Finland has reported an increase in interference with satellite navigation in the Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard has reported an increase in interference with satellite navigation (GNSS) in the Gulf’s waters.
This was reported by Ilya Ilyin, deputy commander of the Gulf of Finland Coast Guard, as quoted by Yle.
According to him, interference has increased recently—this occurs when Ukraine launches strikes against Russia.
“Weather conditions also affect the detection of interference,” Ilyin added.
Ilyin does not have an exact number of recorded incidents—all reports of interference are logged by the Transport and Communications Agency Traficom.
“There have been quite a few such cases,” he noted.
According to Ilyin, constant interference has been recorded in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland since 2023.
The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard has stepped up its activities following the recent detection of Ukrainian drones.
Finland is requesting funding from the European Commission to protect its eastern border from drones.
Two drones, likely belonging to Ukraine, crashed on Finnish territory.
Finnish police reported the crash of another unidentified drone on Sunday, March 29. The incident occurred on sea ice near Mellsteninranta in the city of Espoo, in the Western Uusimaa region.
Ukrainian drones were in no way directed toward Finland, the Foreign Ministry stated. Kyiv has already provided the Finnish side with all necessary information to clarify the circumstances of the UAV crash and apologized for the incident. This was reported by Georgiy Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
