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Tony Halme

Tony Halme
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Halme in 1994
Birth name Tony Christian Halme
Born (1963-01-06)January 6, 1963
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Died January 8, 2010(2010-01-08) (aged 47)
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Cause of death Self-inflicted gunshot wound
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • The Viking
  • Finland Thor
  • Finnish Hellraiser Thor
  • Tony Halme
  • Ludvig Borga
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight 300 lb (140 kg; 21 st)
Billed from Helsinki, Finland
Trained by
Debut 1989
Retired 1997
Tony Halme
Member of Finnish Parliament for Helsinki
In office
2003–2007
Personal details
Political party True Finns (independent)

Tony Christian Halme (January 6, 1963 – January 8, 2010) was a Finnish politician, athlete, author, actor, and singer. He was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2007, representing the True Finns party as an independent politician. Halme was also known by the pseudonym Viikinki, which he used while appearing in Gladiaattorit, a Finnish version of the TV game show Gladiators, in the 1990s. He was also a professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the ring name Ludvig Borga; a mixed martial artist and the first fighter from the Nordic countries to ever compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC); and a professional boxer who held the Finnish heavyweight title.

Halme was born and lived in Helsinki for almost his whole childhood, and was a troubled child and lived in Lauttasaari neighbourhood. Yelling to other people and being a tough guy had been part of his image for all of his life since early childhood. He was the guy that his friends asked to bully and beat up other kids. However, Halme had been athletic from a very young age. He trained actively athletics, handball, football and ice hockey. Power training and weightlifting came along at his late teens when he enjoyed watching his brothers training, who was in Finnish national team.


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