STOCKHOLM, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The mass murders in a school shooting Tuesday in the Finnish town of Kauhajoki would lead to changes in the Firearms Act, Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said, according to reports reaching here from Helsinki.

    Addressing a news conference, Vanhanen said he expected a lively debate on gun control, reported Finnish News Agency STT.

    "It goes without saying that one must analyze carefully what has happened and what sorts of changes may serve to prevent these kinds of situations from happening," he added.

    Matti Juhani Saari, 22, is suspected of killing at least ten people at the vocational school. He was taken into hospital after shooting himself and died in the early evening.

    Finnish public broadcaster YLE reported that the suspected perpetrator had posted several videos in recent weeks on YouTube showing himself firing a pistol, which he bought last month. He was questioned by police concerning the videos Monday, but no further steps were deemed necessary.

    About one year ago, an 18-year-old boy killed eight pupils and staff at his upper secondary school in Jokela in southern Finland before turning the gun on himself.