# Swedish and Finnish fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft

https://mins.news/en/item/73690

- Reuters, 2026-09-25 09:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/swedish-finnish-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-military-aircraft-2026-09-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab64179f43c0f000136ca4b

> Finland and Sweden said on Friday that they scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland. It was the first joint operation of its kind by the two Nordic countries.

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