Finnish military restricts air and sea traffic in Gulf of Finland

Finland’s Defence Forces imposed temporary restrictions on aviation and maritime traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland early Wednesday, Yle reported.

The airspace restriction took effect at 2:09 a.m. and the restriction at sea at 2:15 a.m., the Defence Forces said in a post on X. The measures are precautionary and aim to protect the public and ensure authorities can operate in response to possible drones.

Latvia and Lithuania had issued warnings about a possible air threat overnight. Lithuanian security officials said a drone had been observed crossing the border from Belarus into Poland. Authorities later reported that an unidentified drone had flown in Lithuanian airspace.