Finland summons Russian ambassador over suspected airspace violation

Finland’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned Russia’s Helsinki ambassador to ask for an explanation regarding a suspected violation of Finnish airspace that took place last week.

The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with the NATO alliance boosting its presence in the area with frigates, aircraft and naval drones.