HELSINKI — Three 12-year-old students were wounded in a school shooting in Finland on Tuesday, and police have taken a child suspect into custody, according to officials.
A police spokesperson told Reuters that the victims were hospitalized following the incident.
The shooting occurred at Viertola School in Vantaa, a suburb of the capital, which serves approximately 800 students from first through ninth grades and employs a staff of 90, the local municipality reported.
Finland, with a population of 5.6 million, has over 1.5 million licensed firearms and around 430,000 license holders. Hunting and target shooting are common in the country.
