Finnish cops do indeed carry guns (and typically a variety of non-lethals), but you can normally count the total number of shots fired in the entire country in a year with your fingers and maybe add in a few toes if it's been a particularly wild year. They treat guns as the last resort that it should be, when everything else fails. I think it's due to their first and foremost responsibility being public safety and guns having a pretty high risk of collateral damage, even when used by trained professionals.
8:56 Oh man, too bad they didn't translate this hilarious line: "he was coming at me, and seemed to be wanting to wrestle a little bit there... but at this time of the night you just can't be bothered with wrestling-practice" 10:12 It is a specialized form of Pick, it is used for breaking ice on the ground etc
Finnish police always carries a gun. As does Swedish and Danish police. Norway didn't use to, but after recent terror attacks, they have started to increase carrying.
Basically the law is that they don't. But that they can be armed if there's a security threats of some kind. So for instance when there's reports about a heightened risk of a terrorist attack they often carry guns. They can also request permission to arm themselves from the police chief I believe.
Not carrying them would be the height of folly, however, they have EXTREME rules about their use, and they are almost never even drawn. Even drawing the gun requires a full police report that will be investigated by the internal affairs to judge whether its use was justified
Finish police ofc have weapons but it is VERY rare that they have to use it. Basically only if they are fired at or in some other extreme cases. This kind of "guy is attacking with axe" can be handled with much less force
Always warms my heart seeing these sort of videos, how calmly, politely, logically and professionally the police respond to such cases, without any of that macho-bravado that only escalates the situation and causes people to do desperate and crazy things, especially if they are mentally unstable/in paranoid episode/under influence of something 2:30 That Helsinki central train station is these days most likely one of, if not the most dangerous places in the whole of Finland. All misfits (drunkars, junkies, drug dealers, teen gangs) of the capital area gather around that central location to meet up others of like-mind. And sadly, recently (past 10-15 years) with the huge influx of immigrants, there are even more different juvenile gangs from different backgrounds hanging around there full of hate, teenage hormones and adrenaline that leads to clashes between them, or even as a brand new phenomena violence to innocent bystanders It is one of the only places in Finland I would not recommend normal people to hang about after 9 pm, especially not young women
"These days" - not really, it has always been a frightening place! There's been gang violence in Helsinki decades before the immigrants started coming. I was way more scared to go to the Central train station in 70's and 80's than nowadays.
Police training in Finland is a three year bachelors degree and it is very difficult to get in. Once you get accepted to try you first have a physical and a lot of applications end there, after that it is psychological tests, language and written skills and much more. When my applied the first day started for him at 9 am and finished at 6pm, then it was to await to see if he would get invited to the second day. That only lasted 5 hours with more tests and interviews. Sadly he didn't get in on this try and out of 26 places they only filled 13.
10:09 I think its an ice pick type of thing. They say its an astalo. Astalo is anything that was not meant to be a weapon but used as a striking weapon. Either sharp or blunt. For example an axe can be an astalo or a rolling pin even
That tool looked like something they use to hack ice off the front stairs of the building during winter. Remove as much ice as possible, then put some gravel or salt depending on how cold it is.
Finnish police are not like norwegians who have to have a special permit to take a gun in their car for a mission. The do have guns, and will use them if needed. They just are not so trigger happy as americans.
Finnish police do carry guns but it’s extremely rare for a Finnish cop to pull it. American police have a hobby of pulling it and pointing it at people.
Astalo is an ice breaking tool. You slam that blade on the ice to break it off the streets for example. It is sharp and I must hand it to that guy to be able to break the door with that thing.
I'm Finnish and I didn't even know about this TV-show. Probably more interesting to watch these reaction videos than the show itself. My cousin is a patrol officer.
Back as a kid I was on my way to visit at my sister, I arrived to the apartment buildings front yard and I was met with a couple running , One of em had a machete :D
Where have you heared finnish cops dont carry Guns because they all carry. I think its only british and some norway cops that dont carry, to My knowledge all other european cops carry guns
Norwegian police don't carry guns, they are an anomaly. Rest of the Nordic has cops with guns, and i would not have it other way. I have experience from both sides of the fence and i 100% trust Finnish cops carrying guns. The thing is, it is easy to get along with them, even if you are the criminal. They are just doing their jobs, they are very patient if you are not a dick and the whole interaction can be like applying for a passport or visiting tax office. I have been arrested enough times, i have called them in my work to deal with problems and each interaction has been "business as usual". When they arrive, game is over and you just work with them, and everything will be just fine. It is a fucking privilege that we take for granted.
this show is still running recently, of course you are not gonna get those episodes from youtube, however you can still screen record them. also regular cops do have some heavier firepower in car too on support units like mp5 and shotguns.
Its only the british cops that go unarmed. Finnish officers are always carrying a handgun and a support weapon in the car with armor. Somehow the brits decided it was better to arm criminals rather than the law enforcement
To carry a knife in public is illegal in the Nordic countries, that’s also why the Police don’t need to carry guns all the time. (Of course it’s also illegal to carry a gun in public!!)
