Finland suspects that a Russian Su-27 violated its airspace
The press service of the Finnish Ministry of Defense reported that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet allegedly violated the airspace of Finland on October 6th. “The incident took place at 4:43 PM local time over the Gulf of Finland to the south of Porvoo city,” the statement says. The Ministry emphasized that an unidentified aircraft allegedly flew over Finnish territory for about one minute. Finnish Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept and identify it.
The Finnish Border Guard is currently investigating this incident. For years the Finnish authorities have repeatedly made statements about Russian military aircraft violating Finnish airspace.