http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1 ... 15904.html
From that page:
"Hän oli ottanut mukaansa "astalon" itsepuolustukseksi." ( She had brought with her an "astalo" to use it for self-defense. )
I had no idea what "astalo" was so I had to look it up !
"astalo" in English:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/astalo