Tour of a Finnish Gun Collection

[@rodrigodepierola]

"You can never have enough Suomis" should be your next T-shirt

[@bencarroll4825]

the T-shirt should have Suomis shaped camouflage

[@LeftFlamingo]

Another one should be "The battle of Saarsuuri". Just for the meme =) And meant with all due respect. I commend Ian for giving the Finnish names a go, and it is of course inevitable that some names get switched around sometimes (It's Suursaari in Finnish, Hogland in Swedish, which translates to Great island)

[@anttieskelinen1]

@@LeftFlamingo actually saar suuri and suur saari mean the same thing in finnish. Name of the island is obliviously Suursaari.

[@greybeard5774]

@@anttieskelinen1 Yup .. Suursaar in Estonian .. means Big Island .. was Finnish, but nowadays belongs to damn Russia .. this tiny piece of land has however, a fascinating history.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Meanwhile in the US we can only have crappy closed bolt or deactivated Suomis

[@Finwolven]

Ah, as I suspected, Ian has been kept in a doorless room filled with guns, making videos of Finnish small arms, subsisting on kalakukko and sahti.

[@goodsamaritansnipersociety3240]

..and beets.

[@gearloose703]

This must be a bunker, a perfect place for a gun collection or lock someone in, or both. Maybe Ian didn't even realize he was abducted.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

Yes, doorless. Only the worthy get teleported in.

[@DB-yj3qc]

@@gearloose703 LoL, but he didn't complain when he found out as long as he could keep filming

[@redlock4004]

When Ian is a bad boy they make him eat salmiakki.

[@MrKronikDeception]

That is one of the nicest collections. It compares very well against many museum displays.

[@zacknunns242]

Except it looks like he crammed it all in your parents basement 🙃

[@anttieskelinen1]

@@zacknunns242 Your mother's basement is not a place to store weapons in the eyes of the law. The building must meet the standards of structural burglary protection in the financial sector. For this reason, a large proportion of collectors have bought old banks.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

@@zacknunns242 And if you watched the video, you would see an alarm keypad by a door. It ISN'T the same as you living in your parent's basement... Ya'll Take Care and be safe, John

[@zacknunns242]

@@JohnDoe-pv2iu nah you’re missing my point. This collector obviouslyhas a fair amount of disposable income and it seems like if you can afford to have this giant collection you should A.)care enough to and B.)be able to afford to display it in a way that does such a cool collection justice and doesn’t look like everyone’s parents cluttered basement or garage, not that the dude actually lives with his mom.

[@anttieskelinen1]

@@zacknunns242 for who it shoul be display? Mangaves are for personal use not for you.

[@lathanchurch8352]

My only hope is that this collection never get lost or ruined by someone deactivating any of them or doing anything to fuck it up

[@brucemiller8109]

Sadly it will become DEWAT as will American arms...this is a WORLD WIDE ban of arms for citizens.

[@DualDesertEagle]

@@brucemiller8109 Any sources for that?

[@SekruTheGreat]

@@DualDesertEagle Source: Bro just trust me

[@Itapirkanmaa2]

It only takes one EU edict and it's gone. Everything is in the hands of the EU.

[@lathanchurch8352]

@@Itapirkanmaa2 that's sad

[@tomt810]

Can a gun collection ever really be Finnished though?

[@zezex3116]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@Mbartel500]

Yeah…I saw what you did there🤣

[@vaahtobileet]

never heard this witty pun before

[@bevans7772]

It takes a lot of time, so you better start Russian.

[@kc9602]

SMH 😒

[@impronen]

Cool stuff! Side note, that is not a turkey but a Western Capercaillie or Metso, in Finnish.

[@rautavaara9194]

Capercaillie is one of those words I've never heard an English speaker use. It's essentially a boss-level grouse.

[@timumbra2476]

So a cool turkey ?

[@rautavaara9194]

@@timumbra2476 Cool in the same way Godzilla is cool when you live in a Japanese city.

[@anttieskelinen1]

@@timumbra2476 Write "Metso" on youtube and you will find out that it will attack on humans. So it´s not so cool to run into it in the woods.

