The new design was revolutionary because the reliability, accuracy, and rate of fire were excellent. The first 200 Suomi SMGs were produced in 1922. After the prototypes were made, he was ordered to work under the control of the Ministry of Defence and to design a light machine gun, which eventually would be the Lahti-Saloranta M/26.
The new design was groundbreaking because it had superior reliability, precision, and firing rate. The initial 200 Suomi SMGs were manufactured in 1922. Following the prototypes, he was assigned to work under the Ministry of Defence's control and tasked with creating a lightweight machine gun that would eventually become the Lahti-Saloranta M/26.