>>724502706
Noita is a female. In Finnish mythology and folklore, the male equivalent was a shaman. There are also other terms for male "magic users", but noita is used when describing females.
>>724503292
The gender ratio of all sentenced was 50/50. The western part of today's Finland had more females being accused of being witches due to Germanic influence, while in the eastern part of the country, it was mostly males being accused of using sorcery, shamanistic rituals and other non-Christian rituals.