Raumanmeri school shooting
| Raumanmeri school shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Raumanmeri secondary school, Rauma, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°07′51″N 21°29′36″E / 61.1309°N 21.4933°E |
| Date | 25 January 1989 |
Attack type | School shooting, double-murder |
| Weapons | Mauser Pistol |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Tero Toivola |
| Motive | Bullying |
The Raumanmeri school shooting was a school shooting that occurred on 25 January 1989 at the Raumanmeri secondary school in Rauma, Finland. It was the first school shooting in the history of Finland. Tero Toivola, a 14 year old student at the Raumanmeri secondary school, fatally shot two of his classmates using a pistol that belonged to his father. The shooter had claimed to be a victim of bullying. Due to the perpetrator being under the age of 15, he never faced any criminal charges for the attack.