The aim of this study is to analyse medieval profane art in the churches on the island of Gotland andto decide to what extent this art has associations to agricultural work, trade and political events ofthat time. A quantitative method is used to decide how many of the approximately ninety medievalchurches on the island possess profane art of any kind. The source for this investigation is mainlythe nationwide inventory of Swedish churches made by Riksantikvarieämbetet during the 20thcentury.A qualitative method, based on iconographic and iconologic analyses, is used to judge whetherthat art was related to farming, trade or important political incidents on the island. The result showsthat the churches with profane art primarily are found in the northernmost and southernmost parts ofGotland. The same is true with respect to the economical status of the parishes - the richest parisheswere more likely to possess art of profane character than poorer ones. This result corroborates theresults in the research of Mika Pitkänen (2000) concerning Gothic architecture and trade on theisland. Nothing decisive in the results of the study suggests any influence from contemporarypolitical events on the art exposed in the churches.