[@petev.6598]

@@timumbra2476 During mating time these birds (males) are bad m-f:rs. If you meet one in a forest, you are in for an experience. :D

[@mynameisnotlarry7149]

This collection almost scratches the surface of my wish list , while at the same time goes about a million times my budget 😀

[@Fr0z3nS0liD]

I laughed at the random swearing in the background at about 6:42 If you are interested, there is a privately owned collection of Finnish firearms in Kuhmoinen called Kuhmoisten ase- ja varusmuseo. It's a little bit different to this one. I think there are more guns here, but the other one is more setup for visitors. Not worth making a trip for all by itself, but if you are near Tampere or Central Finland, then it's not too bad of a drive. I'm not affiliated with the place myself, but I've visited it twice with friends.

[@onpsxmember]

What is said in the background?

[@HerkkuKettu]

@@onpsxmember All i could hear was "oh f*** who...?"

[@TheSitoutumaton]

@@onpsxmember "Oh fuck are they filming in here?" Cannot discern more context, maybe they realized they're interrupting Ian's shooting session.

[@onpsxmember]

@@TheSitoutumaton Well, I'm glad I asked. Thank you :D

[@m1k1a1]

Thanks for this nugget of information. I was not aware of this museum.

[@maverick9708]

This is legitimately breathtaking, being able to see such a free private collection of significant historical pieces. seems very interesting to me specifically as well since I'm a ballistic minded American with lots of Finnish family

[@alphagt62]

Reminds me of an old joke. “Are you finished?” “No, but I’m a bit Swedish on my Mother’s side” I’ll see myself out.......

[@TzunSu]

It's not exactly rare. Sweden has the reputation of being super anti-guns due to Fox News, but we've got the exact same rules here.

[@TzunSu]

@@bryananderson3772 If only they knew what? The same rules talked about in this video are the same in Sweden. Get a collectors license and you can have as many guns as you want. If you want a pistol, you're going to have to join a pistol club, but that's not really an issue, and if you want a shotgun or long-gun you take the hunters test, an intense course takes about a weekend. We're also top 20 in the world for weapons per capita. The real answer is that so many morons watch Fox News and their lies and never bother doing any research. Hell, Fox got caught trying to bribe immigrant kids to riot here a few years ago, so they could film it.

[@TzunSu]

@@bryananderson3772 I'm sorry, but i might be misunderstanding you. CNN puts Sweden forward as champions of common sense gun laws because, well, it is generally haha. You can get a firearm, if you're not convicted or been sectioned recently, fairly easily. Many people also seem to forget that the vast majority of Swedish men and quite a few women have done their obligatory military service, and until fairly recently home guard soldiers kept their G3s at home. There's good reasons not to do that, as 2Lt Mattias Flink proved when he killed 7 people in a spree shooting with his G3. Basically all you can't have is full auto weapons (Except as a collector), and some limitations on magazine capacity for semi-autos.

[@eikeksimimea1071]

@@bryananderson3772 Yeah :D I mean a bunch of people own weapons and they arent even that expensive. Not to mention all the "illegal" pistols and small firearms that are in the cottages of elderly people.

[@Zereniti77]

The MG-42 was captured during Tanne Ost: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tanne_Ost Wife's grandfather was in that battle, on the Finnish side. But he never really talked about the war. We did know that he was in that battle and we were watching a documentary on it with him. Imagine our surprise when one of the people being interviewed suddenly mentioned his name. We turned to look at him, and he just gave a sly smile and said "yeah, it was pretty exciting thing that happened...".

[@rodgerjohnson3375]

Interesting read of a snippet from history. Thank you

[@liamjohnston4495]

What was the documentary called, it sounds quite interesting!

[@Zereniti77]

@@liamjohnston4495 sorry, don’t remember. it was over 10 years ago. And it was in Finnish.

[@rodgerjohnson3375]

@@liamjohnston4495 Click on the wiki highlighted address

[@keanur6112]

The license works the same in south africa. Collectors license that is. You join a collector organisation and tell them you want a 1911 collection. Then you can license as much as you can afford. They are finicky but you just need to specify more in detail for certain firearms. Smgs of the 2nd world war 1939 to 1945 basically. And you can have as many categories as you want. Yes you can have full auto... For those wanting to know.

[@BobyourUncle]

The problem is that they are VERY anal about sticking to a theme for some inexplicable reason. I've never heard of a collector of old cars or postage stamps being forced to pick some insanely narrow theme in order to be taken seriously by other collectors. There really is no good reason to say that a collection needs a theme...

