Finland summons Russian envoy over suspected airspace violation

11 June 2025, 01:42 PM

The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires for questioning after an alleged airspace violation, Yle reported, citing the ministry's communications department on June 11.

A conversation is scheduled for June 11 regarding a potential airspace violation by a Russian military aircraft, although the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not disclosed further details.

Reports indicate that a Russian military aircraft may have violated Finnish airspace near Porvoo on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 10. The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the incident.

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This marks the second such incident in a month. The previous violation occurred at the end of May. Following that incident, the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador to Finland Pavel Kuznetsov and issued a formal note on the matter.

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