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    Female Household Servants in the Seventeenth-Century Town of Turku in South-West Finland
    08.09.2026 Veli Pekka Toropainen

    Female Household Servants in the Seventeenth-Century Town of Turku in South-West Finland

    Between 1639 and 1700, the lower town court in Turku heard around 2,000 cases involving female household servants. During this period, at least 20,000 individuals worked as maids in the town, and these legal records offer a varied picture of...
    The Turbulent 1600s in Turku in Terms of Legal Practice
    14.10.2025 Veli Pekka Toropainen

    The Turbulent 1600s in Turku in Terms of Legal Practice

    In the 17th century, a revolution took place in the Swedish kingdom in the field of justice. At that time, courts of appeal were established, a bar association was established, the qualification requirements for judges were specified, and judgments were...

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