[@freedfree7933]

@@BobyourUncle The fact you said that makes me question if you are smart enough to be trusted with guns...

[@mjfan653]

@Lassi Kinnunen 81 similar in estonia, can have full auto, beltfeds etc anything. even tho you need a theme, even just "ww2 and soviet army service" can do if you want ww2 guns and cheap soviet stuff. really, as far as Ive understood, because we dont have a full-auto cap, like the us, an original mp40 will be quite cheap, around 2-4k euro. and in estonia, in some places, given the soviet free market, you can sometimes still buy an beltfed mg for a few bottles of vodka, and legalize it later.... but the requirement for an storageroom that is thief-proofed is reasonable. if you own a large collection of live-fire guns, there will be thieves/criminals who might want to get them. and it doesnt have to be a bunker. just windows with bars, or no windows, and a strong door. most basements would work.

[@justinmishler6758]

@@freedfree7933 what

[@adamr9215]

@@freedfree7933 The reply you made to Bob makes it obvious that you shouldn’t be allowed to own or use firearms. Seriously, that was possibly the most ignorant comment ever made on KZbin.

[@SafetyProMalta]

True Ian, many people are unaware how many private collectors in Europe have amazing collections.

[@taekatanahu635]

Yup. The laws between European countries often vary quite significantly and that includes firearms regulation. That is why it always makes me cringe when someone - be it European or someone outside of Europe - makes sweeping generalizations about the entire continent. European countries have different legal systems, legal traditions and legal processes. Even when talking about the European Union, most of the legal acts are directives rather than legally binding regulations, leaving lots of leeway to national governments.

[@alphagt62]

One thing remains the same, both in Europe and the US, such collections, and licenses are for the wealthy. I can’t imagine what this collection must be worth! But I’m not jealous, (well, maybe a little?) I’m seriously happy that someone is able to preserve these fine specimens.

[@zoolkhan]

because we collect them, not substitute our penises with them. Where there is little abuse, there are few negative or any headlines

[@arib515]

@@zoolkhan equating guns with penises is a very low brow marxist thing to say. Maybe say "we finns have more respect for our fellow man than to shoot them for no reason"

[@ILikeToLaughAtYou]

@@zoolkhan astronomically bad take.

[@jwseibert1059]

What a fantastic collection and I bet the room smells wonderful,like old wood furniture and gun oil.

[@MythicMagus]

What we all thought was one wall of guns was actually four walls and a ceiling of guns. Very impressive.

[@gamma7897]

I think the MG42 was captured at Suursaari, currently called Gogland. It's the only island I can think of that fits the description and timeline. Usually your pronunciations of foreign languages are more than serviceable but I think Suursaari was given a bit too much time in the blender this time.

[@mrmax1984]

I think Ian reversed "Suur" and "saari", and it came out as "Saarsuuri."

[@notmilandia8461]

@@mrmax1984 atleast it sounded like that. For those who dont know: saari means island, and suur(i) mean great, big, master, head, grand etc. So Suursaari translates to something like Grand Island.

[@arga0]

I can only be happy that he tries. Finnish isn't exactly a user friendly language for anyone, even us.

[@OikeudenTassu]

I was able to figure out which island he meant. It wasn't that bad.

[@juharipattila7478]

Jes Suursaari

[@ArnoSchmidt70]

This guy seems to be well prepaired for a Second Winter War.

[@williamsohlstrom1530]

One could call it... WW2

[@beargillium2369]

Gonna need another room 😂

[@MrMedalice]

Haha.

[@petrcivela9413]

Would need a nuclear shelter for that.

[@romaliop]

@@williamsohlstrom1530 WW2:2

[@Pienimusta]

Cool to see the collection is not only guns, but also radios, clothing, photos, literature, and even a glockenspiel.

[@boristhebarbarian]

The unknown bust of a Russian general: maybe Nikolai Nikolaijevich Gerhard. Governor General of Finland dec 1905 - jan 1908

[@topkek7372]

Looks very close, minus the mustache

[@jimsmith5148]

It is highly probable that it was N.N. Gerhard. The bust shows awards similar to the order and badge of St. Vladimir, which Gerhard definitely had.

