For many people, Finland represents the country of lakes, forests and reindeers. A country economically competitive, with the best education system of the world, a hight standard of living and a good social safety net.
BUT...
In Finland, 101 crimes per 1,000 people are reported annually, which is per capita third highest in the world
There are 32 privately owned firearms per 100 civilians according to the Finnish Ministry of the Interior. By the end of 2006 there were somewhat over 1.6 million licensed firearms and spread among Finland's population of 5.3 million it comes to 30.5 per 100 people. Unlicensed firearms are estimated at around 1.5 per 100.
(source: wikipedia)
A student has shot dead 10 people at a school in western Finland before shooting himself, in the country's second school shooting in less than a year. The gunman, student Matti Juhani Saari, was taken taken to Tampere University Hospital, where he died from head wounds, authorities said. The shooting at the school in Kauhajoki, 360km from Helsinki, began at around 11am local time and lasted for about an hour and a half, local official Ari Paananen said.
Finlandia - Estudante abre fogo e mata 9 em colégio.
Um estudante abriu fogo dentro de uma escola profissionalizante para adultos em Kauhajoki, na Finlândia, nesta terça-feira, matando nove pessoas. Em seguida, o atirador se matou.
O tiroteio teve início por volta das 11h locais na cidade, que fica a cerca de 360 quilômetros da capital, Helsinque. O reitor da escola afirmou à agência de notícias France Presse que o atirador é Matti Juhani Saari, 22. "Ele é aluno do segundo ano de hotelaria", disse Tapio Varmola. Ontem (22), ele havia sido detido, interrogado e liberado pela polícia.
Segundo testemunhas, o estudante entrou no edifício encapuzado e com uma bolsa esportiva. Pouco depois foram feitos os primeiros disparos.
Um funcionário do centro disse à imprensa local que o jovem foi a uma sala de aula onde vários estudantes faziam uma prova, e começou a atirar indiscriminadamente.
"Em um curto espaço de tempo, ouvi várias dúzias de disparos. Em outras palavras, era uma pistola automática", disse o segurança da escola Jukka Forsberg a uma rede de TVs finlandesas. "Vi algumas estudantes chorando. Uma delas conseguiu sair pela porta dos fundos. Ele não falou uma palavra. Atirou também em mim. Corri para me salvar".
O detetive Vesa Nyrhinen, que comandou a ação policial, disse que o atirador tentou se matar, mas não conseguiu de imediato. Ele foi encaminhado para um hospital em Tapere, que fica a cerca de duas horas do local da tragédia, mas morreu pouco depois da chegada ao local.
De acordo com a agência finlandesa de notícias STT, parte da escola pegou fogo durante o incidente -as causas ainda não foram determinadas.
Pekka-Eric Auvinen, 18, matou oito pessoas antes de cometer suicídio em novembro de 2007 na Finlândia
Estudante foi interrogado antes da tragédia
Saari havia sido interrogado na segunda-feira (22) pela polícia depois de postar no YouTube quatro vídeos nos quais aparecia disparando uma arma. No entanto, apesar da comprovação de que o estudante era o autor dos vídeos e dono de uma pistola Walther P22, a polícia finlandesa decidiu não tomar nenhuma medida contra ele por não considerá-lo perigoso.
A polícia soube dos vídeos por denúncia de um internauta Os filmes são muito semelhantes aos gravados por Pekka-Eric Auvinn antes de assassinar oito pessoas em um instituto finlandês no ano passado. Foram postados há cinco dias e um deles trazia uma mensagem: "a vida toda é guerra, a vida toda é dor. E você lutará sozinho sua guerra pessoal".
É o segundo caso com as mesmas características que ocorre em menos de um ano na Finlândia. Em novembro de 2007, Pekka-Eric Auvinen, 18, descrito pela polícia como um estudante que havia sido vítima de provocações de seus colegas, abriu fogo em sua escola na cidade de Tuusula e matou seis estudantes, uma enfermeira e o diretor da instituição antes de cometer suicídio.
O governo finlandês convocou uma reunião de crise para examinar o caso. Com 1,6 milhão de armas de fogo em mãos de civis, o país é uma anomalia na Europa, ficando atrás apenas de Estados Unidos e Iêmen como os países com a população civil mais armada.
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Finnish Gunman Kills Students : CCTV Footage
A gunman killed at least ten people at a college in Finland before shooting himself and later dying in hospital.
The gunman is believed to be Matti Juhani Saari, 22, a student at the school in the western Finnish town of Kauhajoki.
