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Finland says two Russian military aircraft suspected of violating its airspace
- Finland has seen a marked increase in military activity and exercises since joining NATO in 2023, especially in Rovajarvi, the largest artillery range in western Europe.
- This escalation followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has worsened the security situation along Finland's 1,340-kilometre border with Russia.
- Local Sami reindeer herders report that heavy tanks, thousands of soldiers, and recent large military exercises damaged lichen pastures, forcing increased supplementary feeding and disrupting natural grazing.
- Tuomas Juuso, the Sami parliament's acting president, reported that the 2023 military exercises in Finnish Sapmi caused harm to reindeer grazing areas and that vehicles disrupted the delicate lichen layer, which might not recover. He also noted that local herders were not notified before the drills took place.
- The military growth in Finland suggests ongoing challenges for Sami livelihoods, requiring early consultation and responsibility for harm when planning exercises amid climate and land use changes.
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The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that it had summoned the Russian ambassador due to the possible violation of Finnish airspace by two Russian military aircraft last week. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Russian ambassador following the suspected incursion into Finnish airspace last week, the ministry said on X. According to the post, it has asked for an explanation for the incident.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Finland is facing a new breach of its airspace: Russia is increasingly flying aggressively across the Baltic Sea and escaping gradually.
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