmas Eve in ...
News Norway » Finnmark » Commerce: How a Sudden Winter Storm in 1617 Sparked the Deadliest Witchcraft Trials in Norwegian History
News channel or source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-sudden-winter-storm-in-1617-sparked-the-deadliest-witchcraft-trials-in-norwegian-history-180987919/
Published on: Tuesday 06 January 2026
Aerial view of Vardo, Norway, the fishing town at the center of the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials Timo Noko via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 On Christmas Eve in 1617, sailors in Finnmark, ...
News Norway » Finnmark » Commerce: Discover Norway’s Indigenous Sámi culture and their 8 seasons
News channel or source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/paid-content-eight-seasons-of-sami-culture-in-northern-norway
Published on: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Here’s how to make the most of each distinct season in Norway's northernmost region — from snowmobiling across the Finnmark Plateau to witnessing the annual reindeer migration. Areas above the Arctic ...