Drones suspected of violating Finnish airspace most likely Ukrainian origin

The two drones that were suspected of violating Finnish airspace over Eastern Finland on Sunday are most likely Ukrainian origin, said Finnish Coast Guard on Tuesday.

The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard continued investigation into the violation took place on May 3, said Finnish Border Guard in a press release.

Based on the preliminary investigation, the authority said that the possibility of origin of the drones from Ukraine is very high.

The investigation indicated that the drones flew from south to northeast and left Finnish airspace into Russia, but their possible destination was unknown.

Two drones were suspected of violating Finnish airspace in Hamina, a municipality in Eastern Finland on May 3.

One of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles was detected at Virolahti area at about 3:00 a.m. while the rest one was detected at Ulko-Tammio area in Kymenlaakso region near Russian border.

Earlier on April 11, 2026, one drone was suspected territorial violation after it was found at Iitti, a municipality in Southern Finland.

Two drones crashed in Kouvola in southeastern Finland after entering into Finnish airspace in the morning on March 29.

One more Ukrainian drone was found in Finland on March 31, 2026.

The Ukrainian authorities apologised to Finland for the drones’ crashes.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said that the authorities do not completely exclude the possibility that, in addition to the unmanned aerial vehicles already found in Finland, several other such aircraft might have ended up in the country.

The Finnish Defence Forces intensified surveillance measures to ensure territorial integrity when Ukraine carried out attacks against Russian targets in the eastern Gulf of Finland.

On April 7, Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha discussed the recent incidents of drones that have strayed into Finnish territory.