Aimo Lahti

Finnish weapons designer

Aimo Johannes Lahti (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1970) was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer.Of the 50 weapons he designed, the best known is the Suomi KP/-31 SMG.

Other well-known weapon designs of his include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Maxim M/32-33 and Sampo L-41 MMG, Lahti L-35 pistol, and Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle.

Lahti also designed the 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT anti-aircraft machine gun and the 20 ITK 40 VKT anti-aircraft cannon.His work is considered decisive in defending Finnish independence and increasing trust in the reliability of domestic weapons produced there.