Finland said on Friday suspected drone activity in the skies above the country’s capital region no longer posed a threat and that the situation was returning to normal as Helsinki’s airport reopened.
Finland and the nearby Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have seen a string of recent incidents where Ukrainian drones aimed at Russia have strayed into their airspace, but it was not immediately known if Friday’s incident was similar.
The Finnish defence forces earlier scrambled fighter jets and other emergency services in response to the situation, but said in a statement that Finland was not facing a direct military threat.
“The danger is over. People can go to work and school safely,” interior minister Mari Rantanen said in a post on social media website X.
Traffic at Helsinki’s airport also resumed after a three-hour suspension, according to a statement on its website.
