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Parents told Finnish media that the shooting had taken place in a classroom at Viertola school in Vantaa to the north of the capital Helsinki.
Police said they arrived at the school within nine minutes at 09:17 (06:17 GMT) and tended to the three victims.
One of the children died at the scene, they added.
In common with other Finnish schools, children had just returned to classes in Vantaa, just outside Helsinki, after the long Easter weekend. All of those involved are thought to have been in the sixth grade.
The suspect ran off as soon as police arrived and was eventually detained "in a calm manner" in the northern Siltamaki district of Helsinki at around 10:00. A video taken from a passing car shows the suspect being pinned down beside a road.
Police said he had been holding a firearm which they had taken from him. He had admitted carrying out the shooting in an initial interview, they added.
Authorities have now opened an investigation into murder and attempted murder.
Children under the age of 15 are not criminally liable in Finland, so the suspect has not been remanded in custody and is instead being placed in the care of social services.
According to police, the suspect had used a gun licensed to a relative. Gun ownership is widespread in Finland and children over 15 can have licences to use other people's firearms.
Parents told Finnish media that the shooting had taken place in a classroom at Viertola school in Vantaa to the north of the capital Helsinki.
Police said they arrived at the school within nine minutes at 09:17 (06:17 GMT) and tended to the three victims.
One of the children died at the scene, they added.
In common with other Finnish schools, children had just returned to classes in Vantaa, just outside Helsinki, after the long Easter weekend. All of those involved are thought to have been in the sixth grade.
The suspect ran off as soon as police arrived and was eventually detained "in a calm manner" in the northern Siltamaki district of Helsinki at around 10:00. A video taken from a passing car shows the suspect being pinned down beside a road.
Police said he had been holding a firearm which they had taken from him. He had admitted carrying out the shooting in an initial interview, they added.
Authorities have now opened an investigation into murder and attempted murder.
Children under the age of 15 are not criminally liable in Finland, so the suspect has not been remanded in custody and is instead being placed in the care of social services.
According to police, the suspect had used a gun licensed to a relative. Gun ownership is widespread in Finland and children over 15 can have licences to use other people's firearms.
