Suomi KP/-31 - Users

Users

• Bulgaria: 5,505 were bought from 1940-1942.
• Croatia: 1,250 were bought from 1942-43.
• Denmark: Madsen and Hovea made at least 1,400 M/31 copies designated M/41 derived from the Lettet-Forsøgs submachine gun.
• Estonia: 485 purchased in 1937.
• Finland
• Israel
• Nazi Germany: 3,042 were ordered by Germany from Finland during The Second World War and likely issued to the Wehrmacht and SS. Also 120 Suomi KP's were presented to the German troops of AOK Norwegen in 1942 for use on the Finnish Front. Most of these weapons left Finland with German troops in 1944 and were subsequently used in other theaters of the war.
• North Korea: Used along with weapons supplied by the Soviet Union during the Korean War.
• Norway: Norwegian police troops trained in Sweden used the Swedish m/37-39 variant. Used by the Norwegian armed forces after the war until 1980s, primarily by the Navy and the Home Guard.
• Poland: Used by Polish Police (Policja)
• Republic of Korea:Captured by Korean People's Army limited, used during at the Korean War.
• Slovakia
• Sweden: 35.000 made under license by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB just before and during WWII, some were also imported from Finland. Designated kpist m/37 (9mm Browning Long caliber) after the year of adaption, in 1939 Sweden decided to switch to 9 mm Parabellum and the new weapons were designated kpist m/37-39.
• Switzerland
• Soviet Union: Used captured weapons.
• West Germany