Scheffler Palace & Spökparken – Sweden
Nearest city: Vasastan, Stockholm
Commonly known as Spökslottet (The Ghost Castle), this 17th-century estate is anchored by the 18th-century disappearance of merchant Hans Petter Scheffler, whose body was reportedly never found. The most notorious hotspot is the “Walled-In Room,” where a priest allegedly collapsed and died during a failed exorcism; modern university staff now use the building but report a “heavy, static-charged” atmosphere that causes digital clocks to run backward. The adjacent Spökparken is haunted by a “Suave Gentleman” in period dress and a “Lady in White” seen gliding toward the Orangerie. Modern activity includes the sound of phantom operatic singing echoing through the gardens at 2:00 AM and the sudden, violent shattering of mirrors within the palace ballroom. Recent 2024 paranormal vlogs have documented “intelligent” knocks in the cellar and thermal anomalies that match the silhouette of a man leaning against the park’s iron gates.
Pin: Ghost
Spookiness Rating: 3.0
Featured on the Youtube Channel: by Robert Eklund (2021)- Spökslottet (The Ghost Castle) – A Haunted Mansion in Stockholm!
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Useful Links
Tours & Tickets: www.su.se/english/about-the-university/cultural-heritage-and-history/art-on-campus/spokslottet—the-scheffler-palace
Book Your Stay: www.tripadvisor.co.uk/HotelsNear-g189852-d208293-Drottninggatan-Stockholm.html
Article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheffler_Palace
Podcast: reveal.world/en/story/stockholm-revealed-vasastan/haunted-mansion
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