This is a list of known reports and tales about the Scandinavian Bigfoot and related sightings from other parts of the European continent. This list is constantly updated as new information surface.
The status rankings on every sighting is constructed like this:
Confirmed - which means that this sighting has been confirmed to be true and describes an actual Snowman.
Nearly Confirmed - which means that this sighting might probably be true.
Uncertain - which means that it is unclear whether this sighting is real or fake.
Folklore - which means that this sighting is mostly legend and is hard to verify.
Misidentification - which means that this sighting is just a misidentification of known animals.
Hoax - which means that this sighting is probably a hoax.
Hypothesis - which means that this creature is hypothetically in existence, but lacks evidence to confirm it.
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Reports of Snowmen have come from all Scandinavian countries.
Reports from Sweden[]
Name | Status | Date | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Barin | Folklore | (unknown) | Älvdalen, Dalarna | ![]() Front cover of a fairy tale featuring the creature and popular character Barin. | |
Bergsrået | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Bjärretrollstenen | Uncertain | Around the 1500's (?) | Evertsberg, Dalarna | ||
Bjärven | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Bortbyting | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Böbökalln | Folklore | (unknown) | Älvdalen (River Valley County), Dalarna | ![]() Figures resembling Böbökalln creatures. | |
Creature at the Road | Uncertain | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Fanskapet | Nearly Confirmed | 2011 | Forests outside of Katrineholm | ![]() The Troll-photo called "Fanskapet". | |
Giant in the Piste Sighting | Uncertain | (unknown) | Dalarna | ![]() Artist's impression of two skiing people encountering a big Yeti. | |
The Giant Ott | Folklore | (unknown) | |||
Giant Stone in Skattungbyn | Uncertain | (unknown, in a time when Trolls did still exist) | Skattungbyn, Orsa (Dalarna) | ||
Gruvrået | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Huldra | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Hälsingland Bigfoot Sighting #1 | Nearly Confirmed | Summer 1985 | Hälsingland | ![]() Artist's impression of Bigfoot howling at night. | |
Hälsingland Bigfoot Sighting #2 | Nearly Confirmed | (unknown) | Hälsingland | ![]() Artist's impression of hunter encountering Sasquatch. | |
Hälsingland Bigfoot Sighting #3 | Nearly Confirmed | A few months before sighting #2. | Hälsingland | ![]() Artist's impression of Bigfoot in motion. | |
Hälsingland Bigfoot Sighting #4 | Nearly Confirmed | A few weeks after sighting #2. | Hälsingland | ![]() The face from an alternative version of the Neanderthal. | |
Hälsingland Bigfoot Sighting #5 | Nearly Confirmed | (unknown) | South of Bollnäs, Hälsingland | ![]() Artist's impression of a night active Bigfoot. | |
Jata and Kata | Folklore | 1635 | Storsjön (the Great Lake), Östersund (Jämtland) | ![]() Artist's impression of Jata and Kata. | |
Jätte (Giant) | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ![]() Movie still of giant Troll from the film "The Troll Hunter" from 2010. | |
Jättegumman (The Giant Lady) | Folklore | Somewhere between 1800-1900 | Nordmaling | ||
Killed by Trolls | Uncertain | Around 1500 | Annebergs gruva (the Anneberg Mine) | ||
Qvasimodos of Ångermanland | Nearly Confirmed | 2009-2012 | Ångermanland | ![]() Eyewitness reconstruction of a Qvasi Troll. | |
Skogsrå | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
The Snow Walker Video | Hoax | 1992 (?) | (unknown) | A photo still from the famous "Snow Walker" video. | |
Running Troll | Uncertain | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Stalo | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Troll Footprint #1 | Uncertain | 2011 | Skåne | ||
Troll Footprint #2 | Uncertain | 24 September 2012 | Outside of Örebro | ![]() Photo of an appearant Snowman footprint around the vicinity of Örebro, Sweden. | |
Troll | Folklore | 1500 | (unknown) | ![]() Artist's impression of a Troll. | |
Troll Stones | Uncertain | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Trolltagen (Troll Abductions) | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Wildmen | Folklore | (unknown) | Lappland | ![]() Statue of a Wildman in Lappland, Sweden. | |
Yety Sighting | Uncertain | (unknown) | (unknown) |
Reports from Norway[]
Name | Status | Date | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Æge | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Boygen | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Dunker | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Geirod | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Jätte (Giant) | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ![]() Movie still of giant Troll from the film "The Troll Hunter" from 2010. | |
Grýla | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Hrungne | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Troll | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ![]() Artist's impression of a Troll. | |
Troll Footprint #3 | Near Confirmed | (unknown) | (unknown) | ![]() Photo of an appearant Snowman footprint in Norway. | |
Unknown Norway Reports | Uncertain | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
The Creature of Spitsbergen | Uncertain | (unknown) | Spitsbergen, Svalbard | ![]() Artist's impression of Arulataq of Alaska. |
Reports from Denmark[]
Name | Status | Date | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Grendel | Modern scriptural misidentification of living tyrannosaurid | (unknown) | (unknown) | ![]() Artist's impression of Grendel. | |
Grendel's mother | Modern scriptural misidentification of living tyrannosaurid | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Homo Gardarensis | Uncertain | 1926 (discovered) | Gardar, Greenland | ![]() Photos of the skull of Homo Gardarensis. | |
Wildmen | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ![]() The Royal Coat of Arms of Denmark showing two Wildmen. |
Reports from Finland[]
Name | Status | Date | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Unknown Finland Reports | Uncertain | (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
Wildmen | Folklore | (unknown) | (unknown) | ![]() Coat of Arms of Finland showing a Wildman. | |
Troll sighting from Vörå | Folklore | (unknown) | Vörå |
Reports from Iceland[]
Name | Status | Date | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Unknown Iceland Reports | Uncertain | (unknown) | (unknown) |
Reports from nearby European countries[]
If the Scandinavian Bigfoot exist, then it is possible that it might be a migrating or emigrating species which moves between several nearby countries.
Russia []
Name | Status | Date | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Kola Peninsula Sightings | Uncertain | (unknown) | Kola Peninsula, Russia |
Close to the Finnish and Norwegian borders. |
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Siberian Snowman | Nearly Confirmed | 2011 | Siberia, Russia | This discovery might confirm that Snowmen exist and therefore prove the probable existence of the Scandinavian Snowman. |