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The Finnish firearms manufacturer Valmet built assault rifles, in co-operation with [[Sako]], based in part on the Kalashnikov action in the early 1960s, and continued to manufacture them up until 1994. Valmet later merged into Sako (in the late 1980s), and the some of their designs are currently being manufactured.

See also [[Valmet M78]].

'''The Valmet Assault rifle series can be seen in the following:'''

=Valmet M62=
[[file:ValmetM62.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M62 (Rk 62) (older model) with wooden stock - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:Rk 62 with m76 furniture.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M62 (Rk 62) (modernized) with plastic handguard and tubular stock - 7.62x39mm. This version is the most commonly available/used version of the rifle.]]

The original Valmet AK-derived rifle was the milled receiver Model 62 which was offered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm NATO for export. The model M62 (known as '''Rk 62''' in Finland) was adopted by the Finnish Defence Forces, and still serves as the standard infantry weapon of the Finnish Army.

The M62 has an unusual T-shaped tubular buttstock, compared to other Kalashinkov pattern rifles. The gas block and front sight design is very similar to the Israeli [[Galil]] rifle, as the Galil was designed based on the Valmet.

===Film===
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|''[[Vares: Private Eye]]||Juha Veijonen||Jussi Vares||||2004
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| ''Never Too Young to Die'' || John Stamos || Lance Stargrove || 5.56x45mm with plastic handguard|| 1986
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|''[[Telefon]]||||MVD agents|| modernized ||1977
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|''[[World War III]]''||||Soviet paratroopers||substituting for the [[AK-47]]||1982
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| ''[[Ultimate Force]] || [[Tony Curran]] || Sgt. Pete Twamley || Fitted with M76 furniture and unknown sights ||2002 - 2006
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| ''[[Ultimate Force]] || [[Joe Sims]] || Vic || Chrome plated and fitted with M76 furniture and unknown sights||2002 - 2006
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|  ''[[Ultimate Force]] || || Gangster || Chrome plated and fitted with M76 furniture||2002 - 2006
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===Anime===
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|''[[Jormungand]]||||Finnish UN peacekeepers||||2012
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===Video Games===
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|''[[Survarium]]||||||||2013
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=Valmet M71=
[[File:Valmet-M71Sa.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M71S with wooden furniture - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:ValmetM71S.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M71S with plastic handguard and wood stock - 5.56x45mm. The Valmet M71S was also offered in 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Valmet71spor.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M71S Sporter - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Valmet71P.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M71S with plastic handguard and resin stock - .223 Rem]]

The M71S was a stamped receiver offering that more closely resembled the original [[AK-47]] design and was developed for customers who wanted a rifle that looked like an AK-47 (since at the time many customers couldn't get a military or civilian version at all). The M71S was built between 1971-1977 and was offered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm NATO.

===Film===
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| ''[[The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair]]'' ||||THRUSH agents || || 1983
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| ''[[The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair]]'' ||[[Geoffrey Lewis]]||Janus || || 1983
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| ''[[The Ruffian]]'' || || The robber in white robe || M71P / resin stock || 1983
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|''[[Bulletproof (1988)|Bulletproof]]'' || [[L.Q. Jones]] || CSM O'Rourke || M71P / resin stock || 1988
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|''[[Bulletproof (1988)|Bulletproof]]'' ||  || Henchmen ||  M71P / resin stock || 1988
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|''[[Extreme Prejudice]] || || Mexican cartel gunmen ||  M71P / resin stock || 1987
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|''[[Romancing the Stone]] || || Ira and Zolo's soldiers ||  Valmet M71S || 1985
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|''[[Firefox]] || || Red Army soldiers ||  Valmet M71S || 1983
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|''[[Under Fire]] || || Chadian rebels ||  Valmet M71S || 1983
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|''[[The Dogs of War]] || || Central American soldiers ||  Valmet M71S || 1981
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|''[[Stripes]] || || Red Army soldiers ||  Valmet M71S || 1981
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| ''[[The Exterminator]]'' || || Vietcong || Valmet M71S || 1980
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|''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]] || || Mongolian Nomad ||  Valmet M71S w/ wood handguard || 1976
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|''[[Magnum P.I. - Season 1|Magnum P.I.]]''||||Pirates||"Don't Eat The Snow In Hawaii" (S1E01)||1980
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| ''[[Magnum P.I. - Season 3|Magnum P.I.]]''||||North Vietnamese Army||"Did You See the Sunrise, Pt.1" (S3E01)
|| 1982
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|''[[A-Team, The| The A-Team]]|| || Thug || "The Only Church In Town" (S2E3), Valmet M71P  || 1983 
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|''[[MacGyver (1985 TV Series)]]|| || Central Asian soldiers || "Pilot" (S1E01), Valmet M71P orange colored  || 1985
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|''[[MacGyver (1985 TV Series)]]|| [[Richard Dean Anderson]] || MacGyver || "Pilot" (S1E01), Valmet M71P orange colored, turns into AKM due to a continuity gaffe  || 1985
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=Valmet M76=
[[Image:ValmetM76.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M76 - 5.56x45mm. The Valmet M76 was also offered in 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:ValmetM76F.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Valmet M76F with side folding tubular stock - 5.56x45mm]]

