THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Norway's notorious former psychiatric hospital is associated with disturbing experimental treatments, violence and a strong haunted reputation.
Lier Psychiatric Hospital opened in 1926 and is described by The Hidden North as perhaps Norway's best-known haunted location. The source recounts controversial experimental treatments conducted between the 1930s and 1960s, including lobotomies, LSD and medically induced comas. It also describes violence associated with an inadequate ratio of nurses to patients. The article identifies the former hospital as widely regarded as haunted, though it does not provide a specific apparition or paranormal encounter.