The assassination of Nikolay Bobrikov took place on 16 June 1904 when Finnish nationalist Eugen Schauman shot and killed the Governor-General of Finland, Nikolay Bobrikov, on a staircase in the Government Palace, which at the time was the main building of the Senate of Finland. After shooting Bobrikov, Schauman turned his gun on himself. The assassination was seen by many Finns as an act of resistance against Russian oppression, with Schauman being considered a national hero.
