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Tahvo Putkonen (1795 – July 8, 1825 in Pieksämäki)
was a Finnish farmhand, who killed tenant farmer
Lasse Hirvonen on December 26, 1822.
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.