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Wikipedia says that 12% of Finns own a gun, so I'm not sure where you're getting 38% of households.
Finland also does not allow owning guns for personal protection, open or concealed carry, has mandatory military service, and most of the guns owned are long guns used for hunting and sport shooting. To get a license for a pistol you have to be over 20 and demonstrated over 2 years of experience sport shooting pistols.
I got it from Wikipedia. Households and people are different statistics. People includes children who are unlikely to own a gun.
I also prefer households as a statistic over guns per capita because it avoids the issue of gun collectors who may have hundreds of guns in one household…