Finland summons Russian ambassador over suspected airspace violation

Finland's foreign ministry said on May 26 it had summoned Russia's Helsinki ambassador over a suspected violation of Finnish airspace that took place last week, Report informs via Reuters.

NATO member Finland on Friday said it believed two Russian military aircraft entered its airspace off the coast of Porvoo in the southern part of the Nordic country, and that the Finnish Border Guard was investigating the incident.

"The ambassador was told that Finland takes the suspected territorial violation seriously," the Finnish foreign ministry said in a statement to Reuters.

The ambassador had indicated he would pass on the message, the ministry said without elaborating.