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The murder place of Heikki Ritavuori

Heikki Ritavuoren murhapaikka

Finnish Interior Minister Heikki Ritavuori was assassinated by Swedish-speaking activist Ernst Tandefelt. At the front door of Ritavuori's former home stands the Finnish text: "Minister of the Interior Heikki Ritavuori was killed in front of his front door on 14 February 1922 by a bullet from an Assassin."

Address: Nervanderinkatu 11 D 16
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