[@mrfun177]

@@jimsmith5148 Those medals as they are worn look mostly like the Order of St. George 3rd and 4th class and the only pre soviet abolishment of the medal general i could find that earned both and looks like that bust is Ivan Pavlovich Romanovsky

[@samtandy7030]

Ah my guess was Georgy Zhukov completely different answer ahah

[@PilotAwe]

@@samtandy7030 Zhukov what the hell :D might as well have said Trump

[@BeTeK11]

I can hear from the background "Voi vittu" which translates roughly "oh fuck" :D

[@foleymaj]

I was trying to paste a link to the Finnish Police website (in English) where they have a detailed page about what goes into getting such a licence. Unfortunately, KZbin seems to hate links and hides my comment because of the link so those interested can find out by themselves. In short, it's not a short and easy process and you need good justification.

[@williamsohlstrom1530]

I've tried four times now, but the filter Gods are all-perceiving. I tried to give you advice regarding getting around their all-seeing gaze, but it seems my advice was sub par anyway, as my earlier comments were removed.

[@williamsohlstrom1530]

For funcies I'm trying another way. "Double U times 3, punctuation, examplesite, punctuation, first syllable of computer." If this gets caught in the nets we're already living in the Matrix. Edit: it works, it bloody works! (also sorry for potentially notification spamming. I'd guess the notification gets removed as the comment does, but hey ho, who knows)

[@littlejackalo5326]

And lots of money and connections to government officials.

[@labinot1363]

A channel can decide whether they want links in their comments or not. Apparently they don't want them in this comment section. Doesn't really have much to do with KZbin itself.

[@jarink1]

The one BIG problem with private collections is what happens to it when the owner is no longer able (or willing) to maintain it? Hopefully he has secured the future of this wonderful collection so it can be maintained intact when it passes to someone else. It seems all too often you hear of historical guns or other militaria being destroyed when an owner passes away.

[@18robsmith]

I think the same can be said for quite a number of "open" museum collections, which all too often rely on one or two very interested curators and when they move on the collection is no longer properly maintained and thus falls into disrepair and is then either scrapped or broken up.

[@testoprotein4336]

Knowing our govenment and their attitude to people having any freedom they will junk this collection to be melted in steel factory

[@RyuakiraX]

Afaik with collector weaponry, they're acquired by the firearm collecting association, that auctions the items off to other collectors, therefor keeping them in circulation. Otherwise they're inherited by family, and auctioned off by the police, commonly.

[@MyDailyUpload]

I know a gentleman in Canada that has a very nice collection of prohibited firearms. Many machine guns. Even if the government doesn't take them up, there is an ever dwindling number of people who can own these. They are not licensing new people. These collectors can trade among themselves still, but not to anyone else. If one dies, the guns can go to others or be destroyed I guess. I think of it as a "Highlander" situation. Whom ever is last gets it all and nobody is getting any younger.

[@Kargoneth]

@@MyDailyUpload "I know a gentleman in Canada that has a very nice collection of prohibited firearms. Many machine guns. Even if the government doesn't take them up, there is an ever dwindling number of people who can own these. They are not licensing new people. These collectors can trade among themselves still, but not to anyone else. If one dies, the guns can go to others or be destroyed I guess. I think of it as a "Highlander" situation. Whom ever is last gets it all and nobody is getting any younger." That's very sad.

[@DANO-4899]

Full title was "Tour of a Finnish gun collection, in Ian's house"

[@Itapirkanmaa2]

Not a turkey, not even figuratively, but a capercaillie.

[@Jeejeetyyppi123]

Metso

[@davidhoran7116]

“The arisaka was in fairly common use I. The Finnish civil guard” This is why I love the arsenals of smaller nations. Guns from all over the place ending up used right next to each-other, fascinating stuff.

[@MichaelImbrenda]

The Japanese armed Finnish separatists during the Russo-Japanese War.

[@saltyredditor7367]

@@MichaelImbrenda source?

[@anttieskelinen1]

@@saltyredditor7367 There will be Ian's video about that. Japanies didn't sent Arisakas but Vetterlis. Arisakas are captured in that war but russians move them to Finland. Not Japanies.

[@peabase]

@@anttieskelinen1 You're right about the "Grafton" rifles, but the Arisakas weren't war booty from the Russo-Japanese War. Imperial Russia bought them from Japan to equip their second-line troops in Finland. They couldn't have possibly been captured from the Japanese, because Japan only adopted the Arisaka after the Russo-Japanese War.

