Police were called to the incident in Helsinki at about 8am today.
Police were called to the horror incident at Viertola primary school in Vantaa at 8.08am UK time following reports that several shots had been fired. Three children aged 13 were left wounded - tragically one of them later died.
No fatalities have been reported with reports emerging after the shooting saying teachers had locked children in their classrooms. The suspect is said to have been arrested just before 10am in the Siltakylantie area of Helsinki, which is 50 minute walk from the school. Police had stopped a young person who had knelt down to pick up a weapon he had dropped on the floor.
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