Väinö Korhonen

Väinö Korhonen (??? - 346) was a supposed pretender to the Finnish throne who claimed to be descended from Oleksiy Ruslanovich and Ajax Ruslanovich via Ajax's granddaughter Anneli, who had no documented children. Most of his life prior to 345 remains a mystery. He most likely was not from Helsinki, instead probably originally being from northern Finland. He attempted to gain support to overthrow Aimo and become the new emperor of the Finnish Empire in 345 and 346 in the city of Helsinki. Very few people ever believed him, with most in the city believing he was insane. As a result, he only had a small number of supporters, and never attempted a coup against Aimo. The year after arriving to Helsinki, one of his supporters broke his neck with a long scarf, leading to his death.
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