[@anttieskelinen1]

@@peabase m/97 and it´s carbine were the main weapons of Japan infantry in Russo-Japanese War. Mass production started 8 years before the war. M/05 was adopted after that war. And yes Japan also sell weapons to Russian in WW1.

[@garmgarmgarm494]

"The theme of my collection is Finnish small arms" "So anyway here's my anti-aircraft gun"

[@m1k1a1]

"and my mortars"

[@ShellshockedRadio]

Wow ... just Wow ... I'm speechless, so much history on such a small place.

[@dreamingflurry2729]

"...good luck finding amunition for them..." - Check the floorboards :D I mean the guy has MG42 ammo back from WW2, so why not some mortar-projectiles? :D Great collection! Needs a bit more room however so it's not so densly packed! Thanks for the vid, Ian :)

[@altergreenhorn]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine When the war in the Yugoslavia come on fire back in the 1991 one old partisan took 3 neighbor guys up to the hill and said dig here you will find my stock from the WWII as was later told to me they found working MG 43, 2x K98, Ppsh 41 with some ammunition and few hand grenades.

[@anttieskelinen1]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine actually every year finnish defence forces destroy thousands of granades from that time in lapland. After the war ways to get rid of them was bury them or dump them on ice on winter so when summer came they just sink in lakes. Now they are big problem.

[@scratchy996]

@@altergreenhorn Here in Western Romania we had an anti communist partisan movement after ww2. In my village you can't demolish an old building without calling the police first, because each time an old house was torn down, people found guns hidden in the walls.

[@victoreem2]

Also in Finland prices of machine guns for example are very low since there is pretty much no market for them I just checked and there is a fully functioning Suomi M31 on sale for 490€ and I have seen Maxims go for about 1000€

[@RyuakiraX]

Suomis can go as low as 150€ if you go through the right auction houses.

[@Mbartel500]

w O W!!! What an incredible collection!!! Ian, you could do several years worth of videos, just focusing on these amazing military gems…

[@tiegertanz]

A variety of maxim's.. This is a sentence to make me happy. What a beautiful collection! Hats off to the owner.

[@marvindebot3264]

I know you watch these sir, I am so jealous! You have done a superb job of putting together what is pretty much a definitive reference collection of Finnish arms. Wow, just wow.

[@renatocoloradaco4673]

Man, what an amazing collection! Even being in such a restricted place. Congratulations! And I say again: congratulations to the Finnish people, who knew how to defend their HOMELAND from a much more powerful enemy. 🇫🇮💙✌️

[@MrMedalice]

Love your work Ian. Did you know that those Lotta Svård porchelain stuff were ordered to be broken and dismiss by russians in the peace treaty back then? I know you are not forgotten porchelain guy but some video material there ;)

[@chrisboyington3176]

Everyone: Americans have all the guns! Finnish Dude: Hold my Olvi

[@danielsibley6322]

Wow.. viagra takes around 30 mins to an hour. I would only have to stand in here for 5 mins and I would be ready!

[@jtukko]

lol "Voi vittu!" (Oh fuck!) in the background at 6:41

[@marvindebot3264]

Ah the episode we have been waiting for!

[@theblindsniper9130]

For how much I brag about my collection here in America.. now I am pretty humbled haha Man this is a sweet video and collection. At least mind is from around the world, though.

[@onpsxmember]

Doesn't have to be around the world when the world's arms come to you.

[@theblindsniper9130]

@@onpsxmember Beautifully said my friend

[@redmorphius]

So jealous of this country. I thought America was supposed to be the land of the free? Why can’t we have this cool shit

[@Ethnarches]

Yeah, it's very cool, but it's certainly not an easy thing to get a collectors permit like that. Once you do get it though, you can find pretty incredible guns in Finland for a fraction of the price what they are in the US due to the market being really small. I've seen stuff for sale like an original Fedorov for around 2000USD, many historical pistols are a few hundred USD and so on, but the reason for all that is that it's hard to get that license and without it you can't own pretty much anything that you can't justify by a shooting sport or hunting.

[@BatCaveOz]

You know that you can buy class 3 weapons with a $200 tax stamp, right?

