Commentary
Valmet M78 vs FN-D (w/ John Keene)
If you had to pick one, would you take a Valmet M78 (in 7.62mm NATO) or an FN-D (in .30-06)? Both are reliable and well-made machine guns and they use essentially the same caliber. The […]
Finland
Competition
Molotovs at the Range: Finnish Brutality 2025 Day 2
Varusteleka’s Patrol Coverall that I was using today is available here: https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/sarma-tst-l5-thermal-patrol-coverall/76574 Finnish Brutality 2025 took the standard for practical shooting matches and raised it again – by making it a true winter match. Run […]
Competition
Ice Baths and Skis: Finnish Brutality 2025 Day 1
Varusteleka’s Snow Camo Anorak that I was using today is available here: https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/sarma-tst-l7-camouflage-anorak/58285 Finnish Brutality 2025 took the standard for practical shooting matches and raised it again – by making it a true winter match. […]
Semiauto Rifles
Finland’s Next Service Rifle (Mostly): Sako ARG S 40
Finland and Sweden are both in the process of adopting AR-pattern rifles, and for the Finns this will be their first service rifle in 5.56mm NATO. It is a transition that has been anticipated for […]
Q&A
Q&A: Finland and Finnish Small Arms (From Berdan to New Sako AR)
Today’s Q&A is brought to you by the fine folks at Patreon! Join us to help support Forgotten Weapons and to submit your questions for future Q&A videos: http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons I figured that Finland would be […]
Commentary
Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene)
If you had to pick one, would you take an early Beretta 38A (with bayonet), or a Finnish kp/31 Suomi? Both have semiauto selectors, although the Beretta’s its easier to use. The Suomi has a […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Hunting in Communist Romania: Nicolae Ceaușescu’s Finnbear 61
Nicolae Ceaușescu ruled România through much of its communist period, from 1967 until 1989. Ceaușescu was a passionate hunter, and owned more than 100 firearms, mostly for hunting. These included some gifts from foreign dignitaries, […]
General Purpose MGs
Finland’s Prototype Belt-Fed GPMG: L41 Sampo
During the 1930s, there was interest in Finland in replacing the Maxim heavy machine gun with something handier and more mobile. There were experiments with large drum magazines for the LS-26 light machine gun, but […]
Semiauto pistol
Two World Wars: Finnish C96 “Ukko-Mauser”
A decent number of C96 Mauser pistols were present in Finland’s civil war, many of them coming into the country with the Finnish Jaegers, and others from a variety of sources, commercial and Russian. They […]
Accessories
Suomi Noisemaker Training Magazine
No blank-firing adapter? No money for practice ammo? What you need is a wooden clicky-clacky noisemaker that locks into your Suomi!