HELSINKI (Reuters) -Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement. The incident occurred off the coast of
Finland Investigates Suspected Russian Military Aircraft Airspace Violation
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement.
The incident occurred off the coast of Porvoo in southern Finland, the ministry added.
"We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and an investigation is ongoing," Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen said in the statement.
The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the incident and will provide more detailed information at a later time, he added.
(Reporting by Essi Lehto, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Nerijus Adomaitis)
