Toivo Koljonen

Toivo Harald "Kirves" Koljonen (12 December 1912 – 21 October 1943) was the last Finn executed for a civilian crime. He was executed by firing squad for a sextuple murder. Koljonen was born 1912 in Lahti, Finland. He had been sentenced to prison and had been incarcerated at Riihimäki Prison, where he had been moved to Huittinen auxiliary prison. He escaped from prison in 1943 and attempted to hide from the authorities. Nowadays, Koljonen is still one of the worst axe murderers in Finnish history, along with Karl Malmelin.

Toivo Koljonen

Toivo Harald "Kirves" Koljonen (12 December 1912 – 21 October 1943) was the last Finn executed for a civilian crime. He was executed by firing squad for a sextuple murder. Koljonen was born 1912 in Lahti, Finland. He had been sentenced to prison and had been incarcerated at Riihimäki Prison, where he had been moved to Huittinen auxiliary prison. He escaped from prison in 1943 and attempted to hide from the authorities. Nowadays, Koljonen is still one of the worst axe murderers in Finnish history, along with Karl Malmelin.