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Her religious visions and Ecstasy resulted in the religious awakening movement in Finland, which became very active during the 18th-century, often centered on female visionaries, for which she became a role model. Lisa Eriksdotter was the daughter of the farmer Erik Andersson and Liisa Jakobsdotter in Kytämäki. Around Halloween 1756, she was tending the cattle when she was affected by a vision of her sins and appending judgement.
She was afflicted by cramp attacks in her fear of not being salvaged from hell, and this fear unleashed a wave the same fear through the village and surrounding parishes, which resulted in the beginning of the Great Awakening.
A great number of legends is centered on Lisa, but non of her visions are preserved. Her life after she left her home parish Kytämäki in 1759 is unknown.
A memorial is placed near the place of her birth, were religious followers still gather.
