Finland faces no ‘direct military threat’ despite drone scare, president insists
President Alexander Stubb said Friday that Finland was "not facing any direct military threat" after a drone entered the country's airspace near Helsinki. Kari Nisula, chief of ope
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President Alexander Stubb said Friday that Finland was "not facing any direct military threat" after a drone entered the country's airspace near Helsinki. Kari Nisula, chief of operations for the Finnish Defence Forces, later said Finland had received advanced warning through military intelligence channels about approaching drones, but declined to say where the information came from.
Key points
- Finnish Air Force Hornets were deployed over the capital and the Gulf of Finland after authorities detected a suspected drone in their skies.
- Residents in the wider Uusimaa region were briefly told to stay indoors.
- "I thank the authorities for their swift response to this morning's drone alert," Stubb wrote on X.
- They "demonstrated that they were well-prepared.
- Readiness was swiftly enhanced.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Politico Europe.