INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
have occurred on Monday morning near the city of Loviisa, located less than 90 kilometers east of the capital Helsinki, the Nordic country's
this week.The incident comes as relations between the neighboring countries, who share a 1,340-kilometre border, have become increasingly
tense after Finland joined NATO last year.In August 2022, Finland said it believed two Russian fighter jets entered its airspace over the
Gulf of Finland.The Nordic country closed its eastern border in mid-December after nearly 1,000 migrants had arrived without visas at its
border crossings with Russia in the previous months.Helsinki accused Russia of orchestrating the surge in asylum seekers, allegations that
Moscow denies.AFP contributed reporting.