[@joelm5509]

Well sure you can get all this stuff with collectors license, but gun laws in Finland are quite strict these days and getting more strict since EU is really trying to ban guns from time to time. So it's far from US, but we're not Brittish or Japanese either haha.

[@brlbrlbrlbrl]

@@bocefusmurica4340 Ah yes, like the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act that banned new machine guns, signed into law by the well known Democrat Ronald Reagan.

[@coolsenjoyer]

being able to own almost any kind of gun is all well and good but i'm pretty sure the finnish collector permit doesn't actually let you shoot the guns whenever you want so it's almost like you're just allowed to keep a museum of cool shit

[@mrfun177]

The only person i could find that would have the order of st george 3rd and 4th class like that would be a ww1 general by the name of Ivan Pavlovich Romanovsky other then that everybody else either did not earn those medals or looked nothing like the bust shown in the video.

[@jamesallred460]

OMG that 1895 Winchester! What a beauty!!

[@TheFanatical1]

I was wondering what this collection was - thanks for solving this mystery, Ian!

[@TheFanatical1]

My god this man is about to outfit a small army.

[@andersjjensen]

@@TheFanatical1 Considering how much damage the Finns did to the Russians with pretty minimal equipment I'd say this qualifies as the national armament backup depot! :P

[@hendriktonisson2915]

The Royal Armouries in UK has one L-41 Sampo, a rare belt-fed GPMG manufactured in small numbers in Finland during WW2. I wonder if any Finnish collection has one of these?

[@jpenna1976]

I wonder if Brit's deactivated it already. I believe there is a Finnish collector with one. Some collectors with significant collections keep low profile.

[@hendriktonisson2915]

​@@jpenna1976 I do not know if the one at the Royal Armouries is deactivated or not.

[@zimbu_]

The Finnish Defensive Forces has its own Military Museum with a pretty massive collection. There's a good chance they would have a sample of a firearm used by the Finnish military, even if it barely existed (the Finnish Wikipedia article for Sampo-konekivääri L-41 says they only made 35 of these guns).

[@jpenna1976]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine It is possible that Royal Armories is an exception. When strict firearms laws were pushed through in the UK, I remember reading that it also applied to museums and deactivation method was pretty harsh.

[@afre3398]

I think the bird is a Western capercaillie(Tetrao urogallus). It lives in Norway, Sweden, Finland, And Russia. In the forest belt that stretches across these countries. It is not a turkey as it can indeed fly

[@firestarter7699]

It can also clobber you with it's wings and they hurt.

[@rokrokka7322]

Metso

[@afre3398]

@@joebrown8873 Nah it is more that it can lift off the ground for a short distance. To get out danger. It is not a very good flyer. And unable to fly more than about 100 meters

[@noahfyan9617]

@@afre3398 guess you've never seen a turkey 100 ft up in a tree

[@generaliserad]

6:40 the obligatory "voi vittu" in the background

[@notmilandia8461]

That battle where that MG42 was captured was probably Operation Tanne Ost. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tanne_Ost

[@thelastjohnwayne]

THE DRAGONMAN OF FINLAND....... I Knight this Finnish collector the Dragonman of Finland

[@Fightosaurus]

Great content as always thanks Ian!

[@robina6645]

Obligatory Finnish vitu in the backround

[@apexxxx10]

*VITTU - Fittan på Svenska*

[@lancecluster]

It is nice that the owner allowed this video. Awesome collection

[@Alemikkola]

Those three books at 7:16 are great if you are interested in reading about Finnish small arms. It's "Sotilaskäsiaseet Suomessa 1918-1988" Parts I, II and III.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

Finland, Where they have the Freedom to collect machine guns...

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

The finnish swastika still has some usage today. for example the ceremonial airforce flag still has it, the flag is used in marches, military oaths etc.

[@jorgschimmer8213]

I don’t know how a mortar can be a small arm, but… anyway. Awesome!👍🏽

[@Lithos2k]

There is always a bigger gun, thus every gun is small... in a way.

[@jorgschimmer8213]

@@Lithos2k . 😁😂👍🏽

[@anttieskelinen1]

Currently 305mm coastal gun is the biggest gun with licence in Finland.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

@@anttieskelinen1 Say hello to my little friend.

Pretty much exactly the same process to become a collector in Sweden. I know of some truly magnificent collections.