Here in Scandinavia people who have guns would only turn to them if they had planned on self-terminating, as the presence of a firearm tripples the change they will get caught as the case is moved to emergency status. Thus robbers and the like try to have the least amount of weapons possible for the police to use less resources on the case. Of course, gun culture is much lower than in other countries, as hunting has become less common over the decades.
7:26 Finnish police *does* have guns. It's Norwegian police that don't. Also, most British officers don't too. From my understanding Finnish police has s reputation for being a bit more prone to violence then the other Nordic ones (although nowhere near American levels).
@@taahaseois.8898 I'm not talking about *Finns* being more prone to violence. I'm talking about police brutality. About excessive violence committed by the police. Finnish police has a reputation for being more likely to make use of violence then the police in other nordic countries. I don't know if that's deserved or not. It's just what I've heard from a number of people.
@@taahaseois.8898 Yes. But like I said, I don't have first hand experience with them. I've just heard it. Your guess is as good as mine with regards to its validity...
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Finnish cops do indeed carry guns (and typically a variety of non-lethals), but you can normally count the total number of shots fired in the entire country in a year with your fingers and maybe add in a few toes if it's been a particularly wild year. They treat guns as the last resort that it should be, when everything else fails. I think it's due to their first and foremost responsibility being public safety and guns having a pretty high risk of collateral damage, even when used by trained professionals.
And that guns are not essily available for any citizen to get their hands on
8:56 Oh man, too bad they didn't translate this hilarious line: "he was coming at me, and seemed to be wanting to wrestle a little bit there... but at this time of the night you just can't be bothered with wrestling-practice"
10:12 It is a specialized form of Pick, it is used for breaking ice on the ground etc
yes that was really hilarious and very true comment.. who wants to wrestle at night, just talk with the guy and solve problem that way...
Finnish police do have guns, but rarely even draw them
Do they have to make a report if they draw it? At least there is always a big investigation if a gun gets used.
@@nikonyrh Yes they do, it is considered use of force so they always have to make an incident report of it.
If youre stupid enough to threaten finnish police with a weapon of some kind, of course you get shot. But first they'll try softer means.
When there is no need to draw, then don't 😊. Finnish people behave different to police 👌
And in deep situations they can get submachine guns (usually, have seen only MPs have RKs etc) like Scorion Evo, Sig MPX, MP5 etc..
Finnish police always carries a gun. As does Swedish and Danish police. Norway didn't use to, but after recent terror attacks, they have started to increase carrying.
Basically the law is that they don't.
But that they can be armed if there's a security threats of some kind.
So for instance when there's reports about a heightened risk of a terrorist attack they often carry guns.
They can also request permission to arm themselves from the police chief I believe.
Not carrying them would be the height of folly, however, they have EXTREME rules about their use, and they are almost never even drawn. Even drawing the gun requires a full police report that will be investigated by the internal affairs to judge whether its use was justified
"recent terror attacks"
Ain't diversity grand!
@@Songfugel in US the police arresst you if you have alcohol and are underage, in sweden the cops pull the alcohol out and say "have a good night"
@@kathleenschoultz In Finland police calls to parents and social services and pours alcohol to ground, if you are underage.
Finish police ofc have weapons but it is VERY rare that they have to use it. Basically only if they are fired at or in some other extreme cases. This kind of "guy is attacking with axe" can be handled with much less force
Most scandinavian police have guns. They just dont use them as a language… 🤛😊
I think you mean Nordic. Sweden, Norway and Denmark are the only Scandinavian countries.
That "weapon" was a tool for breaking ice. Literally.
Always warms my heart seeing these sort of videos, how calmly, politely, logically and professionally the police respond to such cases, without any of that macho-bravado that only escalates the situation and causes people to do desperate and crazy things, especially if they are mentally unstable/in paranoid episode/under influence of something
2:30 That Helsinki central train station is these days most likely one of, if not the most dangerous places in the whole of Finland. All misfits (drunkars, junkies, drug dealers, teen gangs) of the capital area gather around that central location to meet up others of like-mind.
And sadly, recently (past 10-15 years) with the huge influx of immigrants, there are even more different juvenile gangs from different backgrounds hanging around there full of hate, teenage hormones and adrenaline that leads to clashes between them, or even as a brand new phenomena violence to innocent bystanders
It is one of the only places in Finland I would not recommend normal people to hang about after 9 pm, especially not young women
"These days" - not really, it has always been a frightening place! There's been gang violence in Helsinki decades before the immigrants started coming. I was way more scared to go to the Central train station in 70's and 80's than nowadays.
Police training in Finland is a three year bachelors degree and it is very difficult to get in. Once you get accepted to try you first have a physical and a lot of applications end there, after that it is psychological tests, language and written skills and much more. When my applied the first day started for him at 9 am and finished at 6pm, then it was to await to see if he would get invited to the second day. That only lasted 5 hours with more tests and interviews. Sadly he didn't get in on this try and out of 26 places they only filled 13.