Daniel Boettcher reports.A gunman has killed 10 people at a college in the town of Kauhajoki in Finland before shooting himself and later dying in hospital.
Media reports named the gunman as Matti Juhani Saari, 22, a trainee chef at the vocational college.
The suspect posted a video of himself on the internet last week firing a gun.
As a result of this, police interviewed him on Monday but decided they did not have enough evidence to revoke his licence, the interior minister said.
The minister, Anne Holmlund, said an investigation would now try to determine whether mistakes were made.
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said this was a "tragic day" for Finland.
The attack echoed a shooting spree at a Finnish school last year which left nine dead, including the gunman, who had also posted an internet video. Tuusula, Finland, November 2007 - nine dead, including gunman
Virginia Tech, US, April 2007 - 33 dead, including gunman
Erfurt, Germany, April 2002 - 18 dead, including gunman
Columbine school, Denver, US, April 1999 - 15 dead including two gunmen
Dunblane, Scotland, March 1996 - 16 children, one teacher and gunman dead.
Two Finnish School Shootings Within A Year Very Simular!!! YouTuber wumpscut86 And Natural Selector 89.
Two Finnish School Shootings Within A Year Very Simular!!!
A gunman has killed 10 people at a college in the town of Kauhajoki in Finland before shooting himself and later dying in hospital.
Media reports named the gunman as Matti Juhani Saari, 22, a trainee chef at the vocational college.
The suspect posted a video of himself on the internet last week firing a gun.
As a result of this, police interviewed him on Monday but decided they did not have enough evidence to revoke his licence, the interior minister said.
The minister, Anne Holmlund, said an investigation would now try to determine whether mistakes were made.
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said this was a "tragic day" for Finland.
The attack echoed a shooting spree at a Finnish school last year which left nine dead, including the gunman, who had also posted an internet video.
Ski mask
The shootings in Kauhajoki, some 330km (205 miles) north of the capital, Helsinki, began just before 1100 local time (0800 GMT).
An estimated 150 students were thought to be in the college buildings at the time.
The gunman, dressed in black and wearing a ski mask, was seen entering the building with a large bag. Shots were fired soon afterwards.
School caretaker Jukka Forsberg told AFP news agency that two girls had told him a man was shooting.
"I saw a guy leaving a big black bag in the corridor and going into classroom number three and closing the door," he said.
"I looked through the window and he immediately shot at me. Then I called the emergency number. Thank God I was not hit, he fired at me but I was running zigzag. I ran for my life."
Mr Forsberg added: "I heard constant shooting. He changed another case in the gun. He was very well prepared. He walked calmly."
Police ordered an evacuation and called for reinforcements as fires blazed in the building.
The gunman remained at large within the college grounds for some time.
Mr Vanhanen confirmed the gunman had shot himself.
Media reports said the gunman was treated for a bullet wound to the head at Tampere University Hospital but later died.
One victim also died in hospital, raising the initial toll from nine.
College headmaster Tapio Varmola told AFP: "Police have told me they suspect [the gunman] to be Matti Juhani Saari. He is a second year culinary arts student at our school."
Mr Vanhanen expressed condolences to the families of the victims and declared Wednesday a day of national mourning.
"We all as a society must be united so that events like these will not happen again," he said.
Ms Holmlund said police questioned the man about the YouTube video, which showed him shooting at a firing range.
On the video, the gunman says "you die next" before firing three times at the camera.
Ms Holmlund said: "Police were aware of this and spoke to him on Monday, September 22. However, the police officer on duty decided there was no need to terminate his gun licence."
The gunman was given a "temporary licence" for a .22-calibre firearm this year, Ms Holmlund said.
In November 2007, eight people and the gunman died in another school attack in Tuusula, Finland.
The gunman, Pekka-Eric Auvinen, posted a video on YouTube as a preview of his attack, pledging to "eliminate" those he saw as "unfit".
In the wake of that attack, Finland's government pledged to raise the minimum age for buying guns.
But the country has a long tradition of hunting and weapons-bearing, with about 1.6 million firearms in private hands.
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Jokela school shooting put Finland on the map.
Jokelan massamurha heitti pienen Suomen kertaheitolla otsikoihin..
Video from inside Jokela High School.
Press video from inside Jokela High School after shootings.
Finland School Shootings Memorial
Remembering Finland School Shootings.Kauhajoki (September 23, 2008)& Jokela (November 7, 2007) Share your memories:http://www.respectance.com/Finland_Sc...
Jokela Hearts.
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