Foreign Ministry asked Russian embassy clarification on air space violation

Press release 105/2006
24 April, 2006


A representative of the Russian embassy in Helsinki was today summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and was informed that a Russian AN-72 type military aircraft violated the Finnish airspace on Saturday, 22 April, in the Gulf of Finland, south of the Porvoo-Pellinki sea area, flying from west to east. The Russian embassy was asked to deliver a clarification.

The Finnish Border Guard has investigated the observations made on 22 April and has concluded that a violation has occurred.