Valde Hirvikanta

Valde Hirvikanta (originally von Hellens) (March 17, 1863 in Turku – October 2, 1911 in Turku) was a conservative Finnish politician of the Finnish Party. He was briefly the procurator of Finland in 1905 and the president of Turku Court of Appeal in 1911. He belonged to the nobility.

Hirvikanta was shot by 24-year-old retail clerk Bruno Forsström who was a member of the Svecoman movement.

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