Reuters published an article about weapon ownership in different countries. I was a little bit surprised to see Finland on the third position on a per-capita basis. In Finland there are 56 weapons per 100 citizens. That would mean almost 3 million weapons.

Many of those are hunting weapons as hunting is popular hobby in Finland (around 300 000 hunters). It is common that a hunter has both a shotgun and a rifle. But even if every hunter had three hunting weapons it would make the total amount only 900 000.

So, then there are plenty of people having a pistol or similar for sport shooting. Maybe another million there. But there are still one million weapons somewhere. Apparently some individuals have plenty of firepower...

Oh, just for your information. Buying a firearm is not a simple process in Finland. First you need a buying license for certain type of a weapon and usually membership of a shooting club or a hunting club is needed. Then you buy the weapon and after that you get a license to own posses it. This is valid for one year and after that you have to proof that you have used it for the reason you announced in the first step. After that you get a long term license.