Aikia Aikianpoika

Aikia Aikianpoika (Finnish) or Aike Aikesson (Swedish) (1591-1671), was a Sámi Shaman (noaidi) from Kuusamo near the Finnish Lapland. He was sentenced to death for witchcraft in Kuolajärvi and accused of having caused the death by drowning of a client Tobias Mordula by a curse. The client didn't pay for his services as promised. Rumors tells that thereafter, Aikia, who was imprisoned in Kemi, was alleged to have killed himself with witchcraft in order to avoid execution of the sentence. Aikia's case is one of the most famous trials and executions for witchcraft in Finland. This took place during the Christianization of the Sámi people.