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A possible violation of Finnish airspace in the Gulf of Finland

Ministry of Defence
Publication date 5.12.2017 11.44 | Published in English on 5.12.2017 at 11.50
Press release

A possible violation of Finnish airspace by a Russian state owned Tupolev TU-154 passenger/transport aircraft has been detected Monday December 5th.

The suspected violation took place in in the Gulf of Finland south of Porvoo at about seven a.m..

The Finnish Border Guard will investigate the matter.

Further information is given by Director of Communication Max Arhippainen, tel +358 295 140 120 at the Finnish Ministry of Defence.

 
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