Three were injured in a school shooting incident in Finland early on Tuesday, Finnish police said, adding that the suspect was later arrested.

“All those involved in the shooting incident are minors,” the police said, suggesting the shooter was also a minor.

The shooting occurred at the Viertola school in the city of Vantaa, north of the capital Helsinki.

“The immediate danger is over,” the Viertola school’s principal Sari Laasila told the Reuters news agency, declining to comment further on the incident.

Finland’s population of around 5.5 million includes some 430,000 gun license holders, with over 1.5 licensed firearms in the country of hunters and gun enthusiasts, as per interior ministry figures.

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rmt/rc (AFP, Reuters)