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| '''Mauno Olavi Laiho''' (1907 - 2 September 1944) was the last Finn to be executed in Finland. | '''Mauno Olavi Laiho''' (1907 - 2 September 1944) was the last Finn to be executed in Finland.<ref>Penkkala-Arikka, Päivi: Erään Mauno Olavin tarina. Olavi Laiho, viimeinen teloitettu suomalainen. Helsingin yliopisto, yhteiskuntahistorian laitos, poliittinen historia, pro gradu 2006. (''A Story of one Mauno Olavi. Olavi Laiho, the last executed Finn. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Societal History, Political History. Pro Gradu dissertation, 2006)<ref> | ||
| Olavi Laiho was born as a son of a farmhand in ], Finland. He was introduced to ] very early on, and was an active member of the underground ]. He moved to ], where he worked as ]. Laiho was active in ]. | Olavi Laiho was born as a son of a farmhand in ], Finland. He was introduced to ] very early on, and was an active member of the underground ]. He moved to ], where he worked as ]. Laiho was active in ]. | ||
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| During the Continuation War, Laiho was ] in the ] as a Private. Laiho ] and moved in a clandestine hideaway near ], where he worked actively as a spy for the ] and as an aide for other deserters. | During the Continuation War, Laiho was ] in the ] as a Private. Laiho ] and moved in a clandestine hideaway near ], where he worked actively as a spy for the ] and as an aide for other deserters. | ||
| Laiho was caught in early 1944 and sentenced to death by ] for ], ] and ]. He was shot by ] ] 2 September 1944 in ], two days before the armistice. It is likely his Communist background influenced on his sentence. | Laiho was caught in early 1944 and sentenced to death by ] for ], ] and ]. He was shot by ] ] 2 September 1944 in ], two days before the armistice.<ref>Kulomaa, Jukka and Nieminen, Jarmo: Teloitettu totuus - kesä 1944. (''Executecd Truth - Summer 1944'') Ajatus Kirjat, Helsinki, October 2008. ISBN 978-951-20-7772-4</ref> It is likely his Communist background influenced on his sentence. | ||
| Laiho was the last Finn to be executed in Finland, and the last Finn to be executed for a military crime. A group of three Soviet infiltrators were shot on the following day for ]. The armistice on 4 September 1944 put any further executions on hiatus. In 1945, all death sentences were commuted to ]. | Laiho was the last Finn to be executed in Finland, and the last Finn to be executed for a military crime. A group of three Soviet infiltrators were shot on the following day for ]. The armistice on 4 September 1944 put any further executions on hiatus. In 1945, all death sentences were commuted to ]. | ||
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| Death penalty from military crimes was abolished in Finland 1972. | Death penalty from military crimes was abolished in Finland 1972. | ||
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| * Penkkala-Arikka, Päivi: Erään Mauno Olavin tarina. Olavi Laiho, viimeinen teloitettu suomalainen. Helsingin yliopisto, yhteiskuntahistorian laitos, poliittinen historia, pro gradu 2006. (''A Story of one Mauno Olavi. Olavi Laiho, the last executed Finn. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Societal History, Political History. Pro Gradu dissertation, 2006) | |||
| * Kulomaa, Jukka and Nieminen, Jarmo: Teloitettu totuus - kesä 1944. (''Executecd Truth - Summer 1944'') Ajatus Kirjat, Helsinki, October 2008. ISBN 978-951-20-7772-4 | |||
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Mauno Olavi Laiho (1907 - 2 September 1944) was the last Finn to be executed in Finland.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). It is likely his Communist background influenced on his sentence.
Laiho was the last Finn to be executed in Finland, and the last Finn to be executed for a military crime. A group of three Soviet infiltrators were shot on the following day for espionage. The armistice on 4 September 1944 put any further executions on hiatus. In 1945, all death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment.
Death penalty from military crimes was abolished in Finland 1972.