according to Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen. The incident comes after Finland previously alleged two Russian aircraft violated Finnish airspace on May 23 off the coast of Porvoo, in the south of the country.

Russian aircraft frequently fly from bases in Kaliningrad – an enclave of one million people sandwiched in between Poland and Lithuania. Finland and Russia share a 1,300-km (800-mile) border further north. Finland joined NATO after Russia launched its war against Ukraine in February 2022. (Al Jazeera)