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Automatkarbin 24. The Automatkarbin 24 (Ak 24; lit. 'Automatic Carbine 24'), initially the Självskyddsvapen 24 is a Swedish version of the Finnish Sako M23 assault rifle that is expected to enter service with the Swedish Armed Forces by 2025, partially replacing the Automatkarbin 4 and Automatkarbin 5 along with the Automatkarbin 25. [1][2]
The RK 62 was designed in 1957–1962 by a Valmet engineer Lauri Oksanen [ 3 ] and is based on the Polish licensed version of the Soviet AK-47 design. The RK 62 uses the same 7.62×39mm cartridge as the AK-47. Between 1965 and 1994 350,000 M62 rifles were produced jointly by Valmet and Sako.
The RK 95 TP (from Finnish Rynnäkkökivääri 95 taittoperä, 'Assault Rifle 95 folding stock'), officially 7.62 RK 95 TP and commercially known as the M95, is a 7.62×39mm Finnish assault rifle adopted in relatively small numbers by the Finnish Defence Forces in the 1990s.
Firearms regulation in Finland incorporates the political and regulatory aspects of firearms usage in the country. Both hunting and shooting sports are common hobbies. There are approximately 300,000 people with hunting permits, [1] and 34,000 people belong to sport shooting clubs. [2] Over 1,500 people are licensed weapons collectors. [3]
Finland: Assault rifle: 20,000: Modernized standard assault rifle 5.56 RK SCAR Belgium: Assault rifle: 300–500: FN SCAR-L, [59] used by special forces. [60] [61] 7.62 RK 72 7.62 RK 72 TP East Germany: Assault rifle: 100,000: East German -made AKM (MPi-KM fixed stock and MPi-KMS-72 folding stock variants). Purchased in the 1990s in large ...
7.62 RK 56 TP – Modified Type 56-2 in China for Finnish use, with a new hammer spring that allows firing of Finnish 7.62x39. [21] QBZ-56C (Type 56C) – Short-barrel version, introduced in 1991 for the domestic and export market. The QBZ-56C as it is officially designated in China, is a carbine variant of the Type 56-2 and supplied in limited ...
A modernized Soviet 152 mm ML-20 howitzer fitted with a new barrel. Original Finnish designation 152 H 37. In use between 1988 and 2007 152 H 88-31 Finland ( Soviet Union) Howitzer: 21 units A modernized Soviet 122mm A-19 gun converted to a howitzer by fitting a new 152 mm L/32 barrel. Finnish Army designation for the original A-19 version was ...
Pages in category "Assault rifles of Finland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. R. RK 62; RK 71;