The M76 was the Model 62 with a stamped receiver, more conventional buttstock and foregrip assembly. Later, Valmet produced the M76F which was an M76 that had a side folding version of the original M62 buttstock.

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|rowspan=3|''[[Mosul]] ||   || ISIS terrorists || rowspan=3| Valmet M76 || rowspan=3|2019
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|  || Iraqi Army soldiers 
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|  || PMU militiamen 
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|''[[The Mechanic (2011)|The Mechanic]] ||  [[Jason Statham]] || Bishop || Valmet M76F || 2011
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|''[[Gomorrah]] ||  || || Valmet M76F, seen in weapons cache || 2008
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|''[[Bad Boys II]] || || Haitian thugs ||  Valmet M76F || 2003
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|''[[Bulletproof (1988)|Bulletproof]]'' ||  || Henchmen ||  Valmet M71 || 1988
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|''[[Invasion U.S.A. (1985)]] || || Terrorists ||  Valmet M76F || 1985
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|''[[The Survivors]] ||  [[Robin Williams]] || Donald Quinelle || Valmet M76F || 1983
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=== Television ===
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|'' [[Chuck]] || || Stavros Demitrios' henchman || "Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami" (S1E09)  || 2007 
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|''[[Airwolf]]|| || Limbabwe soldier ||"And They Are Us" (S1E10), Valmet M76F  || 1984
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=Valmet M82=
[[Image:Valmet 82-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M82 - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:ValmetM82AModified.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M82A - 5.56x45mm]]
Bullpup Valmet assault rifle with the internal mechanism from M76.

===Film===
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|''[[Terminator, The|The Terminator]]||[[Michael Biehn]]||Kyle Reese||M82A with no magazine & Sci-fi computerized digital scope||1984
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|''[[Scarface]]||||||Hanging next to Tony's H&K HK33 in the gun case.||1983
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| rowspan=2|''[[Original Gangstas]]'' || [[Dru Down]] || Kayo || rowspan=2|M82 || rowspan=2|1996
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| [[Eddie Bo Smith Jr.]] || Damien
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===Television===
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|'' [[V.I.P.]]||  || Assassin || (S01E02) "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead"|| 1998
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===Video Games===
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|''[[Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield]]||M82||w/ variety of accessories||||2004
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|''[[Ghost Recon Breakpoint]]|| || ||||2019
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=M95=
[[Image:Sako95.jpg‎‎|450px|thumb|right|M95 (RK 95 TP) - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:RK 95 TP 556mm.jpg‎‎|450px|thumb|right|M95 (RK 95 TP) - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
The RK 95 TP (known commercially as M95) is an upgraded variant of the M62, designed and manufactured by Sako. It has a folding stock, and can be fitted with suppressors. It was adopted into service by the Finnish Army, although in relatively small numbers, and it is still used by Finnish Special Forces. An export variant in 5.56mm was also produced in extremely limited numbers.

===Video Games===
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|'' [[Alliance of Valiant Arms]] || As the "SAKO RK.95" ||  ||  || 2007
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|''[[Firearms: Source]]||Sako 95||||||2010
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===Anime===
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|'' [[Upotte!!]] || Sako || 5.56mm variant || 2012
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|''[[Suisei no Gargantia]] || Sailors, Pirates ||   || 2013
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=See Also=
{{AK}}
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[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Rifle]]
[[Category:Assault Rifle]]
[[Category:Bullpup]]