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Fashion rules are only for hunting rifles. And even those will be removed during 2022 according to Naturvårdsverket who regulate this. I own 4 different AR15:s, one of them is in 6.5cm which is very good for field shooting and long range shooting. See my channel for more. But to answer your question, you are limited by the rules for the sport you will be engaging in. If they do not allow AR15s you cannot use them.

[@Eddy-oe5oi]

The owner needs more space for a proper presentation. The stuff could fill a museum.

[@jpenna1976]

Unfortunately museum like this would have very limited customer base.

[@ristoalanko9281]

"The stuff" has to be in an armored room, equal to a safe. Private collectors and museums are different, in Finland most guns displayed in museums are deactivated.

[@tgraham1961]

That’s actually just the back room at Varusteleka isn’t it?

[@Magicalamazing]

Absolutely incredible collection. I extend by gratitude to the colector for allowing Ian to make videos with his firearms and us to see his aresome work!

[@CeylonMondegreen]

Skip to 6:40 for the mandatory voi vittu

[@funfactor4528]

I hope you don't try and finnish quickly because this is interesting 😉

[@ZombolicBand]

For a few seconds i thought that this was in an average Finnish guys garage.

[@ziomaxxx]

Wonderful as usual. Thanks Ian for this great video.

[@lasasaurus]

6:41 Voi vittu!

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

Ian: This collection is mostly Finnish but not entirely Finished. :DDDDD AAYYEYEEEEEEE

[@jamesclark6420]

I'm going to start a Black Metal band called Nazi Glockenspiel. 😛

[@lwrii1912]

Nice collection, I'm sure a lot of work went into gathering it all together.

[@helpme8224]

I see the pile off hats on 5:00 . Message to the owner of the collection : please check Ian's pocket before he's leaving :)

[@Viper0hr]

I always am interested in the owners of these collections, what they do, why they started, why that collection, ect ect. I would love some interviews in the future if at all possible. (For obvious reasons a lot of people would rather not have the world know they own such collections, so that's probably why those interviews never happen. If any would be willing we would love to hear from them.)

[@jimvandemoter6961]

At the time I'm watching this there's almost 2300 views and every one of us really envy you.

[@catchbay]

I’m a Finnish and my plan was maybe 5 years ago to get the collector licence for full auto finnish army rifles - those are cheap - but something else came to my path.

[@pantheonauxilia]

Ah classic "voi vittu" said at the background😅 translates as "oh f**k"

[@danamoral3666]

Wonderful collection! Ian great as always!

[@nedhimself]

Is this an episode on the tv show Hoarders except military stuff?

[@nealgold8442]

What an awesome collection. Thank you for sharing with us and please thank the owner as well.

[@erikm12]

"The owner thought it'd be cool to do a complete tour video!" aka "The owner wants to flex his massive collection!" Which he should, because that is a stellar collection.

[@jimmumford4444]

Very impressive! Thanks, Ian, for sharing the experience with us.

[@BrorAppelsin]

Collection has to have a focus...finnish small arms... proceeds to ignore the obvious grenade launchers by the Maxims :)

[@joelm5509]

This collection is very impressive. Would be nice to see it some day live.

[@jussayinmipeece1069]

could we have a look at the spines of that library PLEASE!!!!

[@Maple-Sizzurp]

This is the most badass collection I've seen thanks for doing a walkthrough!

[@greybeard5774]

Big thumbs up for that tour!! What a great collection .. makes me wonder, if it is also open to visitors ..?

[@torchedmonkee]

Very nice collection, I bet the first few times Ian was in there he was constantly spotting things he had missed before

[@chrisgs8727]

The good news from finland is that they finally decide to replace their tkiv85 (with a sako sr25 clone)....I need one asap.

[@sergiom9958]

Jesus… that’s a lucky collector for living in a country with that legislation. I wish more countries were like Finland.

[@TuomoKalliokoski]

IIRC only weapons which are illegal are WMDs. For anything else you can have a weapons permit if you can prove need for it (collecting is a valid need, self defense only in cases where you have actual reason to believe that someone is actually targeting you.) And everything must be stored properly and what properly means depends on weapon and amount of them. That kind of armory need be in a some sort of vault (which the room actually does look like.)

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

@@TuomoKalliokoski Getting the licence is still totally another thing.