10:09 I think its an ice pick type of thing. They say its an astalo. Astalo is anything that was not meant to be a weapon but used as a striking weapon. Either sharp or blunt. For example an axe can be an astalo or a rolling pin even
That tool looked like something they use to hack ice off the front stairs of the building during winter. Remove as much ice as possible, then put some gravel or salt depending on how cold it is.
That is an ice pick, what that guy used on his neighbours door. Normally we use that to make hole in the ice in the winter and take a dip.
It's ice chisel.
Works also as a universal key.
All Finnish police carry always a gun and a tazer. Using a gun is a final option, and in Finland police rarely have to use a gun.
On the belt they have pistols, and in a policecar they have bigger guns always.
Ok question to all US viewers. When you heard that suspect might have 2 knives, how many of you expected to see weapons drawn or shooting? :)
Finnish police are not like norwegians who have to have a special permit to take a gun in their car for a mission. The do have guns, and will use them if needed. They just are not so trigger happy as americans.
and no cop want to go trought the long process and investigation if used firearm if the job gets done with lesslethal weapons or with words
we dont use weapons untill we have to, rarely. we dont want to use weapons
Finnish police do carry guns but it’s extremely rare for a Finnish cop to pull it. American police have a hobby of pulling it and pointing it at people.
Astalo is an ice breaking tool. You slam that blade on the ice to break it off the streets for example. It is sharp and I must hand it to that guy to be able to break the door with that thing.
I'm Finnish and I didn't even know about this TV-show. Probably more interesting to watch these reaction videos than the show itself. My cousin is a patrol officer.
Guess I will hold my gas pedal a bit then x3
Back as a kid I was on my way to visit at my sister, I arrived to the apartment buildings front yard and I was met with a couple running , One of em had a machete :D
“Line wal-woh-yut” Lain valvojat..
Where have you heared finnish cops dont carry Guns because they all carry. I think its only british and some norway cops that dont carry, to My knowledge all other european cops carry guns
Heyyyy I live in the same building where the axeman situation occurred.
The violence unit is civil clothed investigator unit so they call the uniforms to support when things get hairy.
Norwegian police don't carry guns, they are an anomaly. Rest of the Nordic has cops with guns, and i would not have it other way. I have experience from both sides of the fence and i 100% trust Finnish cops carrying guns. The thing is, it is easy to get along with them, even if you are the criminal. They are just doing their jobs, they are very patient if you are not a dick and the whole interaction can be like applying for a passport or visiting tax office. I have been arrested enough times, i have called them in my work to deal with problems and each interaction has been "business as usual". When they arrive, game is over and you just work with them, and everything will be just fine. It is a fucking privilege that we take for granted.
Lainvalvojat = keepers / watchers of the law
Horrible subtitles😅
this show is still running recently, of course you are not gonna get those episodes from youtube, however you can still screen record them. also regular cops do have some heavier firepower in car too on support units like mp5 and shotguns.
yes this video is OLD like 10 years old or so.
Its called petkele.not perkele used in gettin ice of and some other purposes too.
What tram station? That's train station.
Its only the british cops that go unarmed. Finnish officers are always carrying a handgun and a support weapon in the car with armor. Somehow the brits decided it was better to arm criminals rather than the law enforcement
To carry a knife in public is illegal in the Nordic countries, that’s also why the Police don’t need to carry guns all the time.
(Of course it’s also illegal to carry a gun in public!!)
Our officers do carry guns. They do go through years of vigorous training too. ;)
Here in Scandinavia people who have guns would only turn to them if they had planned on self-terminating, as the presence of a firearm tripples the change they will get caught as the case is moved to emergency status. Thus robbers and the like try to have the least amount of weapons possible for the police to use less resources on the case. Of course, gun culture is much lower than in other countries, as hunting has become less common over the decades.
Finnish police do carry a gun
Jää tuurna....iso terävä rauta..puu vaarella...käytetään järven jäällä verkko kalastuksessa..
You make holes inthe ice swith that.
Suomen polisi käy monta vuotta koulua..ja armeja palvelus katsotaan hyväksi..
Ofcourse they have gun.
7:26
Finnish police *does* have guns.
It's Norwegian police that don't.
Also, most British officers don't too.
From my understanding Finnish police has s reputation for being a bit more prone to violence then the other Nordic ones (although nowhere near American levels).
Mainly domestic violence. Usually related to our high level of alcohol consumption iirc.
@@taahaseois.8898 I'm not talking about *Finns* being more prone to violence.
I'm talking about police brutality.
About excessive violence committed by the police.
Finnish police has a reputation for being more likely to make use of violence then the police in other nordic countries.
I don't know if that's deserved or not.
It's just what I've heard from a number of people.
@@taahaseois.8898 In other words, the alcohol consumption of civilian Finns is irrelevant to what I was talking about...
@@Luredreier Police brutality??
@@taahaseois.8898 Yes.
But like I said, I don't have first hand experience with them.
I've just heard it.
Your guess is as good as mine with regards to its validity...
Instrument he used to break the door is meant for breaking ice.