The vicarage of the small village of Borgvattnet in Jämtland, northern Sweden, is widely considered the most haunted house in Sweden. Reports of paranormal activity have been documented since 1927, when the chaplain Nils Hedlund wrote in his diary about a laundry that was being torn from the line by invisible hands. Subsequent clergymen who lived in the vicarage reported escalating phenomena: a rocking chair that moved on its own, shadowy figures seen in the rooms, and being physically thrown from their beds at night. One clergyman reported seeing three old women sitting by the fireplace who vanished when he approached.
Another was awakened by a hand gripping his wrist. The vicarage now operates as a bed and breakfast, and guests who manage to sleep through the entire night receive a certificate of bravery. The building's remote location in the forested highlands of Jämtland — one of the most sparsely populated regions of Sweden — adds to its isolation.
During winter, the village is buried in deep snow, the sun barely rises, and the darkness creates conditions where the vicarage's supernatural reputation feels entirely plausible. The consistency of reports across nearly a century and from multiple independent witnesses makes Borgvattnet one of the best-documented hauntings in Scandinavia.