[@kurtbergh]

@@TuomoKalliokoski Self defense is not a valid reason for getting a gun permit here, it was completely removed in 1998. Many European countries do allow CCW in a similar scenario, but Finland doesn't.

[@TuomoKalliokoski]

@@kurtbergh My bad, self defense is not a valid reason for permit in Finland.

[@CssHDmonster]

''very object dense'' yah

[@janispetke9519]

We are truly blessed. We have been raptured.

[@rocksnaek]

6:41 "Voi vittu" :D

[@Inarilla]

Now that's a mancave for any Finnish reservist. Truly amazing!

[@BobSaint]

That glockenspiel was used man, it was uuuuused!

[@peteroestroem9959]

Thanks for yet another great video. On the schwaztika in the Finnish army, I have heard that it was adopted in the Finnish airforce as a wing mark to honour the Swedish Nobleman von Rosen family that donated the first aeroplane to the Republic of Finland after the revolution in Russia.

[@peteroestroem9959]

the schwaztika was the family emblem,

[@Matias-dr3ys]

@@peteroestroem9959 yes, you are right.

[@BSKustomz]

So what's the focus your collection?... "Things I like"

[@audikid89]

I’ve been waiting for this video. This collection is amazing!

[@sergei6572]

Kiitos, Thanks, Спасибо.

[@DrFod]

This is typical for a Finnish household. If you had Russian neighbours, you'd understand.

[@andersjjensen]

The Fireplace Guy and The Finnish Uncle Gun Scrooge combined must be worth north of the GDP of smaller countries... Really nice stuff. I think I could spend about three weeks in there putting my grubby little mitts on the private parts on each of those guns! :D

[@shawnr771]

Very cool. Thank you to the collector for allowing you to share with us.

[@alexbarker458]

howdy gents and hopefully Ian. ive got a question, i have a type 30 japanese bayonet and the only markings are a 91 or 16 on the handle. does anyone know what this is?

[@alexbarker458]

after a lot of research ive found that the number is 91, a division marking for the 91st division deployed on the islands northeast of korea.

[@lucidnonsense942]

It's same in NZ. You can get a gun collectors license if you want to own guns that would be otherwise prohibited. You'll need to show that you've had an interest in firearms for a while, have a safe and secure place to store them, then get a visit from the local copper to make sure it's all above the board. No major convictions or association to organised crime, basically pass your standard police check. The collection needs to have a specific focus, you can't just say; "all the guns!" Often, when people complain about restrictive gun laws, they just didn't RTFM.

[@taekatanahu635]

... or they know they wouldn't qualify. 😄 In which case the gun laws are actually working as intended.

[@1776-q6l]

Gun laws are and always will be pointless. You shouldn’t need a “permit” or a “license “ to defend yourself and buy what you please. There’s only one end goal for those who enact gun laws and it’s to lessen resistance from its civilians

[@EeroafHeurlin]

Societies make their own rules, ours (Finland) has decided that what some US states call "castle doctrine" is not good for the society and that having the most basic checks and balances before letting just anyone have guns is a good idea like being a member of hunting or shooting club for example so they can vouch that you know how to handle the gun safely, requiring by law to make sure guns are always stored securely to avoid negligent discharges by children and make stealing them way harder, etc it's all very basic stuff that honestly every responsible and competent gun owner would be doing anyway. Also we have universal military service for all adult males (with civil service option for concentious objectors), about 80% of the adult males have been not only trained on how to shoot but also how to engage in various forms of warfare suited for our risk profiles (hint: it's going to be highly asynchronous) and we have plenty of guns per capita so the goal is not to have a population that cannot "defend itself". As my friend who has done a few peacekeeping tours likes to remind me: our reservists are generally much better soldiers than many of the "professionals" he dealt with on tour.

[@LN997-i8x]

Are the NZ collector's licenses granted on a "shall issue" basis? Can you actually go out and shoot them?

[@milan1200]

@@EeroafHeurlin very similar to the situation in Austria. You’re allowed to own guns, with the exception of “war material” (grenades, rockets, etc), full auto weapons and pump guns. You can buy a bolt action rifle if you’re 18+ and don’t have a weapon ban imposed on you. I think it’s okay the way it is. If I feel the need to defend myself, there are other ways.

[@Vihtori_Lettunen]

I have seen less stuff on some museums. :D

[@jjforcebreaker]

Now this is a proper man cave.

[@jarink1]

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