Tahvo Putkonen
Male, Deceased Person
1795 – 1825
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Who was Tahvo Putkonen?
Tahvo Putkonen was a Finnish farmhand, who killed tenant farmer Lasse Hirvonen on December 26, 1822 during the Finnish grand duchy period in Pieksämäki. He was sentenced to death on July 30, 1823. He made numerous appeals all the way to the Emperor, but was each time denied pardon. On July 8, 1825 Putkonen was beheaded, and his execution is believed to be the last example of capital punishment in Finland during peacetime.
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