Swedish and Finnish Jets Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Over Gulf of Finland

Swedish and Finnish fighter jets scrambled to identify Russian military aircraft, including a transport plane, over the Gulf of Finland on September 24.

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September 26, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Copenhagen, Denmark — Fighter jets from Sweden and Finland were deployed on Thursday, September 24, 2026, to intercept and verify the identity of Russian military aircraft operating within international airspace above the Gulf of Finland.

The Finnish Air Force confirmed the operation on Friday, September 25, 2026, noting that the mission was conducted as part of a collaborative Finnish-Swedish initiative designed to monitor and protect the sovereign airspace of both nations.

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During the encounter, the joint air force teams successfully tracked and identified a formation of Russian aircraft. The group included a transport plane accompanied by several fighter jets.

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