Samuli Häkkinen Explained

Samuel (Samuli) Häkkinen (28 August 1857 - 6 May 1918) was a Finnish schoolteacher and politician, born in Saarijärvi in the Central Finland region. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1908 and from 1913 until his death in 1918. During the Finnish Civil War, he sided with the Reds, was taken prisoner by the White troops and shot in Viipuri on 6 May 1918.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eduskunta - kansanedustajat. Eduskunta.fi. 9 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015091510/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=910549. 15 October 2014.