hiidenkivi
Hiidenkivi is a term found in Finnish folklore and place names referring to a stone believed to be connected with hiisi, a forest spirit or demon in traditional Finnish belief. The phrase hiidenkivi can be translated as “the hiisi’s stone” or, in some senses, “the hidden stone,” reflecting its association with the unseen powers of nature and with guardianship or danger attributed to such rocks.
In folk tradition, a hiidenkivi is typically a large boulder or rock formation regarded as the dwelling
Most hiidenkivi stones are natural rock formations rather than man-made monuments. They reflect a pre-Christian animistic
Today, the name hiidenkivi persists in several Finnish locales and as a feature of cultural heritage. Scholars